# @myindependentliving on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C1ujLVfRtwr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25525256-myindependentliving-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/cdfacf7c41.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-01-05T17:51:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Independent Living, Inc. (@myindependentliving) — https://gondola.cc/myindependentliving

## Caption

Today, we release our 2024 Kickoff Video – a video about the Impact of Advocacy, further advancing our 2024 Advocacy Agenda. Let’s end the first week of 2024 on a note of advocacy, empowerment, community and excitement for a future without barriers. 

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SQWjJ3EHtQ

At Independent Living, Inc., we are united in our commitment to advocating for the rights and inclusion of all people with disabilities, recognizing that disability can touch any one of us at any moment in our lives. Our advocacy efforts are grounded in the principles of the peer services movement, where lived experience is our guiding force, and experts from diverse backgrounds join together to create a more accessible and inclusive society for all.

We remain committed in our mission to break down attitudinal, societal, and systemic barriers that obstruct the independence and full potential of people with disabilities. Together, as advocates, we will create a future that is accessible and inclusive for all, because it is through our shared human experience that we discover the true value of investing in a more equitable and inclusive world.

[Video Visual Description: A YouTube thumbnail image comprised of a collage of disability advocates over the years, including #JudyHeumann, #EdRoberts, #LoisCurtis, #AliceWong and many others. The title of the video is presented on a deep purple banner with black, white and gold accents, “2024: Beyond Barriers Advocacy Impact Disability Rights”. The remainder of the video is a slideshow of images from impactful advocacy moments of Independent Living and Independent Home Care, Inc. throughout 2023 and years prior].

#DisabilityRights #DisabilityAdvocacy #Advocacy #Advocate #DisabilityAdvocate #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #ADA #Accessibility #DisabilityInclusion #PeopleWithDisabilities #Disability #Disabilities #OPWDD #MentalHealth #HomeCare #SubstanceUse #SDC #SelfDirected #EducationAdvocacy #HumanRights #Deinstitutionalization #NursingHome #PeerAdvocate #PeerSupport #Parent #PolicyChange

## Stats

- **Views:** 100
- **Likes:** 9
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 2

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Independent Living, Inc. | @myindependentliving | https://gondola.cc/myindependentliving | Non-Profit Organization |
| Jess Maiuro | @hellojessmarkco | https://gondola.cc/hellojessmarkco | Social Media Manager |
| Jess Maiuro | @hellojessmarkco | https://gondola.cc/hellojessmarkco | Script Editor |
| Jess Maiuro | @hellojessmarkco | https://gondola.cc/hellojessmarkco | Voice Over Artist |
| Jess Maiuro | @hellojessmarkco | https://gondola.cc/hellojessmarkco | Copywriter |

## Tags

peoplewithdisabilities, deinstitutionalization, advocacy, disability, americanswithdisabilitiesact, sdc, mentalhealth, policychange, peersupport, accessibility, advocate, disabilityadvocate, disabilityadvocacy, parent, loiscurtis, judyheumann, disabilities, homecare, substanceuse, disabilityinclusion, humanrights, opwdd, disabilityrights, peeradvocate, educationadvocacy, edroberts, ada, selfdirected, alicewong, nursinghome

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