If you’re here for the first time hi! The introductory post to JWL was last week. Now, this week, we move on to the biggest reason I exist. Advocacy is the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal. This is the definition from Merriam-Webster Dictionary. You can advocate for any cause. For instance, I can advocate for something like wearing pink on Wednesdays. I can advocate for another person, like a family member or a friend. However, my favorite type of advocacy is self-advocacy. Self-advocacy is defined as a skill of effectively communicating your own needs, wants, and rights to achieve goals. Self-advocacy is a learned skill. People with…
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Over the course of the last few years, a lot changed in my life. I went to school to become an Occupational Therapy Assistant. I graduated from my program (with Honors). A few months later, I took the hardest test I ever have had to take to earn my license to practice Occupational Therapy and earned my certification. I am now engaged, however, I can’t get legally married thanks to the disability benefits system (we’ll visit that topic later) and I spent a full year dealing with health concerns ultimately from my old wheelchair attacking me. Another way the health care system is reactive and not proactive. Another story I will…