About Us
Self-Advocates of Indiana (SAI) is a statewide advocacy organization that empowers people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
As self-advocates, we are citizens who speak out and advocate and educate for equal rights, respect, and inclusion for all in the community. Self-advocacy is standing up for my rights, being in charge of my life, and bring treated with respect.
SAI was started in 1990 by Darcus Nims, a leader in Indiana’s self-advocate movement. She believed that all people with disabilities should have a good life, complete with equal rights, respect, and inclusion in the community. Today, we are carrying on that message with more than 40 chapters across the state.
Self-advocacy is important because it is a way for people to know that all people, including people with disabilities, have rights. We help people understand that we want to be treated with respect. It is a way for our voices to be heard.
Self-Advocates of Indiana is supported by the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities through grant funds from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services; Administration on Community Living grant #1901NVSCDD-01 and administered through the State of Indiana Department of Health and Human Services. The contents on this site are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of GCPD or any other associated or supporting agency.