Advocacy

Scope Notes:

Activities aimed at changing public policy or obtaining benefits for individual consumers;includes public education, case advocacy, legal rights, and advocates

Affirmative action, Consumers, Independent living, Leadership, Legal concerns, Legislation, Public relations, Self help

Use For:

ICF I:

d9 COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND CIVIC LIFE

ICF III:

d950 Political life and citizenship

Changes:

20-Oct-94 listed Disability Rights as UF, Empowerment as UF; Added ICF terms 8/2019