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OUR MISSION
THE MISSION OF THE OKLAHOMA DISABILITY LAW CENTER, INC. IS TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND EXPAND THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS.
BELIEF STATEMENT
The ODLC mission reflects a belief that people with disabilities and mental illness are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect; to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination. The ODLC mission also reflects the belief that people with disabilities and mental illness are entitled to equal rights and to equally effective access to the same opportunities as are afforded to other members of society.
Who is ODLC and what services are provided?
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY (P&A) PROGRAMS:
PADD for persons with developmental disabilities
PAIMI for persons with serious mental illness
PAIR for persons with a disability
PABSS for persons who are beneficiaries of Social Security
PATBI for persons with traumatic brain injury
PAVA for voting by people with disabilities
PAAT for assistive technology for people with disabilities
FY2006 PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES FOR PROGRAMS:
(1) Prevention of abuse and neglect (PADD, PAIMI, PAIR, PATBI)
(2) Prevention of discrimination based on disability (PADD, PAIMI, PAIR)
(3) Understand and receive procedural due process rights in public benefits (PADD, PAIMI, PAIR)
(4) Receive a free appropriate public education (PADD, PAIMI, PAIR, PATBI, PAAT)
(5) Educate and improve self-advocacy for persons with disabilities (PADD, PAIMI, PAIR, PATBI, PABSS, PAAT)
(6) Advocate for persons with disabilities seeking employment (PABSS)
(7) Educate public about legal rights of people with disabilities to have equal access to vote and monitor Oklahoma's progress in implementing the Help America Vote Act (PAVA)
(8) Advocate for access to appropriate assistive technology (PAAT)
Priorities and Objectives and Public Comment
Each year ODLC's board of directors adopts priorities and objectives for its programs. If you want to provide public comment on what should be considered for priorities and objectives for the upcoming fiscal year, please contact ODLC via email and answer these questions:
(1)What disability are you speaking for?
(2) What are the most serious problems faced by persons with disabilities?
(3) What can ODLC do to benefit persons with disabilities?
You may supply any other information which you believe would be useful.
Fundamental Civil Rights for Persons with Disabilities
The Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990, based on Congressional findings that 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities and that this number is increasing as the population as a whole is growing older. Historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities and, despite some improvements, such forms of discrimination continue to be a serious and pervasive social problem. Congress found that discrimination existed in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health services, voting and access to public services. Further, Congress found that the Nation's proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living and economic self-sufficiency for such individuals. Finally, Congress found that the continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an equal basis and to pursue those opportunities for which our free society is justifiably famous.
Significant ADA Cases
You may receive technical assistance on the ADA at 1-800-526-7234 or technical assistance at 1-800-949-4232. In order to reach the United States Department of Justice to receive information or file a complaint, you may call a toll free number, 1-800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-800-514- 0383 (tdd). The DOJ's Civil Rights Division maintains home pages for: (1) Section 508 of the Rehab Act, (2) Americans with Disabilities Act, and (3) Employment Litigation Section. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts complaints on employment discrimination. Housing discrimination is covered under the Fair Housing Act and Housing and Urban Development accepts complaints on housing discrimination.
State ADA/504 Coordinators
In order to ensure that Title II nondiscrimination, accessibility and other requirements are met by state entities and that individuals can easily identify the ADA coordinator of the state, the Office of Handicapped Concerns has provided the following list of state agency coordinators.
ODLC Newsletters
ODLC ISSUES
2003:
Issue of 3/03
2002:
Issue of 12/02
Issue of 9/02
Issue of 6/02
Issue of 3/02
2001:
Issue of 12/01
Issue of 9/01
Issue of 6/01
Issue of 3/01
1999:
Issue of 12/99
Issue of 9/99
Issue of 6/99
Issue of 3/99
1997/1998:
Issue of 12/98
Issue of 9/98
Issue of 6/98
Issue of 3/98
Issue of 12/97
Get Involved by serving on the Board or Advisory Council
A good way to start getting involved is by serving on the Oklahoma Disability Law Center's Board of Directors or Advisory Council, or by nominating someone you know for Board or Council membership. Board and Council members are expected to attend regular meetings and participate in discussions of the law center's work.
We need Board and Council members who are people with disabilities, family members of people with disabilities, advocates interested in the rights of people with disabilites or attorneys. We also need representatives from the different geographical areas of the state. If you are interested, or know someone who is, please complete the form and click the "Send" button once - you will not see a message displaying that the form was sent.
YES - I would like to know more about the possibility of serving on the Advocacy Center's Board of Directors or our Advisory Council.
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Advocacy Resources
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PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY LINKS
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
National Health Law Program
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Oklahoma's Developmental Disabilities Partnership
NETWORK
Road to Employment for People with Disabilities
Oklahoma 's Disability Etiquette Handbook and Resources
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
Oklahoma Office of Handicapped Concerns
State Of Oklahoma Website
Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education
Oklahoma Legislative Tracking
Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Oklahoma Dept. of Health & Human Services
Oklahoma Human Rights Commission
Native American Cultural and Educational Authority
Oklahoma Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
10th Circuit of Appeals HomePage
US Supreme Court, Federal and State
Oklahoma City Office
2915 Classen Blvd.
300 Cameron Building
OKC, OK 73106
(405) 525-7755 (V/TDD)
(800) 880-7755 (V/TDD)
Fax: (405) 525-7759
Tulsa Office
2828 East 51 Street, Suite 302
Tulsa, OK 74105
(918) 743-6220 (V/TDD)
(800) 226-5883 (V/TDD)
Fax: (918) 743-7157
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