transportation-assistance

Advocacy efforts focus on protecting and promoting the rights of individuals with disabilities, including their right to dignity, autonomy, privacy, equality, and access to services and opportunities.

• Empowerment activities aim to build individuals' self-advocacy skills, enabling them to express their needs, preferences, and concerns assertively and effectively.
• Individuals are provided with information, education, and training on their rights, available support services, and how to navigate systems and advocate for themselves in various settings.

• Empowerment involves facilitating individuals' ability to make informed decisions, exercise choice, and exert control over their lives, including decisions related to their living arrangements, support services, healthcare, employment, and social activities.
• Support is provided to help individuals explore options, weigh pros and cons, and articulate their preferences, goals, and priorities.

• BHS engage in collaborative decision-making processes with individuals, their families, caregivers, and other stakeholders to ensure that support plans and interventions reflect the individual's preferences, values, and goals.
• ndividuals are encouraged to participate actively in the planning and evaluation of their support services, providing feedback, suggestions, and input into decisions that affect their lives.