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Advocacy
The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary describes advocacy as "the act or process of advocating or supporting a cause or proposal."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language describes advocacy as "The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy; active support."
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, has "The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession."
Advocating is described as "to plead in favor of." The word 'support' is given as a synonym.
This word 'support' is where understanding the meaning of advocating becomes rich with substance.
Support is what we do here.
We promote the interests of the people who experience brain injury. We aid people in their recovery journey. We help people to endure the journey bravely. We help to uphold and defend the rights of individuals who are recovering from brain injury. We argue for dignified treatment of people with disabilities. We assist and help people to keep them from losing courage. We comfort people sometimes. We cheer folks up by helping to ease their grief and the trouble of brain injury. We actively favor the people who meet this opposition. We urge positive reform of society to accommodate people with disabilities. We publicly defend those who are unable to advocate his or her own cause. We back language changes to reflect clearer understanding of respect, dignity and human value.
Definition Sources:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.