Community-based participatory action research identifies and honors community leaders, who align with the mission and vision of the work of the collective and can aid in the advancing the work forward1.
Advocacy Success Leaders
Advocacy for Success was initially created through my doctoral work. At first, I approached leaders; I knew and trusted from the Arc of Northern Virginia, who could put me in touch with established groups who may be interested in joining this collective. The individuals who joined the collective are leaders within the community. Marvin has served on committees within his church and other disability organizations. Genna has been a dedicated employee at her job and is an active artist in the community. Julia is a strong Special Olympian athlete. Sarah is employed and creates online instructional online content for individuals with ID/D to learn new tasks.
- Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L. et al., Goodman, R.D., & DeMulder, E. (2023). Amigas de la Comunidad: A Critical Case Study of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with Central American Immigrant Mothers. In M. Call Cummings G. Dazzo, G., & M. Hauber-Özer, M., Critical Participatory Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Introduction and Guide. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE Press. ↩︎