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Chapter Handbook |
The People First of Oregon Chapter Handbook provides information to help you organize and run a self-advocacy group. The handbook is an outgrowth of the original People First Blueprint and the Officer Handbook written by People First of Oregon members. What is amazing is how much the information in those original documents is still as relevant today as it was when they was first written. The people in Oregon who started People First knew that people with developmental disabilities wanted to get together to learn to be self advocates and they worked to develop a process to see that happen. That process has stood the test of time. People First belongs to the members and People First works!
What is in the People First Handbook
What is People First?
We Are People First
The History of People First and Self-Advocacy
People First Philosophy
People First Chapters
Types Of People First Chapters
Starting a People First Chapter
Keeping a People First Chapter Strong
People First Officers
Qualities and Responsibilities of Good Officers
Officer Roles
Officer Meetings
People First Helpers
The Role of People First Helpers
Hints for People First Helpers
Questions To Ask Yourself As A People First Helper
People First Meetings
Tips for a Successful Meeting
Parliamentary Procedure
Sample Agenda
Solving Problems in Meetings
Voting and Elections
Voting on Chapter Issues
Election of Chapter Issues
Workshops and Conventions
Types of Workshops and Conventions
Organizing a People First Statewide Convention
Sample Convention Agenda
Sample Convention Registration Form
Statewide Organization
Benefits of a Statewide Organization
Forming a Statewide Organization
Working on Issues
Working on Issues Makes Chapters Stronger
Developing a Plan for Working on Issues
How to get the People First Chapter Handbook
The information in this handbook comes from People First of Oregon and many other sources as well. We have consolidated, updated and revised the information to make it a better resource for us all.
People First is about people with developmental disabilities learning to speak for themselves and share ideas, friendship and information. In that spirit we give permission to freely copy and share this handbook. For the same reason we do not give permission for this handbook to be reproduced or included in any material that will be used commercially or sold.
The handbook is a large file and it may take a few minutes to download. The file is in .pdf format and requires Adobe's Acrobat Reader to download. If you do not have the reader installed you can download it for free.