Ligas v. Hamos 2 Picture from
http://news.meddilll.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspz?d=106795 In
2005, Stanley Ligas and David Cicarelli and 7 other people filed a
class action lawsuit, now you may have some other options.
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Homes in the Community 3 Six years later, in 2011, the state of
Illinois and the people in the lawsuit reached an agreement called
a Consent Decree. This Consent Decree supported Mr. Ligas desire to
move. He and Mr. Cicarelli now share a home in the community.
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Your Rights: Have a say in where you liveHave information to
make a choice Take the time you need to make a choice Be listened
to Live and receive services where you want Change your mind 4
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You can make a choice to Continue to live where you live now
Explore services in another home Explore community supports and
services through the HCBS waiver Take more time before you make a
decision Ask for more information before you make a decision 5
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6 Established January 1, 2014
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Ligas Family Advocate Program 7 The Ligas Family Advocate
Program has one purpose to connect recipients of Ligas award
letters seeking Home Based or CILA services and their families with
family advocates who are knowledgeable about creative ways to
utilize their Ligas funding to build successful lives in the
community.
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8 This program will initially focus on Ligas class members
within the areas served by three Independent Service Coordination
agencies: 1.Community Service Options Inc. 2.Developmental
Disabilities Services Metro East 3.Suburban Access. Ligas Family
Advocate Program Focus Our advocates will work closely with a
designated representative from within each of these agencies,
sharing information with families. Two of these agencies serve the
greater Chicago area and the third serves the St. Louis
metropolitan area.
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9 Missy Toni Kimberly Shirley LFAS
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Basic Needs and More 10 Services can include supports to keep
in touch with family, have opportunities for hobbies and exercise,
and help you buy and do things you enjoy.
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Home and Community Based Waiver 11
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12 What Information was shared with Ligas Class Members and
How? Information will be shared in face-to-face meetings, at
trainings, at outreach events and presentations, and through
brochures and other informational documents. Information about the
Ligas Consent Decree and the rights of class members Information
about choices for living and receiving services The history of, and
current parameters for Home-Based Support Services Program and CILA
Information on Illinois Employment First legislation and resources
for employment assistance Effective advocacy strategies and
resources Potential questions for use in choosing a service
provider Person-centered planning and self-determination
information/resources
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Supports and Services Living Options Day and Employment Options
Support Services 13
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Residential Services- CILA Options: 14 Group Home Host Family
Home Family Home Intermittent
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Home Based Services 15 Home Based Services Now lets take a
closer look at the Home Based Services option. With this option you
manage your own services with the help of your family and
friends.
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16 The Ligas website is up and running. Ligas Program Director,
Shirley Perez co-hosted a CQL video with Cathy Ficker-Terrill about
options for Ligas class members and potential class members. The
Ligas Family Advocates will be using this video as a tool to share
consistence information across the state of Illinois. The video can
be viewed at: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=75298.
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=75298 Ligas Video
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17 What We Have Accomplished Collected data that identifies:
Services needed but unavailable Observed trends Barriers to
employment Barriers to successful development and implementation of
an individuals service plan Level of consumer/family satisfaction
with the Home-Based Support Services Program or CILA as implemented
Descriptions of successful strategies used to reach
individuals/families The end result of this data collection will be
the ability to provide program data summaries and recommendations
to both the Ligas Court Monitor and the Illinois Department of
Human Services that will ultimately result in positive systemic
change.
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18 Initial Ligas Outreach
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19 Initial Ligas Outreach
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20 Failure to understand the process to receive services Lack
of/Inconsistency in Communication Status after pre-admission
screening Money verses Services Transportation BARRIERS
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21 Employment Opportunities are limited or do not exist Health
Concerns Services with Non-Disabled peers Not understanding the
various Waiver Programs/Role of a Service Facilitator Information
Overload BARRIERS
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22 BARRIERS Personal Support Worker vs. Employment Coach
Pre-Admission Screening Meetings Paperwork Problems surrounding SSI
and Medicaid
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January 1, 2015 Ligas Family Advocate Program solidified our
partner contract with the State of Illinois/Department of
Developmental Disabilities. This allowed us to begin contacting the
five hundred plus state-wide Ligas class members and their families
who have received award letters but are still awaiting services.
The ISC agencies have reported that these individuals are not in
service as of 12/1/14. 23
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24 Ligas Outreach -Whats Next ? Letters Mailed In Pilot Area:
CSO = 21 DDSME = 32 Suburban Access = 60 Total = 113
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25 Ligas Outreach -Whats Next? Letters Mailed Outside Pilot
Area: Access Services = 38 Champaign County (CCRPC) = 8 Central
Illinois = 31 CAU = 132 CSO/RIM = 3 DayOne Network = 47 Great River
= 3 Livingston County = 2
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26 Ligas Outreach -Whats Next? Letters Mailed Outside Pilot
Area: Options & Advocacy = 20 PACT = 65 Prairieland Service = 6
Service Inc = 80 Southern Illinois = 7 West Central = 2 Western
Illinois = 4 Total = 448 Beginning in May 2015 Know your options
events will be held though out the state to connect the 561 Ligas
class members and families with other families and share
information about options!
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27 QUESTIONS?
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Acknowledgement The Family Support Network/Arc Ligas Family
Advocate Program would like to acknowledge that many of the
slides/information used in this PowerPoint were created by and are
used with the permission of: CQL Outreach Project Cathy Yadamec,
Project Manager 866.662.2225 or 217.718.4029 PO Box 53, Woosung, IL
61091-0053 28
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29 Department of Human Services Division of Developmental
Disabilities 319 E. Madison Street, Suite 3M Springfield, IL
62701-1305 Phone: (217) 785-6171 Email: [email protected]
Or You may contact the federal Court Monitor for the Ligas Consent
Decree: Mr. Tony Records Phone: 301-529-9510 Email:
[email protected] Ligas Contacts
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30 Equip for Equality provides self-advocacy assistance, legal
services, education, public policy advocacy, and abuse
investigations. The offices are located at: 20 N. Michigan, Ste.
300 Chicago, IL 60602 (800) 537-2632 1 West Old Capitol Plaza, Ste.
816 Springfield, IL 62701 (800) 758-0464 Guardianship and Advocacy
Commission is a state agency consisting of three divisions: Legal
Advocacy Services, Human Rights Authority and the Office of the
State Guardian. 160 N. LaSalle Street, Suite S500 Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 793-5900 521 Stratton Building 401 S. Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62706 (217) 785-1540 Ligas Contacts
