NDRN - Press Room

Dear Representative: Support the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 3195) with NO amendments.

The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and the Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Through training and technical assistance, legal support, and legislative advocacy, NDRN works to create a society in which children and adults with all types of disabilities and their families are afforded equality of opportunity and are able to fully participate by exercising choice and self-determination.

There is a Protection and Advocacy and CAP program in every state and territory, as well as a Native American P&A. These programs work to protect the human, civil, and legal rights of individuals of all ages and with all types of disabilities. These programs recognize the critical role that the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted to play in ensuring the rights of all people with disabilities.

The undersigned Protection and Advocacy and CAP programs believe that it is time to restore Congress’ original intent in passing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): to make this great nation’s promise of equality and freedom a reality for Americans with disabilities by protecting anyone who is treated less favorably because of a current, past, or perceived disability.

We urge you to support passage of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 without any amendments. This bill has been negotiated by the disability and the business community and has strong bipartisan support.

Sincerely,

Advocacy Center (LA P&A)

Advocacy, Inc. (TX P&A)

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities (FL P&A)

Alabama Disability Advocacy Program ( AL P&A)

American Samoa Protection and Advocacy

Arizona Center for Disability Law (AZ P&A)

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc (DE P&A)

Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc. (ID P&A)

Disability Law and Advocacy Center of Tennessee (TN P&A)

Disability Law Center (MA P&A)

Disability Law Center (UT P&A)

Disability Law Center of Alaska (AK P&A)

Disability Rights Center (ME P&A)

Disability Rights Center/Arkansas (P&A)

Disability Rights Center of Kansas (KS P&A)

Disability Rights Center (NH P&A)

Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (PA P&A)

Disability Rights North Carolina (NC P&A)

Disability Rights Oregon (OR P&A)

Disability Rights Washington (WA P&A)

Disability Rights Wisconsin (WI P&A)

Equip for Equality (IL P&A)

Georgia Advocacy Office (GA P&A)

Guam Client Assistance Program

Hawaii Disability Rights Center (HI P&A)

Iowa Protection and Advocacy Services, Inc.

Kentucky Client Assistance Program

Kentucky Protection and Advocacy

Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People (CO P&A)

Maryland Disability Law Center (MD P&A)

Michigan Protection and Advocacy

Minnesota Disability Law Center (MN P&A)

Native American Disability Law Center, Inc. (Native American P&A)

Nebraska Advocacy Services (NE P&A)

Nevada Disability Advocacy And Law Center (NV P&A)

New Jersey Protection and Advocacy

Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CT P&A)

Ohio Legal Rights Services (OH P&A)

Oklahoma Disability Law Center (OK P&A)

Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities (SC P&A)

Protection and Advocacy, Inc. (CA P&A)

Protection and Advocacy Project – North Dakota

Protection and Advocacy System – New Mexico

Rhode Island Disability Law Center, Inc. (RI P&A)

South Dakota Advocacy Services – (SD P&A)

University Legal Services (DC P&A)

Vermont Protection and Advocacy, Inc.

Virginia Office of Protection and Advocacy

West Virginia Advocates (WV P&A)

Wyoming Protection and Advocacy System, Inc.

The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and the Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the Network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.