Appendix 3
Proposal: Regional Promotion on Self-Advocacy in 2007
Aim of this Project
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To create awareness on the importance of self-advocacy in the lives of persons with learning disabilities and to train supporters/advisors as well as parents to support self-advocacy groups. The result of this awareness and training project should strengthen existing self-advocacy groups and establish new self-advocacy groups inthe selected regions.
Collaboration
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This project enhance collaboration between JICA Malaysia, United Voice, local universities, local government and non-government organizations/bodies that supports persons with learning disabilities
Main Speaker
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1. Dr Dan Goodley
Proposed Schedule and Regions
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| Wednesday (7/2) | Arrival of Dan in Kuching |
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| Thursday (8/2) | Seminar in Kuching |
| Friday (9/2) | Arrival in KK & Preparation |
| Saturday (10/2) | Seminar in KK (Ⅰ) |
| Sunday (11/2) | Seminar in KK (Ⅱ) |
| Monday (12/2) | Plan Ⅱ: Evaluation in KK |
| Tuesday (13/2) | Visitation to local NGOs and services for PWLD - study the situation for future training plans |
| Wednesday (14/2) | Departure for London |
Programme for Regional Promotion in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu
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(Kuching will only have Day One programme)
| Day One | |
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| 8.00 am | Registration |
| 9.00 am | Opening and Introduction |
| 9.30 am | Keynote Address: Why and What is Self-Advocacy (Dr Dan Goodley) |
| 10.15 am | Break |
| 10.45 am | Session 1: The Self-advocacy Movement in Malaysia (United Voice) |
| 11.30 am |
Session 2: The Impact of Self-Advocacy Movement: Experiences in UK,
Japan and Malaysia.
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| 12.15 pm | Q & A (Facilitator: ??) |
| 12.45 pm | Lunch |
| 2.00 pm |
Session 3: Self-advocacy should begin at Home and in School (Dr Dan Goodley & Swee Lan) |
| 2.45 pm | Q & A (Facilitator: ??) |
| 3.00 pm | Break |
| 3.15 pm |
Session 4: Support for Self-Advocacy Movement (Dr Dan Goodley) |
| 4.00 pm | Q & A (Facilitator: ??) |
| 4.30 pm | Closing |
| 4.45 pm | Refreshment |
| 5.00 pm | Adjourn |
| Day Two | |
| 9.00 am | How to Form a Self-advocacy Group? (Dr Dan Goodley & Swee Lan) |
| 9.45 am |
How to Support a Self-advocacy Group? (Dr Dan Goodley & Swee Lan) *For these two sessions, Swee Lan will just be sharing briefly the Malaysian experience (10 minutes each session) |
| 10.30 am | Break |
| 11.00 am |
The Role of Parents Support Movement : Discussion (Facilitator: Dr Dan Goodley) |
| 11.45 am | Resolution (Facilitator: Joan) |
| 1.00 pm | Closing |
