Advocacy & Legal Services

ADAPT

 

ADAWatch

 

ADA Watch: News and Events

 

American Association of People with Disabilities

 

Burton Blatt Institute

 

Center for Community Change

 

Center for the New Economy

 

Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy (CSADP)

 

CLPI: Lobbying, Public Policy Advocacy and the Law

 

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

 

The Council for Disability Rights

 

Demos

 

Disability Advocacy Service Hunter (DASH)

 

Disability Awareness in Action (DAA)

 

Disability Rights Advocates

The Health Access Project section of this web page provides an overview of accessible healthcare rights. A handbook entitled Through the Maze: A Guide to Health Care and Insurance Rights for People with Disabilities is available to download in English and Spanish.

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)

 

Disabled People's Direct Action Network

 

EFFECTIVE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY

 

Independent Living USA

 

International Independent Living Advocacy Organizations

 

Law, Health Policy & Disability Center

 

Move On.org: Democracy In Action

 

Moving Ideas: Electronic Policy Network

 

National Council on Disability

 

National Disability Institute

 

National Housing Law Project

National housing law and advocacy center working to advance housing justice for the poor.

National Organization on Disability

 

Neighborhood Legal Services

This site provides information on public assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid/Medicare, National Assistive Technology Project, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and a number of other legal issues pertinent to people with disabilities.

New America Foundation

 

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

 

PolicyLink

 

Protection and Advocacy, Inc. California

Publications include topics on health care, benefit programs and In Home Supportive Services.

RESULTS

 

Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

 

State Protection & Advocacy Locator

 

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet

 

United States House of Representatives- Contacting Your Representative

 

United States Senate: Contacting Your Representative

 

Western Center on Law and Poverty

The Western Center on Law and Poverty site contains articles and legal information on welfare, health care and housing issues. It provides an Advocate and Self-Help Resource Center with tools, case summaries, publications and links.

The White House