People First Wisconsin is a statewide grassroots nonprofit self-advocacy organization run by and for people with disabilities, especially intellectual disabilities.  We work to empower people to speak up for themselves, to have their voices heard and to effect personal and societal change.  People First Wisconsin challenges the institutions, social policies and community attitudes that prevent people with disabilities, especially intellectual disabilities from achieving their full potential as citizens.
 

 People First Wisconsin, along with Disability Rights Wisconsin received the 2008 Richard Blakely Organization Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities for our advocacy work on sub-minimum wage reform.