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Funding Sources - Advocacy and Protection

Advocacy and Legal Rights

Many of the fifty states have advocacy and protection services for persons with disabilities. Their goal is to protect, promote, and expand the rights of the disabled. General beliefs across the board are that:

• Persons with disabilities should have the same opportunity to participate in the community as persons without disabilities.
• Persons with disabilities have the right to reasonable accommodations that are needed for full participation.
• Persons with disabilities have the right to be afforded meaningful choices and to make informed decisions.

Advocacy and Legal Rights in Your State

For information on Advocacy and Legal Rights, select your state below.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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Alabama Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
• Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center

Alaska Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Access Alaska (Fairbanks)
• Alaska Legal Resource Center
• Disability Law Center of Alaska

Arizona Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Advocates for the Disabled
• Arizona Center for Disability Law

Arkansas Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

California Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
• Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI)

Colorado Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)

Connecticut Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Delaware Advocacy and Legal Rights

• ADA Information Center of the Mid-Atlantic Region

District of Columbia Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Florida Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Advocacy Center
• Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance

Georgia Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Hawaii Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Idaho Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc.
• The Idaho Task Force on the ADA (ITF)
• Idaho Human Rights Commission
• Northwest Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center

Illinois Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Chicago Adapt
• Council for Disability Rights
• Great Lakes Disability & Business Technical Assistance
• Illinois Dept of Human Services - Client Assistance
• Illinois Department of Human Rights

Indiana Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Great Lakes Disability & Business Technical Assistance
• Indiana Civil Rights Commission
• Indiana Protection & Advocacy Services
• Indiana State Americans with Disabilities Act Steering Committe

Iowa Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Kansas Advocacy and Legal Rights

• The ADA Project
• Great Plains Business & Disability Technical Assistance Center
• Kansas Human Rights Commission
• State of Kansas Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator

Kentucky Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Kentucky Commission on Human Rights

Louisiana Advocacy and Legal Rights

Advocacy Center for the Elderly and Disabled
225 Baronne Street, Suite 2112
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2112


Lois V. Simpson, Executive Director

Tele: (504) 522-2337 or 1-800-960-7705
FAX: (504) 522-5507
Email: simplo@advocacyla.org

Maine Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Maryland Advocacy and Legal Rights

• MD Resource and Advocacy Organizations

Massachusetts Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Disability Law Center
• Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
• Massachusetts Office on Disability
• New England ADA Technical Assistance Center

Michigan Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Michigan Advocacy and Legal Rights

Minnesota Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Great Lakes Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
• Minnesota Department of Human Rights

Mississippi Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center

Missouri Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Montana Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Montana Advocacy Program (Map)
• ADA Information Center (Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center)

Nebraska Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Great Plains DBTAC/ADA Project
• Nebraska Advocacy Services
  522 Lincoln Center Building
  Lincoln, NE 68508
  
  Tanya Diaz, Attorney
  
  Tele: (402) 474-3183
  FAX: (402) 474-3274
  E-Mail: nas@navix.net

Nevada Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center

New Hampshire Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Client Assistance Program
• New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights
• People First of New Hampshire

New Jersey Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Community Health Law Project
• New Jersey Protection & Advocacy

New Mexico Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

New York Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Self-Advocacy Association of New York State

North Carolina Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (SE DBTAC)

North Dakota Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) - ADA Information Center

Ohio Advocacy and Legal Rights

• ADA-OHIO
• Great Lakes Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
• Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS)

Oklahoma Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc.

Oregon Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Pennsylvania Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Center for Disability Law & Policy (CDLP)
• Mid-Atlantic Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
• Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy

Puerto Rico Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

Rhode Island Advocacy and Legal Rights

• N/A

South Carolina Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center

South Dakota Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)
• South Dakota Advocacy Services

Tennessee Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Tenessee Association for Disability Rights

Texas Advocacy and Legal Rights

• ADAPT of Texas
• Advocacy, Inc.

Utah Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Disability Law Center
• Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)

Vermont Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Disability Law Project
• Vermont Division of Advocacy & Independent Living

Virginia Advocacy and Legal Rights

• ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region

Washington Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Disabilities Law Project (DLP)
• Washington Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS)

West Virginia Advocacy and Legal Rights

• ADA Information Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region

Wisconsin Advocacy and Legal Rights

• ADA Wisconsin Partnership
• Client Assistance Program
• Great Lakes ADA Center

Wyoming Advocacy and Legal Rights

• Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)

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