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Systems Advocacy The Center
works with individuals, community organizations, and state/national networks to
1) promote full inclusion of people with disabilities into their communities,
2) heighten awareness and understanding of disability-related issues and laws,
including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and 3) improve the
implementation of existing laws - federal, state, and local - that affect
people with disabilities. WILC's advocacy services address access to equal
opportunities in exercising one's social, economic, educational, and/or legal
rights.
WILC’s Systems Advocacy Team (SAT) is part of a statewide
network of dedicated professional and volunteer advocates. These advocates work
to advance equal access and opportunities for people with disabilities by
promoting systems change at the local and state level. Established in 2001, the
team works in a coordinated fashion as a force for change that will have a
positive impact on the lives of people with disabilities in Westchester County
and the lower Hudson Valley region.
Four core activities define our SAT
operations. These activities include 1) working to maximize the impact of the
disability vote on Election Day; 2) working with local media to increase public
awareness and coverage of issues that affect people with disabilities; 3)
increasing the number of trained volunteer advocates; and 4) becoming active in
the legislative process by attending legislative hearings and statewide
conferences, establishing relationships with state legislators, and responding
to Action Alerts.
We are looking to expand our army of advocates and WE
NEED YOU! Your level of involvement can be limited to making phone calls and/or
sending Emails in response to Action Alerts (Action Alert Volunteers). Or, if
you have more time and want to play an even bigger role, you can join other
advocates who attend meetings and conferences (Advocacy Volunteers). Either
way, you will learn more about issues and policies affecting the disability
community and play an important role in furthering the civil rights of people
with disabilities.
If you are interested in becoming an Advocacy
Volunteer, contact Lisa Tarricone, WILC’s Systems Advocacy Coordinator at
WILC (914) 682-3926, ext. 112.
Sign up NOW and become an Action Alert Volunteer. |
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