What Is People First?
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Desert Dwelling Self Advocacy In
Association With People First Of
California Bakersfield & Sacremento:
This page will not change as it shares
what we are all about unless we have
additions to it or come up with new
sharings in our developments of whom
we are. All other pages like our news-
letter and such will be monthly updated.
So please read on and check back with
us monthly to see what is going on from
our end of things.
We Are From:
Ridgecrest California
216 North Gold Canyon Street
Phone (760)
375-8494
Phone (760) 377-9195
Introduction to People First & D.D.S.A
People First & Desert Dwelling Self Advocacy are Self-Advocacy Developments in association with
self-help type organization of people who have developmental disabilities. Self-Advocacy:
means that the members are learning how to speak for themselves and make decisions about what they want
to do with their lives. Self-Help: means that the members are helping each other with
their problems, making friends and reaching out to people with severe disabilities. The Members also plan social
events like dances, picnics or doing fun things together.
The Purpose of Self Advocacy is to help the members feel good about
themselves as people and to learn how to become self-advocates. We believe that every person can learn if
they are given a chance. Can also learn Self-Advocacy Skills. We believe that the members can learn how to speak
for themselves, make decisions, solve all problems and participate in the decisions which affect their lives.
In Self Advocacy meetings, the members practice these self-advocacy and self-direction skills
and help each other with problems.
Self Advocacy groups all over the world are trying to show People in
the community that people with developmental disabilities are human beings like everyone else. People First &
our own movement here in Ridgecrest Ca are trying to show people in the community that the members can learn, work, make decisions,
and contribute to the community where they live. People First & Desert Dwelling Self Advocy with many more are trying
to show people in the community that we are full citizens with the same rights as anyone else. Our Self Advocacy
movement is trying to change some of the negative Attitudes in the community towards people who have develop-mental disabilities.
We do this also with the help of our Lord God whom see’s us as all equal here
on this earth.
