Since 1977, Disability Rights Wisconsin has been striving to guarantee the rights of all state citizens with disabilities. As a private non-profit organization, Disability Rights Wisconsin exists for the sole purpose of enhancing and facilitating life for people with disabilities. They help by addressing such issues as patient rights, access to service, assistive technology, access to long-term care, special education, voting rights and many more. Disability Rights Wisconsin focuses on individuals to ensure not only that their needs are met but that they are gaining from those benefits available to them. Advocating for disability rights is important for maximizing an individual's quality of life because it allows for an individual to understand the rights and possibilities to which they are entitled.
Disability Rights Wisconsin has recently decided to provide ombudsman services to individuals with disabilities. An ombudsman is an advocate who is familiar with the issues at hand and is able to help with the goal of cutting through "red tape". An ombudsman can help an individual with issues ranging from choice of living arrangement all the way to access to meaningful employment, with many others in between. An ombudsman can act as a mediator to resolve issues and can represent individuals in grievances and hearings. Through Disability Rights Wisconsin, the ombudsman can assist individuals living in their own homes, supported apartments or any other residential settings. Disability Rights Wisconsin aims to provide flexibility and create independence for individuals with disabilities, and the ombudsman program does this by assisting on achieving an individual's goals for living, employment, health and social outcomes.
Wisconsin Disability Rights aims to enhance the quality of life and independence of individuals by empowering them to make choices about services and supports. The ombudsman program enhances this vision by giving individuals with disabilities the support and knowledge needed to make decisions about their care and quality of life.
Information on the Ombudsman Program can be found at www.disabilityrightswi.org. You can contact an ombudsman by calling (608)-267-0214, toll-free at (800)-928-8778, or by sending an email to
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