The advocacy role of state developmental disabilities councils is examined in the monograph. It is explained that the material was gathered from a 1974 conference in Winter Park, Colorado. Topics addressed include the potential for advocacy, a personal perspective on developmental disabilities from a cerebral palsied adult, planning and evaluating council action, the role of consumerism, regionalism, revenue sharing, public awareness planning and development, legal developments, legal rights, and deinstitutionalization. (CL)