The protection and accountability of individuals with disabilities is a critical purpose of MEPN’s work. By promoting best practices and accountability among day support service providers, MEPN helps to ensure that individuals with disabilities are treated with dignity and respect, and that their rights are protected.

One-way MEPN promotes protection and accountability is by promoting transparency and accountability among day support service providers. This can involve helping providers to develop policies and procedures related to reporting and responding to incidents of abuse or neglect, as well as promoting transparency and accountability in the use of funds and resources.

Another way MEPN promotes protection and accountability is by promoting best practices in service delivery. This can involve helping providers to develop policies and procedures related to the use of evidence-based practices, promoting person-centered approaches to service delivery, and promoting the use of outcomes-based measures to evaluate service effectiveness.

Finally, MEPN works to promote the rights of individuals with disabilities and to protect them from discrimination and other forms of mistreatment. This can involve advocating for changes in laws and regulations to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities, as well as promoting awareness and understanding of disability-related issues among policymakers and the general public.

Overall, protection and accountability are critical components of MEPN’s work to promote high-quality, culturally appropriate disability services for individuals from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. By promoting transparency and accountability, promoting best practices in service delivery, and advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities, MEPN helps to ensure that individuals with disabilities receive the support and services they need to live fulfilling lives.