Self-Advocacy and Community – A blog by Gary Bourlet
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Gary Bourlet, Self-Advocate & Membership and Engagement Lead for Learning Disability England
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One thing I love about being a self-advocate is that I get to meet lots of other self-advocates from all around the country. In February I met lots of new people at the Learning Disability England conferences.