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Appendix G: State Protection and Advocacy Systems

Alabama

Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
The University of Alabama
P.O. Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395
205-348-4928
205-348-9484/TDD
800-826-1675

Alaska

Disability Law Center of Alaska
3330 Arctic Blvd., Suite 103
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
800-478-1234 (toll free in Alaska)
907-565-1002 (Voice/TTY)
907-565-100 (fax)
email: [email protected]

American Samoa

Protection & Advocacy
P.O. Box 3937
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
011-684-633-2441

Arizona

Arizona Center for Disability Law
3131 North Country Club, Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-327-9547 Voice/TDD

Arkansas

Advocacy Services, Inc.
Evergreen Place, Suite 201
1100 North University
Little Rock, AR 72207
501-296-1775 Voice/TDD
800-485-1775

California

Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
100 Howe Avenue, Suite 185N
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-488-9950
800-776-5746

Colorado

The Legal Center
455 Sherman Street, Suite 130
Denver, CO 80203
303-722-0300 Voice/TDD
800-288-1376

Connecticut

Office of P&A for Handicapped and Developmentally Disabled Persons
60B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
860-297-4300
860-566-2102/TDD

Delaware

Disabilities Law Program
913 Washington Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-575-0660 Voice/TDD

Florida

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities
Webster Building, Suite 100
2671 Executive Center, Circle West
Tallahassee, FL 32301-5024
904-488-9071
800-342-0823
800-346-4127/TDD

Georgia

Georgia Advocacy Office
999 Peachtree Street NE., Suite 870
Atlanta, GA 30309-3166
404-885-1234 Voice/TDD
800-282-4538

Guam

Guam Protection and Advocacy Reflection Center
222 Chalan Santo Papa, Suite 204
Agana, Guam 96910
011-671-472-8985/86/87
011-671-472-8988/TDD

Hawaii

Protection & Advocacy Agency
1580 Makaloa Street, Suite 1060
Honolulu, HI 96814
808-949-2922 Voice/TDD

Idaho

Co-Ad, Inc.
4477 Emerald, Suite B-100
Boise, ID 83706
208-336-5353 Voice/TDD
800-632-5725

Illinois

Equip for Equality, Inc.
11 East Adams, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60603
312-341-0022 Voice/TDD
800-537-2632

Indiana

Indiana Protection & Advocacy Services
850 North Meridian, Suite 2-C
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-1150 Voice/TDD
800-622-4845

Iowa

Iowa P&A Service, Inc.
3015 Merle Hay Road, Suite 6
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-278-2502
515-278-0571/TDD
800-779-2502

Kansas

Kansas Advocacy & Protection Services
501 Southwest Jackson, Suite 425
Topeka, KS 66603
913-232-3469

Kentucky

Office for Public Advocacy
Division for P&A
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Third Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-2967
800-372-2988/TDD

Louisiana

Advocacy Center for the Elderly and Disabled
225 Baronne, Suite 2112
New Orleans, LA 70112-2112
504-522-2337 Voice/TDD
800-960-7705

Maine

Maine Advocacy Services
P.O. Box 2007
32 Winthrop
Augusta, ME 04338
207-626-2774
800-452-1948/TDD

Maryland

Maryland Disability Law Center
Central Maryland Office
The Walbert Building, Suite 204
1800 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-234-2791
410-727-6387 Voice/TDD
800-233-7201

Massachusetts

Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
617-723-8455 Voice/TDD

Center for Public Representation
22 Green Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-586-6024 Voice/TDD

Michigan

Michigan P&A Service
106 West Allegan, Suite 300
Lansing, MI 48933
517-487-1755 Voice/TDD

Minnesota

Minnesota Disability Law Center
430 First Avenue North, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780
612-332-1441
800-292-4150

Mississippi

Mississippi P&A System for DD, Inc.
5330 Executive Place, Suite A
Jackson, MS 39206
601-981-8207 Voice/TDD

Missouri

Missouri P&A Services
925 South Country Club Drive, Unit B-1
Jefferson City, MO 65109
573-893-3333
800-392-8667

Montana

Montana Advocacy Program
P.O. Box 1680
316 North Park, Room 211
Helena, MT 59624
406-444-3889 Voice/TDD
800-245-4743

Nebraska

Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc.
522 Lincoln Center Building
215 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-474-3183 Voice/TDD

Nevada

Nevada Advocacy & Law Center, Inc.
401 South Third Street, Suite 403
Las Vegas, NV 89101
702-383-8150
702-383-8170/TDD
800-992-5715

New Hampshire

Disabilities Rights Center
P.O. Box 3660
18 Low Avenue
Concord, NH 03302-3660
603-228-0432 Voice/TDD

New Jersey

New Jersey P&A, Inc.
210 South Broad Street, Third Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-292-9742
800-792-8600

New Mexico

Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
1720 Louisiana Boulevard NE., Suite 204
Albuquerque, NM 87110
505-256-3100 Voice/TDD
800-432-4682

New York

NY Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled
99 Washington Avenue, Suite 1002
Albany, NY 12210
518-473-7378
518-473-4057
800-624-4143/TDD

North Carolina

Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities
2113 Cameron Street, Suite 218
Raleigh, NC 27605
919-733-9250 Voice/TDD
800-821-6922

North Dakota

The North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project
400 East Broadway, Suite 616
Bismarck, ND 58501
701-328-2950
800-472-2670
800-642-6694 (24-Hour Line)
800-366-6888/TDD

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy System, Inc.
P.O. Box 3529 C.K.
Saipan, MP 96950
011-670-235-7274/3

Ohio

Ohio Legal Rights Service
8 East Long Street, Fifth Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-7264 Voice/TDD
800-282-9181

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc.
2915 Classen Boulevard, Suite 300
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-525-7755
800-880-7755

Oregon

Oregon Advocacy Center
620 SW Fifth Avenue, Fifth Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
503-243-2081
800-452-1694
800-556-5351/TDD

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania P&A, Inc.
116 Pine Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-236-8110 Voice/TDD
800-692-7443

Puerto Rico

Office of the Governor
Ombudsman for the Disabled
P.O. Box 4234
San Juan, PR 00902-4234
787-721-4299
800-981-4125

Rhode Island

Rhode Island P&A System, Inc.
151 Broadway, Third Floor
Providence, RI 02903
401-831-3150
401-831-5335/TDD
800-733-5332

South Carolina

Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29204
803-782-0639 Voice/TDD
800-922-5225

South Dakota

South Dakota Advocacy Services
221 South Central Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
605-224-8294 Voice/TDD
800-658-4782

Tennessee

Tennessee P&A, Inc.
P.O. Box 121257
Nashville, TN 37212
615-298-1080 Voice/TDD
800-342-1660

Texas

Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Suite 171-E
Austin, TX 78757
512-454-4816 Voice/TDD
800-252-9108

Utah

Legal Center for People with Disabilities
455 East 400 South, Suite 410
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-363-1347 Voice/TDD
800-662-9080

Vermont

Vermont Protection & Advocacy
21 East State Street, Suite 101
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-229-1355

Virginia

Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities
Ninth Street Office Building
202 North Ninth Street, Ninth Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
804-225-2042 Voice/TDD
800-552-3962

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Advocacy Agency
7A Whim Street, Suite 2
Frederiksted, VI 00840
809-772-1200
809-776-4303
809-772-4641/TDD

Washington

Washington P&A System
1401 East Jefferson, Suite 506
Seattle, WA 98122
206-324-1521 Voice/TDD 2

West Virginia

West Virginia Advocates, Inc.
Litton Building, Fourth Floor
1207 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-346-0847 Voice/TDD
800-950-5250

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy
16 North Carroll Street, Suite 400
Madison, WI 53703
608-267-0214
608-267-0214/TTY

Wyoming

Wyoming P&A System
2424 Pioneer Avenue, Suite 101
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307-638-7668
307-632-3496
800-821-3091 Voice/TDD
800-624-7648

Native American

DNA People's Legal Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 392
Shiprock, NM 87410
505-368-3216

Additional Contacts

Juvenile Law Center
801 Arch Street, Sixth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-625-0551

National Association of Child Advocates
1522 K Street NW., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-0777

National Association of Counsel for Children
1205 Oneida Street
Denver, CO 80220
303-322-2260

National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems
900 Second Street NE., Suite 211
Washington, DC 20002
202-408-9514
TDD 202-408-9521
E-Mail: [email protected]

PADD Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue SW.
Washington, DC 20201
202-690-6905

PAIMI
Center for Mental Health Services
Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15-C-26
Rockville, MD 20857
301-443-3667

PAIR
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Switzer Building, Room 3231
330 C Street SW.
Washington, DC 20202-2735
202-205-8719

National Center for Youth Law
114 Sansome Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-543-3307

Youth Law Center
114 Sansome Street, Suite 950
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-543-3379

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