LFI Staff
I do the applicant pre-screening for H.R.
Who is Lauren Carter?
The governing body in Illinois who oversees the implementation of Rule 115.
Who is DHS?
Under the settings rule, residential settings must allow individuals to receive these people anytime of their choosing.
What are visitors?
If an individual requires a psychotropic medication, the QIDP must ensure that this specific, formal approval committee reviews the restriction of rights annually.
What is the Human Rights Committee (HRC)?
This famous singer of "Bad Guy" and "Happier Than Ever" has been open about living with Tourette's Syndrome.
Who is Billie Eilish?
I am the Director of Facilities. Otherwise known as The Ruler of the maintenance department.
Who is Ray McGury?
This landmark civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of adults with I/DD which gave birth to what we now know as CILAs.
What is the Ligas Lawsuit?
This core right means individuals cannot be forced into a rigid daily agenda and must be allowed to set their own daily schedules.
What is the right to autonomy / choice?
When an individual is their own guardian, the QIDP must obtain this signed document from the individual themselves before sharing their records with outside parties.
What is an Authorized Release of Information / Consent form?
This was the first book released at the same time in Braille as it was in print.
What is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Follow the Money! I am the VP of Finance
Who is Mary Taylor?
Maintained by The Department of Public Health, this displays administrative findings of abuse, neglect or misappropriations of property.
What is the Health Care Worker Registry?
individuals must have this legally enforceable agreement providing protections comparable to those under state landlord-tenant law
What is a Residency Agreement?
When developing goals, the QIDP must ensure they are written using this 5-letter acronym.
What are SMART goals?
(specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound)
Originating from Greek roots meaning "good creation," this early 20th-century pseudo-scientific movement advocated for the forced sterilization and segregation of people with cognitive disabilities.
What is Eugenics?
Work it Girl! I am the Director of Employment Services.
Who is Cassidy Kaput?
In Illinois, this type of agency is an example of conflict free case management.
Individual Service Coordinator (ISC)
To legally restrict a setting rule right, the provider must obtain this specific, documented agreement from the individual.
What is Informed Consent?
In an updated structural overhaul to Illinois administrative code, the official age of onset qualifying a person for an "Intellectual Disability" was raised from 18 to this number.
What is 22 years old?
Founded in 1950 by parents of children with developmental disabilities, this organization remains one of the largest advocacy groups in the United States today.
What is the ARC?
Gimmie a break. I am the Director of Respite Services.
Who is Amber Tinney?
This independent oversight entity, along with the IDHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), must be listed in the individual's rights paperwork for abuse and neglect reporting.
What is the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission?
This landmark 1999 Supreme Court ruling mandates that individuals with disabilities have a right to receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate.
What is the Olmstead decision?
For an individual prescribed an initial psychotropic medication, the QIDP must ensure a formal Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) screening is completed within this tight baseline timeline.
What is prior to the start of the medication / before the first dose?
This Black Panther actor has been an advocate for the community by opening up about growing up with an ocular condition called strabismus (lazy eye).
Who is Michael B. Jordan?