; (2) promote the development of advocacy and leadership skills among persons with disabilities and their families in a manner that enables effective civic engagement, including at the local, national, and regional levels, and promote policy reforms and programs that support full economic and civic inclusion of persons with disabilities and their families; (3) promote the development of laws and policies that— (A) strengthen families and protect against the unnecessary institutionalization of children with disabilities; and (B) create opportunities for children and youth with disabilities to access the resources and support needed to achieve their full potential to live independently in the community with choices equal to others; (4) promote the participation of persons with disabilities and their families in advocacy efforts and legal frameworks to recognize, support, and protect the civil and political rights of and enjoyment of fundamental freedoms by persons with disabilities