This post was co-authored by Dr. Miranda Melcher. Once a student moves from high school to college, the responsibility for acquiring accommodations or services shifts from the school to the student.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Success in the workplace often hinges not just on your ability to perform but on how well you advocate for yourself. Self-advocacy ...

Earlier this week, on Aug. 22, marked the approximate day a black woman had to work into 2019 in order to make the same amount of money their non-Hispanic, white male counterparts made at the end of ...

Self-advocacy starts by cultivating a shock-absorbent, insulated core, where your worth, values, and strengths are kept as safe and unshakable as possible. Self-advocacy starts by cultivating a ...

In a conversation that sheds light on the critical nature of self-advocacy for underrepresented professionals, Kevin E. Hooks sits down with Devika Brij, the visionary founder of Bridge the Gap ...

Kristy Lilas is vice president of diversity, inclusion and belonging at GoDaddy. In an era that champions self-advocacy as a pathway to professional success, it is important to recognize that it can ...

How can you improve your ability to clearly and effectively communicate your needs? Brendan Griffiths, academic coach in the College of Arts and Sciences, walks you through the TIME model, which ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Self-advocacy expert and former attorney ...

When children are young, as parents and caregivers we tend to be their voice. But as our kids grow and have opinions of their own, we make the shift from being their voice to their megaphone to their ...