Other State's Protection and Advocacy Organizations

Other States' Protection & Advocacy Organizations

The Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System and Client Assistance Program (CAP) comprise the nationwide network of congressionally mandated, legally based disability rights agencies.

P&A’s have the authority to provide legal representation and other advocacy services, under all federal and state laws, to all people with disabilities as determined by annually set priorities. All P&A’s maintain a presence in facilities that care for people with disabilities, where they monitor, investigate and attempt to remedy adverse conditions. P&A’s also devote efforts and resources to ensuring full access to inclusive educational programs, financial entitlements, healthcare, accessible housing and productive employment opportunities.

CAP’s provide information and assistance to people seeking or receiving vocational rehabilitation services under the Rehabilitation Act, including assistance in pursing administrative, legal and other appropriate remedies. As you’ll see in viewing the list of state organizations below, many CAP’s are housed together with P&A’s.

Scroll down to view websites (or e-mails if no site exists) for P&A’s and CAP’s in all 50 states and the national capital. For a shortcut, click on the letter that begins the state you are seeking information about. These links were last updated on August 03, 2005.

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Alabama

CAP: http://www.sacap.org

P&A: http://www.adap.net

Alaska

CAP: http://home.gci.net/~alaskacap/

P&A: http://www.dlcak.org/

Arizona

CAP/P&A: http://www.acdl.com

Arkansas

CAP/P&A: http://www.arkdisabilityrights.org

California

CAP: http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/cap/default.htm

P&A: http://www.pai-ca.org

Colorado

CAP/P&A: http://www.thelegalcenter.org

Connecticut

CAP/P&A: http://www.ct.gov/opapd/site/default.asp

Delaware

CAP: email: capup@magpage.com

P&A: http://www.declasi.org

District of Columbia

CAP/P&A: http://www.uls-dc.org

Florida

CAP/P&A: http://www.advocacycenter.org

Georgia

CAP: http://www.theOmbudsman.com

P&A: http://www.thegao.org

Hawaii

CAP/P&A: http://www.hawaiidisabilityrights.org

Idaho

CAP/P&A: http://users.moscow.com/co-ad

Illinois

CAP: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/cap

P&A: http://www.equipforequality.org

Indiana

CAP/P&A: http://www.in.gov/ipas

Iowa

CAP: http://www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/pd/client_assis_program/index.html

P&A: http://www.ipna.org/

Kansas

CAP/P&A: http://drskansas.org

Kentucky

CAP: http://kycap.ky.gov

P&A: http://www.kypa.net

Louisiana

CAP/P&A: http://www.advocacyla.org

Maine

CAP: http://www.caresinc.org

P&A: http://www.drcme.org

Maryland

CAP: http://www.dors.state.md.us/DORS/ProgramServices/cap

P&A: http://www.mdclbalto.org

Massachusetts

CAP: http://www.mass.gov/mod/ClientAssistance.html

P&A: http://www.dlc-ma.org,

Michigan

CAP/P&A: http://www.mpas.org

Minnesota

CAP/P&A: http://www.mndlc.org

Mississippi

CAP: http://www.mississippicap.com

P&A: http://www.mspas.com

Missouri

CAP/P&A: http://www.moadvocacy.org

Montana

CAP/P&A: http://www.mtadv.org

Nebraska

CAP: http://www.cap.state.ne.us

P&A: http://www.nebraskaadvocacyservices.org

Nevada

CAP: http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/reh_cap.htm

P&A: http://www.ndalc.org

New Hampshire

CAP: http://www.state.nh.us/disability/caphomepage.html

P&A: http://www.drcnh.org

New Jersey

CAP/P&A: http://www.njpanda.org

New Mexico

CAP/P&A: http://www.nmpanda.org

New York

CAP/P&A: http://www.cqc.state.ny.us

North Carolina

CAP: http://dvr.dhhs.state.nc.us/DVR/CAP/caphome.htm

P&A: http://www.gacpd.com

North Dakota

CAP: http://www.state.nd.us/cap

P&A: http://www.ndpanda.org

Ohio

CAP/P&A: http://olrs.ohio.gov

Oklahoma

CAP: http://www.state.ok.us/~ohc/cap.htm

P&A: http://www.oklahomadisabilitylaw.org

Oregon

CAP/P&A: http://www.oradvocacy.org

Pennsylvania

CAP: http://www.equalemployment.org

P&A: http://www.ppainc.org

Rhode Island

CAP/P&A: http://www.ridlc.org

South Carolina

CAP: http://www.govoepp.state.sc.us/cap

P&A: http://www.protectionandadvocacy-sc.org

South Dakota

CAP/P&A: http://www.sdadvocacy.com

Tennessee

CAP/P&A: http://www.tpainc.org

Texas

CAP/P&A: http://www.advocacyinc.org

Utah

CAP:/P&A: http://www.disabilitylawcenter.org

Vermont

CAP: http://www.dad.state.vt.us/DVR/cap.htm

P&A: http://www.vtpa.org

Virginia

CAP/P&A: http://www.vopa.state.va.us

Washington

CAP: http://www.capseattle.org

P&A: http://www.wpas-rights.org

West Virginia

CAP/P&A: http://www.wvadvocates.org

Wisconsin

CAP: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dvr/cap.htm

P&A: http://www.w-c-a.org

Wyoming

CAP/P&A: http://wypanda.vcn.com