Advocacy
Advocacy is the foundation of Quality Trust’s
mission and the work we do for residents of the District
of Columbia with developmental disabilities and for
families who have a family member with disabilities.
Quality Trust advocates work one-on-one with individuals
and take the lead from them on what to focus on to meet
their desired needs. Our advocacy is unique. We make initial contact with each person and the
person can choose to stop advocacy support at any point. QT advocates
support the person to tell his or her story and empower
the person to speak up and share their concerns.
Quality Trust advocates meet with the members they
support as often as necessary to get to know them, their
preferences and desired outcomes. They work with the
family, government, and other stakeholders to keep the
focus on the individual and what they desire.
Advocacy allows us to learn more about people with disabilities
and the systemic issues in the city. We identify issues
including healthcare education and life choice planning
and offer disability support professionals best-practices
training on how to better support people live positive,
person-centered lives.
Highlights:
- Supported over 1,800 people with disabilities
since the inception of the advocacy program in 2003
- Advocates are trained and knowledgeable of best-practice
standards in
supporting people with developmental disabilities
- Provided assistance with finding employment, accessing services employment,
residential moves, rights violations, and other important life issues
Janet’s Advocacy Success:
Janet, lived in a group home
for over three years with four other women. She had been telling her support team she wanted to move and
live in an apartment. She called a QT advocate
to support her to make a change of her choice.
After working with QT, they focused on identifying apartments
where Janet could move and identified someone she would
want as a roommate, and the supports she would need
to be successful in her new home. Through advocacy efforts
and working with the support team, Janet moved into
an apartment with a friend and is very happy.
To make a referral or get more information contact:
vbroddie@dcqualitytrust.org
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