Speaking up for yourself is not a once-a-year event, only to be brought up during the performance review cycle. As a matter of fact, that is probably the worst time to start talking about your ...

Self-advocacy is crucial in healthcare, ensuring patients' voices are heard and influencing medical outcomes and emotional well-being. A negative experience with a physical therapist led to an ...

Recently, I had the honor of sitting on the panel for Latinas Think Big’s Latinas at the Intersection of Media, Communication & Entrepreneurship event. One of the topics was self-advocacy — each ...

Patients can prepare for self-advocacy by bringing personal overviews to help care teams connect with them as individuals, explained Michelle Kirschner. Patients should consider creating personal ...

You are able to tell people about your thoughts and feelings. You are able to ask for what you need and want. You know your rights and you speak up for your rights. You are able to make choices and ...

This post is by Don Long, Director, Teaching, Leading, and Learning Policy, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), and Ace Parsi, Personalized Learning Partnership Manager, ...

I have been going through a chain of autistic meltdowns recently. I have attempted to take time off work and to rest, but my life is an unending labyrinth of stress and responsibility that I cannot ...

Imagine this scenario: You are at work one day and receive an email announcing that a colleague (who joined the organization later than you) was promoted above you or received a key assignment you ...

Kristy Lilas is vice president of diversity, inclusion and belonging at GoDaddy. In an era that champions self-advocacy as a pathway to professional success, it is important to recognize that it can ...

There are lots of changes that take place from high school to college. For example, in high school, classes were held five days a week. In college, some classes only meet once a week. In high school, ...