Legal & Human Rights Resources

Posted by CynthiaL on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 7:35 am. Comments are off.

ABA Commission on Disabilities
ACLU position / briefing paper: Disability Rights, January 1, 1999
ADA&IT Technical Assistance Centers
ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)
ADA Guide for Places of Lodging: Serving Guests Who Are Blind Or Who Have Low Vision
ADA Hot Links and Document Center
Adapt grassroots disability rights organization
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Americans With Disabilities Act Information on the Web
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
UC Berkeley’s website on the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement
Center for Social Change (CSC) provides residential and supported employment services to children and adults with developmental disabilities in the community [Maryland]
"Consumers Guide to Disability Rights Laws," U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section
Disability Law and Advocacy Resources
Equal Rights Center, Washington, DC
EUmap.org from the Open Society Institute (OSI) EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program (EUMAP). This provides resources, news, and analyses on human rights and the rule of law in Europe
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
Human Rights Issues Related to Women With Disabilities from the Feminist International Radio Endeavour Disabled Women’s Section. A Space for Women with All Types of Disabilities
Justice for All
Legal Assistance Resource lawyer directory and law-related resources
Legislation and Legal Issues resource list
Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD) MDOD oversees the restructuring, reorganization of government delivery of services & programs for people with disabilities in Maryland through collaboration with all state government agencies.
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) assures the full participation of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in all aspects of community life
Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) assists people in economic need, provides prevention services, and protects vulnerable children and adults
Maryland Disability Law Center a private, non-profit organization staffed by attorneys and paralegals
Maryland Technology Assistance Program (MD TAP)
Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI)
National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities.
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (NLS)
Social Security Disability Information from the Social Security Administration
Social Security Disability Advocates of America
Social Security FAQ
State Laws an overview of State accessibility laws, policies, standards and other resources available online
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Disabilities Resources
U.S. Department of Justice ADA Home Page
Workforce Investment Act of 1998

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