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Advocacy
from 2022 Annual Report
by Achieva
For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families
The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh & The Arc Erie County Pennsylvania help to navigate the educational, medical, government, and adult service systems.
4,096 Total Advocacy Calls
940 New Callers
• Answered 4,096 calls for information, resources, referrals, or technical assistance, and 940 of those calls were from new callers.
• Resolved 796 educational advocacy cases and 291 cases on behalf of adults with disabilities; attended 476 Individual Education Plan (IEP), mediation, appeal meetings, and 225 Individual Support Plan (ISP) meetings.
Our growing Family
Achieva affiliated with The Arc Erie County on January 1, 2022. Katherine Reim accepted the role of Executive Director, and Wendi Wojtecki was hired as a disability advocate. The Arc Erie County supports the greater Erie area.
