Advocacy & Self Advocacy. Advocating for Individuals with Disabilities

Please make sure your response is between 250-350 words. Please make sure to number your answers. Read Advocacy! Taking Action for the Human Rights of People with DisabilitiesPreview the document.
1) Based on the reading on how to advocate for PWD provide examples of how you could advocate for PWD on a local, national and global level (provide an example for each). For example explaining to your friends that the word "retarded" is not appropriate to use would be a local level example.
2) Provide an example of where you saw PWD advocating for themselves in the video(s) this week?
3) What needs to change in our society to begin eliminating stigma around disability? How can advocacy help with this?
4) Give an example of when you have been an advocate for others.
5) People with disabilities are often portrayed as superhuman or courageous as they triumph over adversity in their daily life (disability porn). We may also feel inspired and motivated by seeing PWD accomplishing goals such as playing sports, working, living alone, etc. PWD are just like you and I and labeling PWD as inspirational may seem nice but only serves to make the person without the disability feel good about themselves. Part of advocacy is raising awareness about this among others. This week, pay attention to your environment and provide an example of where you have seen disability porn or an example of a PWD being seen as inspirational for doing an activity others thought they couldn't. Write about what you saw and then identify how you could be an advocate and use this example to educate others on how this is actually negative towards PWD.