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About The Alliance

The Alliance is a statewide network of self advocates, advocacy groups and allies in Illinois.

We work together to make life better in our communities and work to make services better for people with disabilities in our state.

Our focus is to empower people to speak up and speak out about what they want/need, don’t want/don’t need, action plan their goals and participate in advocacy at the personal, community and statewide levels.

We do this through education, trainings and individualized mentoring.

We want advocates and allies from around the state to speak together with one loud voice. We can do more when we all work together!

Click here to learn more about The Alliance.

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Meet the Team

Adam Wiser, Project Director

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Tara Ahern, Operations Director

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Krescene Beck, Organizational Advocacy Support

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Tavarus Wesley, Advocacy Coordinator

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Individuals Educated

Services & Supports

Testimonials

  • You can be a self-advocate at any time and in any place.

  • I know the pieces of the self-advocacy puzzle - who, what, when, where, why and how - to be a self-advocate.

  • I know the pieces of the self-advocacy puzzle - who, what, when, where, why and how - to be a self-advocate.

  • To me, self-advocacy means helping me learn new things and helping others and giving.  

  • Self-advocacy means learning about rights and about myself like what I want.  I go to my staff when people are not treating me right.  I’m good at working and I want to get a job and career, and I like going places.

  • We want to learn skills; we want to make changes; and we want to help others.

Resources

Want to learn about self advocacy, rights, technology, healthy sexuality, violence prevention, view our leadership manual, newsletters, webinars and SO MUCH MORE?

Click Here to View our Resources Click Here to View our Newsletter Click Here to View our Webinars and Presentations

Join Us

Send us a note if you’d like more information about the Training Institute, Ambassadors, starting or joining a member group, receive our newsletter or advocacy related news and events.

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