LARC defines advocacy as facilitating, promoting, representing, supporting, advising, communicating and mediating. The staff of LARC provide advocacy through meetings, forums, role modeling, participating in community life and through relationships.

• Referrals to generic/external resources, i.e., BRS, other agencies, doctors, etc.
• Participation at planning meetings.
• Internal referrals to services i.e., departments, committees, Administration, etc.
• Advise consumers of rights i.e., legal, guardianship, SSI, entitlements, taxes, etc.
• Encourage advocacy relationships i.e., community advocates, etc.
• Advocate for inclusion in school, work, training, recreational opportunities, etc.
• Advocacy for families of persons with disabilities.
• Administrative advocacy i.e. for agencies, disability groups, public awareness, systems advocacy, legislation, local public forums.
• Support self Advocacy initiatives