| Resources for Children with Disabilities Developed by Margaret Rose Legal Issues  American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law 740 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005-1019 E-mail: ctrchildlaw@abanet.org Offers information and advocacy to professionals and parents of children and adolescents with disabilities. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004-2400 Phone: 212-549-2500 (general); 800-775-2258 (to order publications) E-mail: aclu@aclu.org This nonprofit organization, the largest public-interest law firm in the United States, offers links to disability rights topics. Children’s Defense Fund (CFD) 25 E Street NW Washington, DC, 20001 Phone: 202-628-8787 E-mail: cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org Private nonprofit organization dedicated to educating about, advocating for, and studying the needs of children, especially low-income and minority children and children with disabilities. Their mission focuses on giving children a head start (child care), a healthy start (child health), a fair start (family income), a safe start (violence prevention, child welfare, and mental health), and a moral start (ethics, morality, and self-discipline). Disabilities Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) 2212 Sixth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 Voice/TTY: 510-644-2555 Fax: 510-841-8645 E-mail: dredf@dredf.org Law and policy center to protect the rights of people with disabilities. Referral and information regarding rights of people with disabilities is offered. This organization educates legislators and policymakers about issues affecting the rights of people with disabilities and also educates the public about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (PL 101-336). Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law 1101 15th Street NW Suite 1212 Washington, DC 20005-5002 Phone: 202-467-5730 TTY: 202-467-4342 Fax: 202-223-0409 E-mail: webmaster@bazelon.org Nonprofit legal advocacy program that works to define, establish, and protect the rights of children and adults with mental disabilities, using test-case litigation, federal policy advocacy, and training and technical assistance for lawyers and other advocates nationwide. National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS) 900 Second Street NE Suite 211 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-408-9514 TTY: 202-408-9521 Fax: 202-408-9520 E-mail: napas@earthlink.net The NAPAS web site provides links to protection and advocacy agencies located across the United States. These agencies are mandated by federal law to serve and protect the rights of people with disabilities. |
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