Advocacy
Achieva Resources work hard to advocate for people with disabilities. Advocacy is essential in maintaining or improving the quality of life for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
Persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities may need support of advocates to:
Achieva Resources staff work with varies agencies to advocate for people with disabilities. We work with agencies such as the Community Council on Disability Awareness, the United Way, The Arc of Indiana, INARF, Self Advocates of Indiana, and Indiana's Governor's Council for People with Disabilities.
Persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities may need support of advocates to:
- Know about, understand, and assert their rights
- Practice self-determination
- Learn and develop the skills necessary to advocate for one's self
- Practice self protection
- Obtain needed services
- Identify and overcome barriers to fill participation in their community
- Be protected from mistreatment, abuse, and neglect
Achieva Resources staff work with varies agencies to advocate for people with disabilities. We work with agencies such as the Community Council on Disability Awareness, the United Way, The Arc of Indiana, INARF, Self Advocates of Indiana, and Indiana's Governor's Council for People with Disabilities.
