Legal and Advocacy Resources
- ADA & IT Technical Assistance Program (ADATA) – ADA Document Portal
- www.dbtac.vcu.edu/adaportal/ADA_Portal_Keywords_TOC.html
- ADA Reference Material from academic info.net
- American Bar Association (ABA) – Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
- Phone: 202/662-1570 www.abanet.org/disability/home.html Disability Lawyers Directory: www.abanet.org/disability/disabilitydirectory/home.shtml
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law – State Advocacy Resource Guide
- Through precedent-setting litigation and in the public policy arena, the Bazelon Center works to advance and preserve the rights of people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. Phone: 202/467-5730 www.bazelon.org/links/index.htm www.bazelon.org/links/states/index.htm
- Case Management Resource Guide (CMRG) online
- Choose Client Assistance and/or Protection & Advocacy. www.cmrg.com/search.cfm
- Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights –
- Rehabilitation Act Information Toll Free: 800/368-1019 (V), 800/537-7697 (TTY) www.hhs.gov/ocr To locate a Local Office of the OCR: www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/about/rgn-hqaddresses.html
- Department of Justice ADA Information Line
- Toll Free: 800/514-0301 (V), 800/514-0383 (TTY) ADA specialists are available Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. EST; except on Thursday when the hours are 12:30 PM until 5:30 PM. www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/infoline.htm
- Department of Justice Information on Section 508
- Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public. Phone: 202/501-4906 www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html www.section508.gov
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
- DREDF is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities. Phone: 510/644-2555 (V/TTY) www.dredf.org
- Handbook on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities PDF
- From the Office of the United Nationsl High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the Inter-Parlimmentary Union. www.ipu.org/PDF/publications/disabilities-e.pdf
- LawHelp.org
- LawHelp helps low and moderate income people find free legal aid programs in their communities, and answers to questions about their legal rights. Email: info@lawhelp.org www.lawhelp.org
- Links to Protection and Advocacy Organizations
- www.advocacyinc.org/links_pa.cfm
- National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
- NDRN is a nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Phone: 202/408-9514 (V), 202/408-9521 (TTY) Email: info@ndrn.org www.napas.org/index.htm
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR)
- www.nosscr.org Phone: (800) 431-2804
- National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)
- Phone (202) 887-5280 www.nsclc.org
- Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
- PAF is a national non-profit organization that seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability. Toll Free: 800/532-5274 Email: help@patientadvocate.org www.patientadvocate.org
- The People’s Law: Free Legal Help and Legal Research on the Web
- This article contains various weblinks to free legal resources. www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr06/Ebbinghouse.shtml
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – ADA
- Toll Free: 800/669-4000 (V), 800/669-6820 (TTY) EEOC’s National Contact Center customer service representatives are available between 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. EST. Field Office List: www.eeoc.gov/offices.html www.eeoc.gov
- U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) —
- For text of ADA, Tech Act, etc… Toll Free: 866/512-1800 Email: ContactCenter@gpo.gov www.access.gpo.gov
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