单词 | self-advocacy |
释义 | self-advocacyn. The action or policy of representing oneself or advocating one's own views or interests.In later use frequently with reference to efforts to raise the profile and status of people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, and other groups regarded as marginalized or under-represented in society. ΚΠ 1827 Times 14 Aug. 2/3 It seems the more to be regretted..that so powerful an instrument as this, of self-advocacy, should..present itself under a form so defective and unfavourable. 1888 M. B. Betham-Edwards Parting of Ways III. xiii. 218 He went on pleading in self-advocacy, his voice dropped to a whisper. ‘Don't let them poison your mind against me.’ 1922 Spectator 7 Jan. 16/2 The whole story, though so effective and admirable a piece of self-advocacy, was quite untrue and insincere. 1971 Devel. in Aging 1970 378 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (92nd Congr., 1st Sess.: Senate Rep. 92-46) III-1 The Committee..has received fragmentary reports on..impressive experiments in self-advocacy and self-direction by the elderly. 2015 E. Flynn Disabled Justice? vi. 150 It took at least another decade before any attempts to develop self-advocacy among people with intellectual and psycho-social disabilities were made. Compounds General attributive, as self-advocacy group, self-advocacy network, self-advocacy skills, etc. ΚΠ 1971 L. L. Mather Econ. of Consumer Protection vi. 57 The President's message recognizes the need to stimulate the self-advocacy role of the consumer. 1974 R. Freedman in C. Cherington & G. Dybwad New Neighbors 185 In the United States, mentally retarded citizens have also organized..self-advocacy groups. 1988 Guardian 23 Nov. 35/1 (advt.) A self-advocacy organisation of people with all disabilities, will be launched next year. 1999 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 31 Mar. b5/4 The forum's aim is to help people with hearing problems learn self-advocacy skills. 2006 Independent 30 Jan. 32/1 People First, a self-advocacy network, choose to call themselves People with Learning Difficulties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827 |
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