It's a Matter of Rights
People who have an intellectual disability experience almost five times more abuse than other people. When people know their rights, they are less likely to be abused.
The "It's a Matter of Rights" Steering Committee came together in 2003. They wrote the booklet called “It’s a Matter or Rights: a book about rights and how to stand up for them”.
- to be safe
- to have relationships
- to privacy
- to say “NO”
- to make decisions
- to respectful support
- to grow
- to self-advocacy
- to risk
- to access
- to be proud of who I am
- to dream
E-mail:
hcacl@sympatico.ca
