Advocacy is a process of speaking out on issues to change how or what things happen

Self-advocacy is a little harder learned for most people  but there are groups to  help learn that part of advocacy as well:

• http://womanspace.ca/documents/How%20to%20-%20Advocate%20For%20Yourself.pdf
• http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/general/selfd.html
• http://www.hsri.org/leaders/groups.htm
• http://www.eocil.org/services.html#advo