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Big News: Free Participatory Action Research Courses!

Our self-advocates are bursting with pride. After a year of hard work, we’re sharing free participatory action research courses! They are part of our Participatory Action Research Start Up! series. They help self-advocates learn to work on projects about their lives.

What You’ll Learn

Our Start Up! series teaches important basics. You’ll learn about:

  • What participatory action research is and why it’s important
  • Why you should get paid for your lived expertise
  • How to talk and listen in ways that work for everyone
  • How to work well as a team


Our courses include videos from peers and fun learning games. Check out this video from our peer, Brooke.



Who It’s For


These courses were made by self-advocates, for self-advocates. They are easy to take online. They have read-aloud support on every screen. There are built-in learning breaks. Your progress gets saved automatically.

We also have Group Learning Guides. They are great for teachers, researchers, service providers, and program staff. They help you teach self-advocates working on your projects. They also help build your self-advocacy curriculum.

Stay Tuned for More Participatory Action Research Courses


Soon we’ll launch our Level Up! series. These courses will continue with more advanced skills. We’ll have courses on:

  • Accessibility
  • Boundaries
  • Informed Consent


Stay tuned for the Level Up! series.

Want to Learn More?


Self-advocates know best about their lives. No work should be done about them without them. Our courses help them take their place at the head of the table!