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About Us

Vision
Creating a world that works for everyone

Visión
Creando un mundo que funcionara para todos

Mission
The Advocacy Center empowers individuals with disabilities and their families to advocate for themselves and realize their personal goals. Together we build strong, inclusive communities by increasing the ability of community members to support and value all individuals.

Misión
The Advocacy Center ayuda a individuos con discapacidades y a sus familias para que puedan abogar por sí mismo y logren alcanzar sus metas personales. Juntos construimos comunidades fuertes y unidas, aumentando las habilidades de las personas en la comunidad para apoyar y valorar a todos los individuos.

Cultural Competence Statement
The Advocacy Center recognizes, values, and respects the unique differences and contributions of all people in our organization, all of our customers and all who interact with the organization, regardless of their levels of education, experience, physical or cognitive abilities. As a culturally competent organization, we provide equal access and opportunity to employees and our customers. We do not define others by their race, language, gender, sexual orientation, birth origin, or religious affiliations. Functioning as a culturally competent organization means that we provide appropriate, high quality, customer-centered services to meet the needs of our customers and potential customers. This happens through continuous learning about ourselves, our customers and the broader community. It means using that knowledge and committing the resources to adapt our policies, practices, behavior and attitudes, so that we can function effectively in a multicultural environment.

Mentalidad Cultural
El Centro de Abogacía reconoce, valora, y respeta las diferencias exclusivas y contribución de todas las personas en nuestra organización, todos nuestros clientes y aquellos que se relacionan con nuestra agencia, a pesar de su nivel educacional, experiencia, limitaciones físicas o mentales (cognitivas). Como una organización culturalmente competente, proveemos acceso y oportunidad equitativa a nuestros empleados y clientes. No discriminamos a personas por su raza, lenguaje, identidad u orientación sexual, origen de nacimiento o afiliación religiosa. Funcionamos como una organización culturalmente competitiva, es decir que ofrecemos servicios de óptima calidad, centrados en satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros clientes y futuros candidatos. Esto se lleva a cabo a travéz del continuo conocimiento de nosotros mismos, de nuestros clientes y comunidad en general. Queriendo decir con ésto, que al utilizar nuestro conocimiento y comprometiendo los recursos de adaptar nuestras políticas, prácticas, conducta y actitudes, de tal manera que podamos funcionar efectivamente en un ambiente multicultural.

 
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The Advocacy Center is a New York State Parent Training and Information Center (PTIC), serving all of New York except the 5 boroughs of New York City. The PTIC is funded through a grant from the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. Views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Education or its offices.