Self-advocacy is an important term in the disability rights movement. It is also used in regard to patients taking control of their own care in the medical system. disability == == ghghghh Self-advocacy can also refer to the civil rights movement for people who are labelled with developmental disabilities and other disabilities. The self-advocacy movement is (in basic terms) about people with disabilities speaking up for themselves. It means that although a person with a disability may call… (More on Self-advocacy)