ILA promotes the empowerment of disabled people..

Empowerment is the process of supporting disabled people to take control for themselves.

Advocacy is speaking up for yourself or another person to secure rights, meet needs or support people to make informed choices.

Advocacy makes sure a person's voice is heard, that their needs are met and they get the services they want and need, that they know their rights and have information to make informed choices.    

ILA works within the Social Model of Disability and independent living principles. The Social Model of Disability is a model developed by disabled people themselves. The model looks at disability in terms of the barriers in society which stop disabled people from participating in society on equal terms with non-disabled people. Because we work within this model our service is open to any disabled person no matter what their impairment.

Our service is available free of charge to Service Users throughout Essex (excluding the unitary authorities of Southend on Sea and Thurrock).

Advocacy can be provided in other areas, but a charge  will be made for the Service  and is dependent upon Advocates being available to provide the Service.

We provide specialist services in connection with Personalization.

We assist people to employ their own Personal Assistants to help them live an Independent Life.

We support Clients in all aspects of becoming an Employer, with guidance through employment law, assistance with safely recruiting a Personal Assistant,  preparing contracts of Employment and assisting clients in resolving issues that may occur.

For those Clients that wish to enroll (Free of charge), we provide an on line discussion forum were members are able to exchange experiences and ask questions of one another.

We also provide a service covering all aspects of independent living and further information can be found in our members area.

Please find below a list of contact details for our staff:

MANAGEMENT

David Beer : Director : 01245 383186 : dbeer@ilaessex.co.uk

Moira Rowland : Director : 01245 383184 : mrowland@ilaessex.co.uk

Advocates

Gabby Hobson : 01245 383191 : ghobson@ilaessex.co.uk

Josefina Zenzer : 01245 383189 : jzenzer@ilaessex.co.uk

Lauren Clarke : 01245 383188 : lclarke@ilaessex.co.uk

Lucy Wickens : 01245 383192 : lwickens@ilaessex.co.uk

Maxine Leader : 01245 383196 : mleader@ilaessex.co.uk

Sally Lewis : 01245 383193 : slewis@ilaessex.co.uk

Sarah Osborne : 01245 383194 : sosborne@ilaessex.co.uk

ADMIN SUPPORT

Barbara Piper : bpiper@ilaessex.co.uk

Jill Beer : 01245 383180 : jbeer@ilaessex.co.uk

Kelly Jackson : kjackson@ilaessex.co.uk

GENERAL ENQUIRIES : 01245 380888 : enquiries@ilaessex.co.uk