Advocacy & Public Awareness
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CILNCP staff is available to assist consumers in developing self-advocacy skills to assert their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other civil rights.
CILNCP staff also advises and assists people with disabilities to eliminate practices and barriers that prohibit access and inclusion in the community.
CILNCP Advocating For Rights of Persons with disabilities in the community:
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Public Awareness
Project A.B.L.E ( Acceptance By Learning Experiences ). is a hands-on disability awareness program. It allows people to try on a disability to gain first hand insight about barriers people with disabilities face. This training is geared towards any population from school students to agencies and corporations. Project A.B. L.E. simulates disabilities like cerebral palsy, dyslexia, autism, attention deficit disorder, blindness, and other physical disabilities.
Americans with Disabilities Act ADA & IT
If you would like to learn more about the ADA, the CILNCP offers four ADA related trainings:
Module1 - Typecasting
- Understand the concept of stereotyping and how it affect people with and without disabilities
- Understand how stereotyping leads to discrimination
Module 2 - Legal Implications/an overview of the ADA
- Understand the history of the ADA and related legislation
- Increase comprehension of the ADA and it's employment provisions
Module 3 - Reasonable Accommodation
- Understand the concept of Reasonable Accommodation; it's process and the circumstances under which it is required
- Learn how to problem solve situations where reasonable accommodation might be necessary in the work place.
Module 4 - Hidden Disabilities
- Learn more about the hidden disabilities and their prevalence in the workplace
- Gain or strengthen your ability to identify workplace accommodations for a variety of functional limitations
CILebrity Squares
Cilebrity Squares is a replica of the popular game show "Hollywood Squares." It is a fun and interactive way to teach subject matter relating to people with disabilities. The workshop will consist of 9 "CILebrities" that will answer questions about self-advocacy, pre-employment skills, rights and laws that protect people with disabilities, or any other subject matter as it relates to Independent Living Movements. There will be a show host and screen projection from a computer program. The audience will be divided into two teams. "X" and "O" and each audience member will have the opportunity to agree or disagree with the "CILebrity."
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