Step 4: Find Organizations That Can Help The Home and Community Services you receive must provide you with opportunities for integration and access to the community, choice, individual rights, and independence. If your services don’t provide you with these opportunities, you need to speak up! You can start by completing the worksheet on page 8 and discussing the responses with your case manager and the organization providing your services. If you feel that your rights are being restricted, or not respected, you should talk to the Human Rights Committee for the organization providing your services. If you would like more information about your rights as someone receiving Home and Community Based Services, or if you feel like the feedback you have shared is not being listened to, you can contact your state’s: Disability Rights/Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems Disability Rights organizations provide legal representation to people with disabilities and ensure access to life in the community. You can find your state’s Disability Rights organization online through the National Disability Rights Network: Council on Developmental Disabilities (DD Council) DD Councils empower advocates and work with stakeholders to achieve change. You can find contact information for your state’s DD Council online through the National Association of Council on Developmental Disabilities: University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) UCEDDs provide student training, perform community training and technical assistance, conduct research and evaluations, and disseminate information. You can find your state’s UCEDD using AUCD’s UCEDD Directory online:
Step 4: Find Organizations That Can Help The Home and Community Services you receive must provide you with opportunities for integration and access to the community, choice, individual rights, and independence. If your services don’t provide you with these opportunities, you need to speak up! You can start by completing the worksheet on page 8 and discussing the responses with your case manager and the organization providing your services. If you feel that your rights are being restricted, or not respected, you should talk to the Human Rights Committee for the organization providing your services. If you would like more information about your rights as someone receiving Home and Community Based Services, or if you feel like the feedback you have shared is not being listened to, you can contact your state’s: Disability Rights/Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems Disability Rights organizations provide legal representation to people with disabilities and ensure access to life in the community. You can find your state’s Disability Rights organization online through the National Disability Rights Network: Council on Developmental Disabilities (DD Council) DD Councils empower advocates and work with stakeholders to achieve change. You can find contact information for your state’s DD Council online through the National Association of Council on Developmental Disabilities: University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) UCEDDs provide student training, perform community training and technical assistance, conduct research and evaluations, and disseminate information. You can find your state’s UCEDD using AUCD’s UCEDD Directory online: