When you need help finding help, this is a great starting point!
Advocating for your self can be overwhelming. With the help of a knowledgeable, supportive agency, the assistance you need is available.
The available resources are not limited to this list, but I've included some great options as a starting point. The first link is for Project 10 which is a valuable source of help for a variety of needs, for people with disabilities and their family or caregiver.
Project
10-
Resources for family and student
http://project10.info/Index.php
Community Awareness, Statewide Issues, Promoting
Inclusion
APD Cares- Connecting you to the community
FL SAND (Florida Self-Advocates Network’D)
Florida Self-Advocates Network’D (FL SAND) is Florida’s
statewide network of self-advocacy groups. Through FL SAND, Florida’s
self-advocacy groups unite to speak to others about statewide issues and topics
that are important to them, create community awareness, and promote inclusion
for all. Working with self-advocates that have joined FL SAND can help you to
become a stronger self-advocate. Go to
https://www.flsand.org to learn more about FLSAND and to find a group near you.
https://apd.myflorida.com/selfadvocacy/
Disability Rights Florida
10 Steps to Effective Self-Advocacy
Advocating for yourself is very important because it lets
others know that everyone, including people with disabilities, has rights. When
you become a self-advocate, it helps others understand that you are entitled to
be treated with respect and dignity. This is the best way to express your needs
and to have your voice be heard.
https://disabilityrightsflorida.org/disability-topics/disability_topic_info/10_steps_to_effective_self_advocacy
National Council on Independent
Living
NCIL advances independent living and the rights of people with disabilities.
NCIL envisions a world in which people with disabilities are valued equally and
participate fully.
Housing, Financial assistance, and Food Assistance
Disability Advocacy Organizations
These organizations protect and advocate for the civil and
human rights of people with disabilities.
ADAPT
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today DEFENDS OUR FREEDOM to live in
our homes, not nursing homes!
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
https://flfcic.cbcs.usf.edu/index.html
Since 1963, University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) have been working to accomplish a
shared vision that foresees a nation in which all Americans, including Americans
with disabilities, participate fully in their communities. Independence,
productivity, and community inclusion are key components of this vision.
The Arc
of Florida
Our Mission Working with local, state, and national
partners, The Arc of Florida advocates for local chapters, public policies, and high quality supports
for individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities to be fully included in all
aspects of their community.
Family Network
on Disabilities
Florida’s resource for helping families of children with disabilities. You’ll
find the resources and support your family needs.
Able United
An ABLE United account gives Floridians with a disability a tax-free way to
save, without losing public benefits.
https://www.ableunited.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo7ShnOm76gIVibWzCh0KSQndEAAYASAAEgLV3fD_BwE
Agency for Persons with Disabilities- Work Incentive Planning and Assistance
(WIPA) Projects
https://apd.myflorida.com/brochures/Keep%20your%20benefits2014.pdf
Financial assistance, Food, Housing, and Employment assistance
https://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/government_assistance.html
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