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ADA
Technical Assistance Program
6858 Old Dominion Drive, Suite 250
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 703 448-6155 (V)
703 448-3079 (TTY)
Fax: 703 442-9015
Web: http://www.adata.org
Info: Comprehensive information resource on the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Information, training and technical assistance on the
ADA.
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Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005-5002
TTY: (202) 467-4232
Fax: (202) 223-0409
E-mail: webmaster@bazelon.org
Web: http://www.bazelon.org
Info: Nonprofit legal advocacy organization provides technical support and
co-counsel to selected lawsuits with private lawyers, legal services programs,
ACLU chapters and state protection and advocacy systems. Works with with
local, regional and national advocacy and consumer organizations to reform
public systems and promote consumer participation in the design and operation of
service programs. Publishes handbooks, manuals and reports explaining key legal
and policy issues in everyday terms. Web site lists current alerts and
legislative updates regarding mental health laws, and links to a bookstore with
on-line catalog (some in Spanish).
Center
for Law and Education (CLE)
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 510
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 986-3000
Fax: (202) 986-6648
E-Mail: cle@cleweb.org
Web: http://www.cleweb.org/
Info: Advocacy, information and education relating to public education
issues.
Commission
on Mental and Physical Disability Law
American Bar Association
740 15th Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 662-1571
Fax: (202) 662-1032
E-mail: cmpdl@abanet.org
Web: http://www.abanet.org/disability
Info: Makes referrals to attorneys and legal organizations who represent
clients with disabilities. The Commission consists of 15 members appointed by
the ABA President; it meets twice yearly at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.
to map out future plans and to direct its current activities. Their
website has a very useful link 'Consumer's Guide to Legal Help on the Internet',
which contains information about free legal help, tips on hiring a lawyer, and
even about solving trouble with your lawyer.
Council
of Attorney Parents Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
1321 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003-3027
Phone: (954) 966-4489
Fax: (954) 966-8561
E-mail: copaa@copaa.net
Web: http://www.copaa.net
Info: COPAA's
chief concern is the availability and quality of legal and advocacy services for
parents of children with all disabilities. The prime objective is to better
integrate the unique strengths of parent, advocate and attorney to keep the
costs of legal assistance manageable, while improving their availability and
quality. While supporting interaction and dialogue with educators and their
attorneys, membership in COPAA
is not available to attorneys who represent, or persons currently employed by,
education agencies receiving Federal or state funds under IDEA. Other
organizations exist to serve those persons and entities.
Disability
Rights Advocates (DRA)
449 15th Street
Suite 303
Oakland, CA 94612-2821
Phone: (510) 451-8644
Fax: (510) 451-8511
TTY: (510) 451-8716
Web: http://www.dralegal.org
E-mail: general@dralegal.org
Info: Disability Rights Advocates
is a national and international non-profit organization dedicated to protecting
and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities. Operated by and
established for people with disabilities, DRA pursues its mission through
research, education, and legal advocacy. DRA's mission is to ensure dignity,
equality, and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities throughout
the United States and worldwide.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
510.644.2555 V/TTY
510.841.8645 fax
dredf@dredf.org
Web: http://www.dredf.org
Info: Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children
with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (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.
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National
Association of Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
900 Second Street NE
Suite 211
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: (202) 408-9514
Fax: (202) 408-9520
E-mail: napas@earthlink.net
Web: http://www.protectionandadvocacy.com
Info: NAPAS, the voluntary national membership association of
protection & advocacy systems and client assistance programs, assumes
leadership in promoting and strengthening the role and performance of its
members in providing quality legally based advocacy services. NAPAS was
created to: facilitate coordination of its members; represent the needs of
members before federal agencies and Congress; and provide technical assistance
and training to member agencies, which enhance their effectiveness on the state
and local level.
National
Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA)
1625 K Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006-1604
Phone: (202) 452-0620
Fax: (202) 872-1031
E-mail: info@nlada.org
Web: http://www.nlada.org
Info: non-profit organization; members of NLADA (organizations and
individuals) provide either civil legal aid or public defense services to
low-income individuals. Contact to ask for the office nearest you.
Pike
Institute on Law and Disability
Boston University School of Law
765 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617) 353-2904
E-mail: pikeinst@bu.edu
Web: http://www.bu.edu/law/pike
Info: Supports education, research and public service
activities concerning disability law. It also provides recognition to the
noteworthy accomplishments of persons with disabilities and to those whose work
promotes a greater understanding of disability law.
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