Lessons and training: Yuma

Reports and Publications

November 2017

David Schlinkert, Francis Pacaja



Updated: Spanish-speaking Latino families and adults with developmental disabilities underwent a two day self-advocacy training in Yuma that encouraged individuals to speak up for themselves and bolstered participants’ psychological empowerment.





Study Advisory Members

Lynn Black, MSW-LCSW, Program Manager, TIML

Kim W. Fisher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Juliana Huereña, NMT, Operational Manager, Southwest Institute for Family and Children

Erin Rotheram-Fuller, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Arizona State University



Contributors

Erica McFadden, Ph.D., Executive Director, Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council

Breanna Bang, Research Assistant, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University

Maria Barajas, MSW Intern, Arizona State University

Lourdes Lerma, Consultant, Interpreter and Translation