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Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service
The mission of MPAS is to advocate and protect the legal rights of people with disabilities.
National Disability Rights Network
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.
National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council
The National Hepatitis C Advocacy Council has been formed in an effort to bring together the collective strengths of hepatitis C patient advocacy organizations. The Council is a forum to discuss common goals and to strategize on mechanisms to become a formidable force in the effort to advance issues of importance to all people affected by hepatitis C. Patient advocacy organizations provide essential services and a voice to people diagnosed with life-threatening illness.
Nevada Disability Advocacy & Law Center
The Nevada Disability Advocacy & Law Center (NDALC) is a private, statewide non-profit organization that serves as Nevada's federally-mandated protection and advocacy system for human, legal, and service rights for individuals with disabilities.
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy
New Jersey's protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities, providing legal and non-legal advocacy, information and referral, education and outreach and technical assistance and training in support of the rights of people with disabilities.
New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
The New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQCAPD) is an independent, New York State government agency charged with improving the quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities and protecting their rights.
South Dakota Advocacy Services
SDAS' mission is to protect and advocate the rights of South Dakotans with disabilities through legal, administrative, and other remedies. South Dakota Advocacy Services is part of the South Dakota Developmental Disabilities Network.
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA) helps people with disability-related problems like abuse, neglect, and discrimination.
West Virginia Advocates
West Virginia Advocates (WVA) advocates for the legal and human rights of persons with disabilities. WVA provides information, referral and technical assistance on legal, civil and service rights to people with disabilities and their families, friends, advocates, guardians and representatives, service and support providers, and the public. WVA provides direct advocacy, including negotiation, mediation, investigation and legal representation in individual or class actions, to selected eligible people whose problems meet WVA priorities and case selection criteria. WVA provides education and training for individuals, groups, private and public organizations, elected and appointed officials, and other policymakers regarding the legal, civil and service rights of people with disabilities.
