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2025 Self-Advocate and Family Member Survey
People with Disabilities and Family Members: Please tell us about the BPDD activities you participated in this year. Your answers help us understand our impact on your lives.
1.
During the past year which of the following WI-BPDD activities have you participated in? (Check all that apply)
Partners in Policymaking
Youth Leadership Forum
Sparks Grants
Supported Decision-Making trainings
CYVYC activities (Center for Youth Voice, Youth Choice)
Families Supporting Families grants
Self-Determination Conference
Self-Determination YouTube Channel
Voting activities
Plain Language activities
Partners with Business
Peer Mentoring
People First
Disability Advocacy Day
Wisconsin Disability Policy Fellowship and Internship
Federal Funding Fallout Webinars (offered Fridays since January)
Grassroots State or Federal Advocacy (i.e. took action on an issue brought to my attention by WI-BPDD)
Social Media (i.e. follow WI-BPDD on social media and share content with others in my network)
Other (please specify)
2.
Were you satisfied with the WI-BPDD activity?
Yes
No
3.
Is your life better as a result of participating in it?
Yes
No
4.
Please share a story about how participating in WI-BPDD activities has made your life better.
5.
Are our materials easy to read and understand?
Yes
No
If you'd like to share a comment about this, please do that here.
6.
As a result of WI-BPDD supported decision-making efforts, I (or my family member) avoided guardianship or used tools to keep my rights.
Yes
No
I didn't participate in any BPDD supported decision-making activities
Other (please share)
As a result of participating in a WI-BPDD activity...
7.
I have (check all that apply):
Voted or registered to vote.
Learned and used a resource or program for the first time.
Gotten more involved in my community.
Met at least one new person I plan to stay in touch with.
Contacted a policymaker about a disability issue.
Used Supported Decision-Making tools to help me (or someone else) make my own decisions.
Other (please describe)
None of the above
8.
I am better able to (check all that apply):
Stay safe and healthy.
Recognize and report abuse and neglect.
Advocate for my rights.
Get the supports I need to live the life I want.
Make my own decisions.
Be a leader in my community.
Understand how federal funding cuts will impact people with disabilities and steps I can take to advocate.
Other (please describe)
None of the above
9.
I have increased my advocacy.
Yes
No
10.
I am better able to say what I want.
Yes
No
11.
I am now participating in advocacy activities.
Yes
No
I already participate in advocacy activities
12.
Because of WI-BPDD activities, I am now on an advisory board, committee, or serving in a leadership position (such as People First, a parent/teacher organization, a community board, etc.)
Yes
No
I am already on an advisory board, committee, or serve in a leadership position
If yes, please share the name of the board, committee, or describe the leadership position you're now in.
We ask the following questions to see if we are reaching every community and culture in Wisconsin. We do not collect names, so no one knows how you answered these questions.
13.
Which describes you best? Please select one.
A person with a disability
Family member of a person with a disability
14.
Please tell us whether you are:
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic/Latino
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
White or Caucasian
Two or more races
Prefer not to answer
15.
Are you...
Man
Woman
Prefer to self-describe
Prefer not to answer
16.
Which of the following best describes the area that you live in?
Rural
Urban/Suburban
