The Importance of Self-Advocacy and Finding Advocates

We’ll explore how to become more effective at getting what we need.

About the Event

Self-advocacy is key to getting what you want and need as you age or develop health issues or a disABILITY. It is normal to need help to be an effective self-advocate and be taken s eriously, to have your rights respected.  

Joanne Cohen and Gayann Brandenburg from the Brain Injury Hope Foundation in Littleton, Colorado, will lead a panel on how to become a more effective advocate for yourself, how to find a trusted advisor and options for peer and professional advocates.

This online program is offered by the Lifetime Learning Institute of Northern Virginia, which is affiliated with Northern Virginia Community College.  

How to Join

Sign in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register for events. AARP membership is not required. You will receive an email with a link to join via the LLI/NOVA Zoom platform before class. Any information you share on that platform will be governed by the privacy policy of LLI/NOVA. 

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> Contact AARP Virginia at aarpva@aarp.org for more information about this event.