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Access to Housing and Public Accommodations/Services (ADA info) Advocacy Organizations for People Care for Children with Disabilities Assistive Technology Resources Developmental Disability Resources Employment Resources Health Care Resources/Advocacy (Medicaid/Medicare) Independent Living Centers Mental Health/Mental Illness Resources/Advocacy Nursing Home/Assistive Living Facilities Special Education Resources Traumatic Brain Injury Resources
General Disability Resources
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) – Previously NAPAS (lists Protection and Advocacy Agencies in every state) American Association of People with Disabilities National Council on Disabilities Institute for Human Development Arizona Office for Americans With Disabilities
General Legal Information
AZ LawHelp.org (information on various legal issues, as well as links to every legal aid in Arizona) Arizona State Bar Arizona Elder Law Hotlines (for people over 60)
Abuse and Neglect (Reporting)
Arizona Department of Licensing Services (general information about abuse and neglect reporting)
Where to report abuse/neglect about:
Assisted Living Facilities
Behavioral Health Services
Group Homes-DDD
Group Homes-Juvenile
Hospitals (Medical)
Nursing Homes
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs (advocacy for adults living in long term care settings)
Abuse of Adult: Adult Protective Services (to report abuse of vulnerable adult)
Abuse of Child: Child Protective Services (to report abuse of a child)
Where to File Health Care Complaint
Access to Housing and Public Accommodations / Services (ADA info)
U.S. Department of Justice ADA Home Page
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing
Advocacy Organizations for People Care for Children with Disabilities
Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona
Raising Special Kids
KARE Family Center
MIKID (Mentally Ill Kids in Distress)
Assistive Technology Resources
Arizona Loan$ for Assistive Technology (AzLAT)
Institute for Human Development - Arizona Technology Access Program
National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project
Let Them Hear Foundation (provides assistance with appeals of denial of assistive technology related to restoring hearing)
Developmental Disabilities Resources
Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities - Arizona
Pima Council on Developmental Disabilities
Employment Resources
Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration (Voc Rehab)
TBI Specialist Program of Rehabilitative Services (Voc Rehab)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Health Care Resources/Advocacy
(Medicaid/AHCCCS and Medicare)
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
(Arizona's Medicaid program; provides coverage for acute care services and long-term care services through the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) )
KidsCare (health insurance for kids under 19 who don’t qualify for Medicaid/AHCCCS)
Children's Rehabilitative Services
Arizona State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
(Help with Medicare Questions)
Center for Medicare Advocacy
National Health Law Program (NheLP)
Families USA
FAS/FAE Legal Issues Resource Center
Independent Living Centers
ABIL Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (Phoenix)
Assist! To Independence (Tuba City)
DIRECT Center for Independent Living (Tucson)
New Horizons Independent Living Center (Prescott Valley)
Services Maximizing Independent Living Empowerment (SMILE) (Yuma)
Mental Health/Mental Illness Resources/Advocacy
Arizona Division of Behavioral Health Services (includes links to regional behavioral health authorities (RBHAs)
Bureau of Consumer Rights, Arizona Division of Behavioral Health Services information about:
NAMI Arizona--National Alliance on Mentally Illness of Arizona
Mental Health Association of Arizona
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Center for Public Representation
Nursing Home/Assisted Living Information
Arizona Office of Long Term Care Licensing (Nursing Homes)
Consumer's Guide to Nursing Homes
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Special Education Resources
Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights (PACER)
Family Education Network
Traumatic Brain Injury Resources
Brain Injury Association of Arizona
Governor's Council on Spinal Cord and Head Injuries
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