DD Council

Rights & Autonomy

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Rights & Autonomy

Promoting personal autonomy, supported decision-making, healthy relationships, consent, personal safety, bodily rights and informed personal choices.

Related Objectives

1.1 Self-Advocacy and Peer Leadership

Building skills, confidence and leadership opportunities so people with developmental disabilities can speak up, make decisions and create change.

Goal:

Advocacy

Key Activities

Helping people with developmental disabilities and their families speak up, lead and shape decisions that affect their lives.
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1.3 Better Crisis and Justice System Responses

Bringing disability, crisis and justice systems together so people can get appropriate community-based support at the right time.

Goal:

Advocacy

Key Activities

Helping people with developmental disabilities and their families speak up, lead and shape decisions that affect their lives.
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2.2 Equity, Access, Belonging and Rights Across Systems

Working to make policies, programs and systems more equitable, accessible, inclusive and responsive to people from traditionally excluded communities.

Goal:

Systems Change

Key Activities

Making services and systems more coordinated, accessible and responsive to people and families.
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3.4 Autonomy, Healthy Relationships and Personal Safety

Building community capacity to support personal choice, healthy relationships, sexual health, safety and bodily rights.

Goal:

Capacity Building

Key Activities

Building stronger communities, supports and opportunities so people with developmental disabilities can live full lives.
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