{"id":34645,"date":"2025-08-21T19:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/?page_id=34645"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T13:30:55","slug":"self-advocacy-training-platform","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/self-advocacy-training-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Advocacy Training Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\n\t\t\tWelcome to the Self-Advocacy Training Platform\t<\/h2>\n\tThe <strong data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"390\">European Self-Advocacy Training Program<\/strong> was developed as part of an <strong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"449\">EU-funded Erasmus+ project<\/strong> that brought together partners from across Europe to create the first structured curriculum designed <strong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"593\">with and for people with Down syndrome<\/strong>. From the very beginning, self-advocates were at the heart of the process-shaping the content, testing the activities, and leading as teachers themselves.\nThe program is built around <strong data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"796\">four lessons, you can explore them by clicking on them below:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/lesson_1\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1.png\" alt=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Lesson 1<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p><em data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1856\"><strong>I AM<\/strong> \u0430 <\/em><em data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1856\">Self-Advocate<\/em><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/lesson_2\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.png\" alt=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Lesson 2<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p><em data-start=\"1900\" data-end=\"1925\"><strong>I CAN<\/strong> Tell My Own Story<\/em><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/lesson_3\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3.png\" alt=\"3\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Lesson 3<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p><em data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"1993\"><strong>I CAN<\/strong> Be a Great Presenter<\/em><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/lesson_4\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4.png\" alt=\"4\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Lesson 4<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p><em><strong>I WILL<\/strong> Make a Difference<\/em><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\tOver two years, this curriculum was co-created and piloted with organizations in <strong data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1226\">Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Czechia, and Malta<\/strong>, coordinated by <strong data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1275\">EU for Trisomy 21 in Belgium<\/strong>. The result is a program that is simple, engaging, and effective, built around real experiences of self-advocates across Europe.\nAfter the lessons, don&#8217;t miss our <strong data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1468\">Inclusive Sharing Wall<\/strong> &#8211; a space where partners share how they brought the training to life in their own communities.\nIf you are interested in implementing the training in your own country or community, explore the lessons above and then <strong data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1711\">get in touch with us<\/strong>. We are happy to support you in organizing your own sessions or training your trainers to deliver the course.\n<em data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1949\">This program is supported by Erasmus+ and represents a shared European commitment to inclusion, empowerment, and advocacy.<\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/european-self-advocates\/contributors\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"Untitled\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2389\" width=\"2048\" title=\"Untitled\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>Before using or adapting these materials, please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/european-self-advocates\/license-and-acknowledgment\/\"><strong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"90\">Licence and Acknowledgements<\/strong><\/a> to understand how the programme was developed, who contributed to it, and how it should be credited and shared in line with the values of the European Self-Advocates Project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EN-Co-funded-by-the-EU_BLACK-Outline-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"EN Co-funded by the EU_BLACK Outline\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"EN Co-funded by the EU_BLACK Outline\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Self-Advocacy Training Platform The European Self-Advocacy Training Program was developed as part of an EU-funded Erasmus+ project&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34645","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34645"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34645"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34926,"href":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34645\/revisions\/34926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eufortrisomy21.eu\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}