The Arc Advocacy Network
The Arc Advocacy Network provides information, referral and advocacy to assist and guide individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families with a wide range of issues, including:
- Applying for and navigating government programs including:
- Medicaid
- Medicaid Waivers
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
- Vocational Rehabilitation, including learning about and accessing community employment and career pathways
- Community Living Options
- Developing relationships within the community and using resources and supports that may already exist
- Using the LifeCourse Framework to help families and people with disabilities identify their vision of a good life and identify strengths, resources, and supports to achieve that vision
- Learning about guardianship and alternatives to guardianship, including supported decision-making
- Assisting families in navigating their healthcare coverage, increasing knowledge of basic healthcare coverage issues, and finding resources to cover additional healthcare costs
- Providing information and resources available for individuals interested in transitioning from nursing facilities and group homes to a home in the community
- Becoming a Self-Advocate and connecting to Self-Advocates of Indiana
The Arc Advocacy Network is available for presentations and to exhibit at local events.
We’re Here to Help!
317-977-2375 800-382-9100
Jill Smith – The Arc Advocacy Network Director
Karly Sciortino-Poulter – Family Advocacy Program Manager
Laura Strausburg-Smith – Senior Family Advocate
Cyndi Johnson – Family Advocate
Ofelia Jimenez – Family Advocate – Bilingual Spanish/English
Ella Boyd – Family Advocate
Michele Trivedi – Insurance Advocacy Resource Center Manager
Amanda Circle – Advocacy Specialist/Self-Advocates of Indiana Administrator
Shawn Fulton – Education and Training Coordinator/Self-Advocates of Indiana President
Melody Cooper – Self-Advocate Specialist
Randy Krieble – Consultant