Disability Rights California (DRC) is the agency designated under federal law to protect and advocate for the rights of Californians with disabilities. We work in litigation, legal representation, advocacy services, investigations, public policy, and provide information, advice, referral, and community outreach. For more than 40 years, DRC has worked to advance the rights of Californians with disabilities in education, employment, independence, health, and safety, and has grown into the largest disability rights organization in the nation.
Disability Rights California
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Legal rights related to disability, including abuse/neglect, alternatives to conservatorship, discrimination, and more. May give you general information, referrals or self-advocacy materials, but cannot represent every person. Office of Client’s Rights Advocacy. Regional center clients or family members can ask OCRA to advocate for their rights
Representation based on the merits of your case; your ability to advocate for yourself; other advocacy resources you can use; whether your problem is a DRC priority; and if DRC has sources to help. Contact your regional centers (https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/what-we-do/programs/office-of-clients-rights-advocacy-ocra)
WHO DO THEY HELP
People with disability
Contact
(800) 776-5746
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Address
350 South Bixel Street, Suite 290, Los Angeles CA 90017