DISABILITY RIGHTS
AND ADVOCACY
Choice and Control:
ADA
Olmstead
Self Determination
Self Advocacy
Full Futures For All:
Full Futures For All -
Vietnam
People First:
People First Language
People First of Georgia
Safety and Civil Rights:
Civil Rights / OCR
Community Safety
Maltreatment of Children
Safe and Able
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People First
Join People First! Learn about People First Language!
People First is more than just a fun group of friends. Learn what is going on in the disability movement. Be empowered and supported in working for the changes you want.
People First is a self advocacy organization operated nationally by and for people with disabilities. People First of Georgia has 600 members working through local chapters across the state. Every chapter is building the self advocacy movement in Georgia, strengthening self advocates and expanding the number of people involved in self advocacy.
The three main goals of People First are to:
- free people from nursing homes and institutions,
- increase choice and control in the lives of people with disabilities, and
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create positive social attitudes toward people with disabilities.
The Institute on Human Development & Disability works with People First of Georgia on the following activities:
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