Legal & Advocacy Resources

• Advocacy Resources
• Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers
• Legal Resources
• Special Needs Trust
• Books to Buy!

Advocacy Resources

• Allsup Inc.- Disabilty Coordination Services - Social Security Disability Representational Service
• American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
• American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
• American Disability Association (ADAnet)
• Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
• Disability Advocacy Work With Networking
• Disability Rights Education And Defense Fund
• Invisible Disablities Advocate - Helping People Understand Chronic, Debilitating Illness
• Justice For All
• Mays Mission - Dedicated to assisting the disabled and promoting public awareness on disabilities.
• National Alliance OF The DisAbled (NAOTD)
• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
• National Patient Advocate Foundation
• National Organization on Disability
• Protection & Advocacy, Inc. of California
• Road Access for Disabled Americans
• Tennessee Association for Disability Rights
• The Disability Rights Activist
• Victims of Crime With Disabilities Resource Guide

Regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers

• New England DBTAC - Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT).
• Region 2: NJ, NY, PR, VI
• Mid-Atlantic DBTAC - Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV).
• Southeast DBTAC Region 4: AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, MS, TN
• Great Lakes DBTAC - Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI).
• Region 6: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
• Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE).
• Rocky Mountain DBTAC - Region 8: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
• Pacific DBTAC - Region 9: AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific basin
• Region 10: AK, ID, OR, WA

Legal Resources

• ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
• DisabilityClaims.com - The Resource for Disability Legal Issues
• DiscriminationAttorney.com - Civil Rights Law Guide
• FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
• Mesothelioma, Find legal and medical information on Mesothelioma cancer.
• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
• Neurotrauma Law Center

• ADA
  • A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
  • U.S. Department of Justice ADA Page
  • ADA Attorney'S List
  • Levy & Davis ADA Info
• Social Security
  • Joanne S Shulman - Social Security Claim Development Specialist
  • National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR)
  • Social Security Disability lawyers
  • Social Security Disability Benefits Attorney
• Other
  • Law about...Employment Discrimination
• Legislative and Regulatory Developments
• U.S. Supreme Court Actions

• National Special Needs Network
• Conservatorship, Trusts and Wills - for People with Developmental or Other Disabilities
• Frequently Asked Questions About Special Needs Trusts
• SeniorLaw: Supplemental Needs Trusts
• SSI & Trusts - EM-00067 (5/26/00)

Books to Buy! Available in association with Amazon.com

• Beyond Ramps : Disability at the End of the Social Contract
• Child Care and the Ada : A Handbook for Inclusive Programs
• Everybody Belongs : Changing Negative Attitudes Toward Classmates With Disabilities
• No Pity : People With Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement
• Nothing About Us Without Us : Disability Oppression and Empowerment
• Job Search Handbook for People With Disabilities
• Pocket Guide to the ADA

• Web Accessibility for People With Disabilities - a vital tool for Web site developers and administrators who need to understand the law, the requirements of the disabled, and the processes of site evaluation and implementation. This is a critical resource in helping companies comply with the "effective communication" requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

• Disablity & the Law books
• ADA Accessibility Guidelines
• Ada Handbook : Employment & Construction Issues Affecting Your Business
• The Americans With Disabilities Act : From Policy to Practice
• Americans With Disabilities Act : Making the Ada Work for You
• The Americans With Disabilities Act : Planning for Compliance/H45109 (Litigation Series, Vol 412)
• The Americans With Disabilities Act Handbook (Landmark Laws)
• Americans With Disabilities Act Handbook/Building News

• Bad-Mouthing : The Language of Special Needs (hardcover)
• Bad-Mouthing : The Language of Special Needs (paperback)
• Complying With the Americans With Disabilities Act : A Guidebook for Management and People With Disabilities
• Disability and the Law
• Disabilities and the Law (Individual Rights)
• Disabled Children: Research, the Law and Good Practice
• Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
• Disability Law in the United States : A Legislative History of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336 (Federal Disabilities)
• The Disability Law Reporter Service
• The Disability Rights Movement (Cornerstones of Freedom)
• The Disabled (Current Controversies)
• Disabled We Stand

• Educational Rights of Children With Disabilities : A Primer for Advocates
• Employer's Guide to the Americans With Disabilities Act
• Employment Law Guide to the Americans With Disabilities Act
• Federal Disability Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell)
• A Guide to Legal Rights for People With Disabilities
• Implementing the Americans With Disabilities Act
• Implementing the Americans With Disabilities Act : Rights and Responsibilities of All Americans
• In Search of Freedom : How Persons With Disabilities Have Been Disenfranchised from the Mainstream of American Society (Paperbook)
• Individuals With Disabilities : Implementing the Newest Laws (Roadmaps to Success: The Practicing Administrator's Leadership)
• Legal Rights : The Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
• Mental Disabilities and the Americans With Disabilities Act : A Concise Compliance Manual for Executives
• A Primer for Corporate America on Civil Rights for the Disabled
• The Prentice Hall Ada Compliance Advisor The Legal Center
• Regulation, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Under the Americans With Disabilities Act : A Practitioner's Guide to Implementation
• Test Accommodations for Students With Disabilities - considers a variety of legal questions, theoretical issues, and practical methods for meeting the assessment needs of students with disabilities.

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