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| 1978 |
The Center is designated as the Protection and Advocacy System for Persons with Developmental Disabilities in Arizona (PADD). |
| 1984 |
Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act create the Client Assistance Program (CAP). CAP provides information and assistance to individuals seeking or receiving services under the Rehabilitation Act, including assistance in pursuing legal and administrative remedies to protect their rights. The Center launches the CAP program. |
| 1986 |
Protection and Advocacy of Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) is passed by Congress, and the Center becomes Arizona's protection and advocacy system for persons with mental illness. |
| 1994 |
The Protection and Advocacy of Individuals Rights (PAIR) program is funded at the federal level, and the Center begins to receive funding for an additional group of persons with disabilities -- people not eligible under other programs. The PAIR program allows Protection and Advocacy Systems to focus considerable attention on accessiblity, housing and employment issues. |
| 1995 |
Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest and the Protection and Advocacy System become two completely
separate organizations. The "old" corporation becomes the Arizona Center for Disability Law, and the "new" corporation retains the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest name. Each corporation has its own staff, board, and missions. |
| 1995 |
Arizona starts its Assistive Technology Project, and, pursuant for the federal legislation, the Arizona Center for Disability Law is designated to perform protection and advocacy work for people to obtain assistive technology. |
| 1995 |
The Arizona Center for Disability Law establishes a Special Education hotline to give families and professionals information on special education law through a generous grant from the Governor's Council on Disabilities. |
| 1998 |
The Arizona Center for Disability Law receives a competitive HUD/FHIP Grant to perform fair housing work for people with disabilities. |
| 1998 |
The Arizona Center for Disability Law begins providing up-to-date legal information for disabled workers under its Employment Hotline. |
| 1999 |
The Arizona Center for Disability Law opens a new investigative unit to look into allegations of abuse and neglect of persons with disabilities. |
| 2001 |
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) is funded at the federal level, providing the Arizona Center for Disability Law with a new program devoted to assisting social security beneficiaries in their efforts to obtain and maintain employment. |