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The Disability Law Center of Alaska

The Disability Law Center of Alaska is an independent non-profit law firm providing legal advocacy for people with disabilities anywhere in Alaska. Read More

Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA

Address: P.O. Box 3000
Purcellville, va 20134
Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: 1-540-338-2733 Email: NO EMAIL Website: https://www.hslda.org/strugglinglearner/sn_Klicka.asp

When two attorneys and homeschooling dads—Mike Farris and Mike Smith—founded Home School Legal Defense Association in March 1983, homeschooling was just a tiny blip on the educational radar screen. Seeing a need for affordable legal advocacy, the… Read More

U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR)

Address: 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Lyndon Baines Johnson Bldg
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Phone: 202-453-6100 Fax: 202-453-6012 Email: ocr@ed.gov Website: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html

Overview of the Agency The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights. We serve student populations facing discrimination… Read More

Advocacy Center of Louisiana

Address: 8325 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (800) 960-7705 Email: advocacycenter@advocacyla.org Website: http://advocacyla.org/

The Advocacy Center of Louisiana (AC) is the protection and advocacy (P&A) system for Louisiana. AC protects, empowers, and advocates for people with disabilities throughout the state, and for adults over age 60 in Orleans Parish. There is no charge for… Read More

DC Office of Disability Rights (ODR)

Address: 441 4th St NW, Suite 729N
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 724-5055 Fax: (202) 727-9484 Email: odr@dc.gov Website: https://odr.dc.gov/

The mission of the DC Office of Disability Rights (ODR) is to ensure that the programs, services, benefits, activities and facilities operated or funded by the District of Columbia are fully accessible to, and useable by people with disabilities. ODR… Read More

The Arc of Fredrick County – Maryland

Address: 620A Research Court
Frederick, MD 21703
Phone: (301) 663-0909 Fax: (301) 695-6454 Email: info@arcfc.org Website: http://arcfc.org/

The Arc of Frederick County helps people with developmental disabilities to live enviable lives. This is accomplished by providing services, advocacy, and creating supportive communities. FACTS ABOUT THE ARC OF FREDERICK COUNTY The Arc of Frederick County… Read More

PATH Project – Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI)

Address: 1090 Longfellow Dr
Beaumont, TX 77706
Phone: (800) 866-4726 Email: pathproject@sbcglobal.net Website: http://prntexas.org/texas-ptis/path-project/

Founded in 1986 The PATH Project is one of three federally funded Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI) serving Texas parents of children and youth with disabilities ages 0-26. We serve families living in ESC regions 5-13. All of our services… Read More

Georgia Advocacy Office

Address: One West Court Square, Suite 625
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: (404) 885-1234 Email: Info@thegao.org. Website: http://thegao.org/

WHAT WE DO THE GEORGIA ADVOCACY OFFICE (GAO) PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN GEORGIA. SOME EXAMPLES ARE: Information and referral Technical assistance, advice, and support in self advocacy Assistance in advocacy, negotiation… Read More

American Bar Association – Family Advocate Law Magazine

Address: 1050 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-662-1000 Email: NO EMAIL Website: http://www.americanbar.org/publications/family_advocate_home.html

Family Advocate, the quarterly news-and-feature membership magazine of the Section of Family Law, addresses current family law topics and provides useful how-to articles in every issue. For more than 20 years, mental health professionals, judges, family… Read More

U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division – Disability Rights Section (ADA)

Address: 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NYA
Washington, DC 20530
Phone: 800-514-0301 Fax: (202) 307-1197 Email: NO EMAIL Website: https://www.justice.gov/crt/disability-rights-section

The Disability Rights Section works to achieve equal opportunity for people with disabilities in the United States by implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Through its multi-faceted approach toward achieving compliance with the ADA,… Read More

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