Disability Advocacy and Education

Clinch Independent Living Services (CILS) provides individual and systemic. disability-related advocacy.

Systems advocacy involves staff, board members and volunteers initiating efforts toward changes in the community that make it easier for individuals with disabilities to live independently. These changes may affect legislation, policy, housing, businesses, transportation, health care, employment opportunities, accessibility or any other issue affecting the ability of an individual with a disability to live independently.

Individual advocacy includes staff members training and assisting individuals with disabilities to understand and exercise their civil rights regarding government and other service providers. Staff members work with individuals to obtain services from other community agencies.