The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council and a coalition of community partners are devoting resources to revitalizing grassroots advocacy in the disability community throughout Utah. This Grassroots Advocacy Partnership will promote input from the disability community to ensure that disability viewpoints are considered by policymakers as policy and funding decisions are made.
This grassroots effort will help people tell their stories and educate policy makers and the community as a whole about the issues that impact the lives of people living with disabilities. People will be trained to explain “this is what my life looks like; this is what I have done on my family’s behalf using family members / friends / church support systems; and here are the pieces that would make a difference for me (i.e., respite services, employment supports, living supports and skill building).”
To learn more about this grassroots advocacy and to find out how you can get involved, you can go to the UDDC website.