LGBTQ+ and People with Disabilities: "We're out there. We exist." | Self-Determination | WBPDD

June is LGBTQ Pride Month. To celebrate, Philip, one of the hosts of the Self-Determination Channel, sat down with Christie Carter, the Aging and Disability Coordinator at the Milwaukee LGBTQ Center, to talk about issues facing people who have disabilities and identify as LGBTQ. Christie shared that 40% of the LGBT community have disabilities. Be sure to watch this interesting and informative interview.

Check out these websites for more information:
Milwaukee LGBTQ Center: https://www.mkelgbt.org
SAGE: Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ+ Elders: https://www.sageusa.org

Here’s some information on self-determination and being a self-advocate:

Self-determination: “YOU make choices about your life."
For information on Self-Determination, visit https://wi-bpdd.org/

Self-advocate: "YOU speak up for yourself.”
For information on how to get involved in Self-Advocacy in Wisconsin contact People First Wisconsin. Visit them at, http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org

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This work is supported by the Wisconsin Board for people with Developmental Disabilities, in part by grant number 2001NJSCDD-02, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Washington, D.C. 20201 as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,305,492 with 91% funded by ACL/HHS and 9% funded by the State of WI. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.