In This Section
- Dedication
- Preface
- Advocacy - A Definition
- Introduction
- Individual Advocacy
- If you have lupus
- If you're a parent with lupus
- If your child has lupus
- For the teenager with lupus
- If your partner has lupus
- Lupus in the workplace
- A Broader Support Network
- Rights
- Entitlements
- What Makes an Advocate?
- Advocating for yourself
- Advocating for others
- Case Law
- Taking Control
- One Approach to Advocacy
- Advocacy Plan
- Worksheet
- Checklist
- Resources
- Federal Resources
- Human Rights
- Canada Pension Plan
- Employment Insurance Benefits
- Disability Tax Credit
- Medical Expenses Deduction
- Special Access Program
- Accessibility Improvements
- Provincial Resources
- Other Resources
- Personal Assets
- Go For It!
- A Few More Tools
- Definitions
Lupus Canada In Action
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Lupus Canada Advokit
A Support Resource
'Helping People To Help Themselves'
- find the supports and services they need
- advocate for themselves or others
- take charge of their lives and health
- learn their rights and entitlements
by: David Butts, Gary Lake, Alan Maitland, Carolyn Newhook, Glenn Outhwaite and Shelagh Purcell
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Lupus Canada acknowledges, with appreciation, the Health Canada contribution to this project through the Population Health Fund.
The views expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official policy of Health Canada.
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