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Storytelling — (Self-)
advocacy for people
with disabilities
Students co-create a story with a selected Narrative is therefore primarily a function of self-
person with disabilities, following predefined reflection, expression of belonging to a particular
guidelines (obtaining informed consent, identity and advocacy for the importance of
choosing the topic and shaping the script, equal opportunities for individuals to fulfil
identifying their own ableist agency). They then their potential. Through storytelling, a person
create a video, prepare it for screening and remembers past events, recounts them and
broadcast it to their colleagues to learn about thus gives them meaning. By telling life stories,
and develop attitudes towards diversity. they take an active role in them. The purpose of
storytelling is to share one’s experiences, feelings
The pilot activity is carried out as part of the and perspectives with others as it promotes
first cycle special education course in the first dialogue on inclusive issues while providing a
cycle degree programme Pedagogy. Storytelling multi-layered insight into the complexity of the
is based on a sociological paradigm of social position of people with disabilities. The
understanding special needs and represents storyteller can either be the person themselves
an important self-advocacy skill, as it is based or someone else on their behalf. Regardless of
on the assumption that the person with the type of disability, digital technology allows
special needs is an expert by experience and is everyone to tell their own story and empower
therefore best placed to share this personal life themselves.
experience with others.
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