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Disability Determination Bureau, Indiana Family & Social Services Administration

Address: P.O. Box 7069, Attn: Patricia A. Carew-Caseay, Deputy Director
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7069
Phone: (317) 396-2007 Website: http://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/2634.htm

The Indiana Disability Determination Bureau (DDB) performs the medical adjudication, for the Social Security Administration, of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability claims for the citizens of the… Read More

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

Address: 900 Second Street, NE, Suite 211
Washington,, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 408-9514 Fax: (202) 4089520 Email: info@ndrn.org Website: http://napas.org

NDRN is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP). Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people… Read More

TASH (Disability Advocacy)

Address: 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 235
Washington,, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 540-9020 Fax: (202) 5409019 Email: info@tash.org Website: http://tash.org/

The mission of TASH is to promote the full inclusion and participation of children and adults with significant disabilities in every aspect of their community, and to eliminate the social injustices that diminish human rights.   Equity. Opportunity. Inclusion… Read More

Louisiana Citizens for Action Now (LACAN)

Address: 2313 Blue Haven Drive
New Iberia, LA 70563
Phone: (337) 367-7407 Email: kay.marcel@cox.net Website: http://www.fhfsela.org/lacan

Louisiana Citizens for Action Now (LaCAN) is a statewide network of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council and consists of individuals and families who advocate for a system that supports individuals to live in their own homes rather than having… Read More

Disability Rights Vermont

Address: 141 Main Street, Suite 7
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: (802) 229-1355 Fax: (802) 2291359 Email: info@disabilityrightsvt.org Website: http://www.disabilityrightsvt.org/

Edward Paquin, Jr. – Executive Director   "Disability Rights Vermont, Inc. (DRVT) is part of the National Protection and Advocacy system. This national system was created by Congress in response to concerns that States were not doing enough to protect… Read More

Indiana Office of Special Education, Department of Education

Address: Indiana Department of Education,, 151 West Ohio St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798
Phone: (317) 232-0570 Email: specialeducation@doe.in.gov Website: http://www.doe.in.gov/achievement/individualized-learning/special-education

The Special Education Team ensures that all eligible students with disabilities are provided a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. The following exceptionalities are included: autism spectrum disorder, communication… Read More

Special Education Mediation, Indiana Department of Education

Address: 151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-6676 Fax: (317) 2320744 Email: legal@doe.in.gov Website: http://www.doe.in.gov/specialed/special-education-due-process

Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process that provides a trained and impartial mediator  to facilitate discussion between the parent(s) and school to help the parties resolve a disagreement. Read More

The Advocacy Center – A Louisiana Protection and Advocacy Agency

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

The Advocacy Center* (AC) is Louisiana's Protection and Advocacy System.The organization is a tax-exempt, private non-profit corporation organized in 1978 and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Advocacy Center has offices in New Orleans… Read More

Client Assistance Program (CAP) – Louisiana

Address: 1010 Common Street, Suite 2600
New Orleans, LA 70112-2112
Phone: (504) 522-2337 Website: http://www.advocacyla.org/

 The Client Assistance Program (CAP) provides free assistance to persons seeking services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, including clients and client applicants of Louisiana Rehabilitation Services and American Indian Rehabilitation… Read More

Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs – Louisiana

Address: 150 Third Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Phone: (225) 219-7550 Fax: (225) 2197551 Email: disability.affairs@la.gov Website: http://gov.louisiana.gov/page/disability-affairs

The Governor's Office of Disability Affairs (GODA) strives to serve as an information resource for Louisiana's disability community and the agencies that serve them. GODA was established and designed by the Governor’s Office to adequately educate, address… Read More

Was Your Child's CP Preventable?