The Advocacy program encourages consumers to become strong self-advocates by helping them to understand their rights and teaching them to be assertive. RIL is active in systems advocacy issues that include housing, transportation, barrier removal and personal assistance services. The Independent Living Specialist will assist the consumer to achieve these goals.
RIL provides two kinds of Advocacy:
- Consumer advocacy, which involves staff working with persons with disabilities to obtain necessary support services from other agencies in the community.
- Community advocacy, which involves staff, board members, and volunteers initiating activities to make changes in the community enabling all persons with disabilities to live more independently.
Process
for Enrollment:
- The Core Services Program Manager informs the Independent Living Specialist to open a case.
- The Independent Living Specialist contacts the consumer after notice from the Core Services Progam Manager to inform the consumer that services are being offered.
- The Independent Living Specialist and consumer meet to coordinate services and complete agency paperwork.
- Together, the Inpenpendent Living Specialist and consumer complete an Independent Living plan and outline the consumer’s needs and supports.
- Once the goals are discussed,the Independent Living Specialist can begin assisting the consumer with achieving their desired goal(s).
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