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Priorities & Objectives

Public Comment Opportunity Now Open

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IDR is working on achieving its 2022-2024 Priorities & Objectives (P&Os). You can view IDR’s progress by reading its quarterly reports. The P&Os cover three (3) fiscal years, as systemic advocacy needs time and sustained resources.

IDR’s P&Os guide the agency’s work. They were primarily developed from input by people with disabilities. Other stakeholders, such as family, friends, advocacy organizations, and providers also offered feedback. The P&Os were adopted by the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services (IPAS) Commission with support from the Mental Health Advisory Council (MHAC).

IDR welcomes public comment about IDR’s progress toward its P&Os. On August 18, 2023, the IPAS Commission will vote on IDR’s P&Os.

There are four (4) ways to comment before the Friday, August 4, 2023, deadline. If you need an accommodation or translation to participate, please contact Kristin Dulaney (call/text 317-419-7595; email: kdulaney@indianadisabilityrights.org).

  1. Share your comments by completing the online P&Os Public Comments Form.
  2. Submit written comments by email. Send your comments to ExecutiveDirector@IndianaDisabilityRights.org.
  1. Submit written comments through the U.S. mail. Send your comments to the attention of the Executive Director at 4755 Kingsway Dr., Ste. 100, Indianapolis, IN 46205.
  2. Share your comments by communicating directly with an IDR staff member. To schedule an appointment, contact Carmen Ledezma at 317-501-9022 or CaLedezma@IndianaDisabilityRights.org).

The IPAS Commission’s August 18, 2023, meeting agenda reserves time for members of the public to offer additional comments. This opportunity to share feedback with Commissioners is not limited to discussion of the P&Os. As always, members of the public are also invited to attend the IPAS Commission meetings and hear more about IDR’s activities. Visit the IPAS Commission webpage to see meeting date, times, and links to join.

We look forward to receiving your comments!

FFY 2023 Priorities and Objectives

Federal Fiscal Year 2023
October 1, 2022-September 30, 2023
Approved by the IPAS Commission August 19, 2022

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GOAL 1: PREVENTING, FINDING, AND STOPPING ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN FACILITIES.

PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS:

  1. Investigate facilities serving children with disabilities.
  2. Investigate or monitor for suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, and rights violations in facilities or by a service provider.

GOAL 2: BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO ENSURE RIGHTS ARE RESPECTED AND SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.

PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS:

  1. Advocate on behalf of individuals with disabilities in the areas of self-determination, health care, abuse and neglect, discharge from institutions, civil rights, education, employment, justice, and voting.
  2. Advocate for ending sheltered workshops and increasing competitive integrated employment.
  3. Advocate for access to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS).
  4. Advocate for the expansion of knowledge and use of supported decision-making/less restrictive alternatives to guardianship.
  5. Advocate to ensure elections are accessible to voters with disabilities.

GOAL 3: SERVING AS A PARTNER IN RIGHTS ISSUES BY SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS LED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES.
PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS:

  1. Provide easily accessible and equitable paths for the public to contact IDR for advocacy needs and to find information, referrals, and resources.
  2. Support the legislative and policy work and meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities, those from marginalized communities, and people with lived experiences on issues that align with IDR’s mission, vision, and values.