Few studies have been conducted in postsecondary settings on self-advocacy training programs designed to assist students with disabilities (SWD) in developing their self-advocacy skills. Likewise, little is known of the SWD officers' view of the importance of self-advocacy training at the university level. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), a macro-theory of motivation that proposes autonomy, relatedness, and competence as essential psychological needs and examines the importance of social influences in enabling or impeding individuals' abilities to make choices and take initiations (Kochhar-Bryant & Greene, 2009; Ryan & Deci, 2000), this study surveyed disability officers (N= 100) at 50 universities to measure the significance of self-advocacy training at the postsecondary level. The respondents rated self-advocacy as very important. While they rated the teaching of self-advocacy skills to SWD students as very important, most of their institutions lacked any self-advocacy training programs for the students. Self-advocacy was further divided into three categories (ability to request accommodations, understanding legal rights, and communication) to gain a better understanding of the skills necessary for the students success. The SWD officers reported that all three categories were very critical for the success of SWD students. A set of inferential analyses was conducted to examine whether the officers' gender, years of experience, institution, and education affected their perspective related to self-advocacy, but none of these individual differences were found to be statistically significant. This study found that self-advocacy training programs are limited in higher education, prompting institutions to provide more assistance to their SWD students and officers. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]