ADAP Services
ADAP 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 also 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 seven programs
--PADD, PAIMI, PAIR, PAAT, PABSS, PAVA,
PATBI.
The individual's situation must involve the abuse or neglect of a person with 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 on 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.