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"The thing that makes advocacy such a powerful movement is the inner committment, the passion of the people for good."
—Burton Blatt

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In concert with the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Florida’s Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities and the Mailman Center at the University of Miami, the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities at the University of South Florida is mandated by and receives core funding through the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. In fact, this important federal legislation requires "meaningful examples of how the Councils, Protection and Advocacy systems, and University Centers for Excellence… have taken coordinated activities" that have brought about "advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities" (Section 105).

Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. website
The primary mission of the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council is to promote innovative programs and practices designed to prevent developmental disabilities and improve the quality of life of individuals with such disabilities and their families.

The Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc website
The Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities Inc., promotes, expands, protects, and seeks to assure the human and legal rights of people through the provision of information and advocacy. The Center will carry out its mission with the involvement of individuals with disabilities. The Center is committed to assuring community inclusion with adequate supports for all individuals with disabilities and will be at the forefront of protecting this right.

Mailman Center website
The Mailman Center at the University of Miami is a UCEDD that addresses concerns of individuals with developmental disabilities and children with special health care needs through research, clinical service, training for professionals and community members, and advocacy.