Human Rights. Yes! Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a manual for building capacity around the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The 2012 manual supports broad-based education on the CRPD and targeted capacity building for people trying to learn more about specific CRPD articles.
Part 3 of the Human Rights. Yes! manual focuses on advocacy: “the taking of action to advance the human rights of persons with disabilities”. The key advocacy essentials covered are:
- Awareness of rights
- Awareness of self (including ability to effectively advocate for reasonable accommodations)
- Organized action (including advocacy action on public education, media, lobbying and political advocacy, and legal advocacy)
The manual also covers the key steps for advocacy planning, including:
- Defining the change you want to make
- Articulating your vision for the change
- Gathering information and preparing for action (SWOT analysis)
- Making an advocacy action plan
- Take action
- Follow up on your action plan
