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
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Advocacy Definition
Advocacy is helping yourself (or someone else) to get what you (or they) are entitled to.
Advocacy for persons affected by lupus is any activity aimed at identifying and claiming rights and entitlements. This includes rights as broad as respect and personal dignity, or as narrow as the entitlement to a pension.
Lupus Canada and its Member Organizations want to provide advocacy leadership, support, information and education, to improve the quality of life for individuals with lupus, their families and the entire lupus community.
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Lupus Canada does not offer medical service or advice. The material found on, or accessed
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