PADD, PAIMI, PAIR, PAAT, PABSS, PATBI, PAVA
PADD Program: Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
To be eligible under the PADD program, an individual must have a developmental disability, which is defined by federal law as a severe, chronic mental or physical disability which occurs before the age of 22 and seriously limits that person's ability to function in at least three of the following major life activities:
- Self-care - the ability to meet daily needs
- Receptive and expressive language - the ability to understand what is communicated and to communicate with others
- Learning
- Mobility - fine and gross motor skills
- Self-direction - ability to make one's own decisions
- Independent Living
- Economic Self-sufficiency - ability to earn sufficient funds to live independently
- Under nine years of age with only one major life functional limitation
PAIMI Program: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness
To be eligible under the PAIMI program, an individual must have a diagnosis of mental illness and reside in a 24-hour facility where he/she is receiving treatment for mental illness, have a complaint regarding a problem which occurred within 90 days of discharge from such a treatment facility or live in community setting, including a person's own home.
PAIR Program: Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights
To be eligible under the PAIR program, an individual with a disability must meet all the following criteria:
- Must be ineligible for the Protection and Advocacy of Developmental Disabilities (PADD) or the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program.
- Must need services beyond the scope of services authorized to be provided by the Client Assistance Program (CAP) under section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
PAAT Program: Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology
Any individual who needs assistive technology may request ADAP's help in accessing technology devices or assistive technology services. Criteria for services may vary according to ADAP's yearly contract with STAR (State Technology Access and Response System for Alabamians with Disabilities) which is administered by the Department of Rehabilitative Services.
PABSS Program: Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
Any individual may contact ADAP regarding Social Security services if you are an SSA beneficiary, family member, individual with a disability, employer, attorney, government agency, service provider, community organization, or advocacy group and:
- need education and training about employment, work incentives, and other work related issues, including available civil rights protection under the law.
- need information or referral related to the services and assistance that may be available to SSA beneficiaries in return to work efforts, including methods to apply for and access those services.
SSA beneficiaries should also contact ADAP if they need help with:
- investigating or filing a complaint of improper or inadequate service assistance involving a vocational provider, work incentive planner, employer or other entity involved with return to work efforts.
- the resolution of complaints through mediation, negotiation or other good faith dispute resolution efforts.
- legal counsel and litigation services when such services become necessary to protect your rights as an SSA beneficiary under the law.
PATBI Program: Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury
Individuals may contact ADAP regarding its TBI services if there is a need for:
- education, training or technical assistance about TBI and available services.
- information or referrals related to services and assistance that may be available to individuals with TBI and their families.
- individual or family advocacy or legal representation to eliminate barriers and increase access to comprehensive, coordinated programs and services.
- information about how to promote and support self-advocacy efforts of people with TBI and their families.
PAVA Program: Protection and Advocacy for Voting Accessibility
Individuals may contact ADAP regarding its PAVA services if an individual is:
- of legal voting age and
- a person with a disability and
- have experienced discrimination in the access to or the participation in the election process.
Services
DAP provides information and referral services, public education programs, and individual case advocacy services.
Information and Referral
Anyone may call ADAP for information and referrals relating to disability issues. See ADAP's Resource Database for self-advocacy and resource information.
Education and Training
Any individual or group may request training in the area of disability rights. Requests are considered based on ADAP's annual priorities and its limited resources for the provision of education/training.
Individual Case Advocacy
To be eligible for individual case advocacy services all four of the following statements must be true with regard to the individual's situation:
- The individual with a disability must be eligible under one of ADAP's programs--PADD, PAIMI, PAIR, PAAT, PABSS, PATBI, PAVA
- The individual's situation must involve the abuse, neglect of a person with a disability, a violation of a right granted to a person because that person has a disability, or discrimination based on disability.
- Accepting the individual's case for advocacy services will further one of ADAP's annual priorities.
- The individual's situation meets other case selection criteria, which includes such considerations as the availability of other competent resources to advocate on behalf of the individual (including the individual's ability to pay for other legal services, or the individual's ability to advocate for his/her own behalf); whether there is a realistic prospect of success if the case is selected; the extent to which the potential client will benefit from satisfactory resolution of his/her case; and the likelihood of a favorable impact on the legal rights of other individuals with disabilities.
