Advocacy
Ways to protect your rights and make system wide changes. Self-advocacy is taking responsibility for your own life. Systems advocacy is causing change with the world around you.
Access Board | National
Federal agency committed to accessible design.
Court Appointed Special Advocate | National
Trained volunteers who advocates for the best interests of a child in court. Locate your local CASA program.
Indiana Governor's Planning Council for People with Disabilities | Indiana
Independent state agency that facilitates change.
IN*SOURCE | Indiana
Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) | National
Free consulting services regarding job accommodations.
League for the Blind and Disabled, Inc. | Northeast Indiana
Advocacy is conducted by all staff members and is what truly separates Centers for Independent Living from other programs for people with disabilities. Individual advocacy services assists people with disabilities exercise their basic rights and responsibilities and teaches personal advocacy skills. The League also works at local, state, and national levels to ensure that needed supports are available and that discriminatory practices and barriers to independent living are removed. Read our tip sheet for communicating with our policymakers.
Partners in Policymaking | National
Training program to teach parents and self-advocates the power of change through advocacy.
Wrights Law | National
Resource for information on special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
