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 Skip to next paragraph 3
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 Skip to next paragraph 4
1. Dr Dan Goodley
Proposed Schedule and Regions Skip to next paragraph 5
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 Skip to submenu
(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 |