Priority 1: Freedom From Harm
People with disabilities have human and legal rights that protect their health, safety, personal integrity and self-determination. We will protect and advocate for vulnerable people with disabilities, especially those living in segregated, isolated and congregated facilities, to ensure they are free from death, abuse, neglect, and violations of their rights.
Goal 1A: Monitor places where people with disabilities who are most in danger of harm live, work, or learn.
Objective 1A.1: Maintain a regular presence at the Beatrice State Developmental Center (BSDC) on a monthly basis, including monthly reviews of facility incident reports.
Objective 1A.2: Maintain a regular presence at the Lincoln Regional Center (LRC) twice a month, including regular attendance at the facility’s People’s Council and the Transition Unit meetings.
Objective 1A.3: Monitor 40 settings where people with disabilities are segregated, isolated, and congregated.
Objective 1A.4: Implement the Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of the Representative Payee Program.
Goal 1B: Investigate and respond to allegations of abuse, neglect or exploitation using a range of remedies to ensure that the most vulnerable people with disabilities are free from harm.
Objective 1B.1: Investigate and respond to 25 allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Objective 1B.2: Engage in two (2) public policy-related activities to secure changes in state statute or regulation to provide greater protection for people with disabilities to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and retaliation.
