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NEW - The Center Needs Your
Input
The Arizona
Center for Disability Law
is seeking your input into our Objectives and Priorities
for the next fiscal year.
For more information, click here to
take you to our Priorities page where
you can click on a link to our on-line survey
or provide your feedback by mail or fax.
Donations to the
Center
As the economy continues to struggle, and the
state prepares
for even more budget cuts, please help us make sure the Arizona
Center for Disability Law has the resources it needs to
continue to fight for families in 2010.
We have made it easier for you to donate
through
Pay Pal
by clicking on the donate button below.
If you already have a Pay Pal account, please
enter your own account e-mail address and
password on the Pay Pal page.
You can also donate by credit card even if you
do not have a Pay Pal account.
Thank you for your support.
ACDL Board Members
Our
current Board Members for 2010-2011 are listed
below along with their affiliations and cities.
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Randall Howe, President
Attorney
Phoenix, AZ |
Cathy Hunt, Vice-President
Special Education Teacher
Tucson, AZ |
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Elizabeth Freeburg, Treasurer
Wells Fargo
Scottsdale, AZ |
Matthew Wangeman, Secretary
NAU Institute for Human Development
Flagstaff, AZ |
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Wendy Akbar, Esq.
Quarles & Brady, LLP
Phoenix, AZ |
Nancy Alexander
Counselor
Tucson, AZ |
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Gail Brown
Attorney
Scottsdale, AZ |
Loretta Cheeks
General Dynamics
Peoria, AZ |
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Janet Crook
Family Member
Peoria, AZ |
Anthony (Tony) DiRienzi
Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
Phoenix, AZ |
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Art Gode
Family Member
Kingman, AZ |
Margaret "Peg" Haley Kepner
Family Member
Tucson, AZ |
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Sheree Lloyd
PAIMI Council Chair
Glendale, AZ |
Cyrus B. Martinez, Esq.
Attorney, Littler Mendelson
Phoenix, AZ |
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Mark Mendibles
Community Activist
Tucson, AZ |
Lynne Tomasa
Sonoran UCEDD U of A,
Family & Community Medicine
Tucson, AZ |
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John Trombino
Retired
Phoenix, AZ |
Judy Vorfeld
Office Support Services
Peoria, AZ |
Our Mission
The Arizona Center
for Disability Law advocates for the legal rights of persons with disabilities
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to be free from abuse, neglect and discrimination
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to have access to education, health care, housing and jobs, and other
services in order to maximize independence and achieve equality
What is the Arizona Center for
Disability Law?
Who does the Arizona Center for Disability Law help?
What does the Arizona Center for
Disability Law do?
What kinds of problems does the
Arizona Center for Disability Law address?
Visit our Social
Networking Website
Our new social
networking website at
http://acdlaw.ning.com allows members of our staff, Board Members,
community leaders, and agencies to share ideas and information related to
disability issues.
Passage of Keeping All Students
Act
H.R. Bill 4272
On March 3,
2010, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4247,
the Keeping All Students Safe Act (formerly called the Preventing Harmful
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act). The bill will greatly lessen
the
incidents of restraint and seclusion in school settings.
The bill was supported by the
National Disabilities Rights Network in Washington, D.C.
For more
information, click here.
Self-Advocacy DVD - Your Rights as an
Employee with Disabilities
What to Expect After You
Have Filed an Employment Discrimination Complaint. A 20 minute video
on employment rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and going
through the mediation process after filing a discrimination complaint.
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100 North Stone Ave., Suite 305
Tucson, AZ
85701
(520) 327-9547 (Voice)
(877) 327-7754 (Toll Free TTY)
(800) 922-1447 (Toll Free Voice)
Fax: (520) 884-0992
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5025 E. Washington St., Suite
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Phoenix, AZ
85034
(602) 274-6287 (Voice/TTY)
(800) 927-2260 (Toll Free Voice/TTY)
Fax: (602) 274-6779
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