Legal Resources

ADAPT www.adapt.org
ADAPT is a nationwide grass-roots organization comprised of people with disabilities, families and advocates. ADAPT is fighting so people with disabilities can live in their communities with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions. Information on Federal MiCASSA (Medicaid Community Attendant Services and Supports Act) legislation available here.

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm

Legal Services Corporation www.lsc.gov Improves the provision of civil legal assistance to those in need.  Offers a nationwide directory.

Missouri Legislative Updates www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/legislation/2007/legupdates.shtml

Missouri Assistive Technology Listserv: For more information about legislation/issues in this e-mail, contact matpmo@swbell.net

Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations: Governor's Council on Disability
www.gcd.oa.mo.gov
Offers disability related legislative updates via web or phone (1-800-877-8249.) Also assists State agencies in complying with ADA.

Legislative Education Project
www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/LEP.shtml

Missouri Disability Legislative Listserve
(Reproduced with permission from Missouri Governor's Council on Disability's Bridges newsletter Fall 2001)
One way to keep up with the latest news on disability-related legislation in Missouri is to subscribe to the Missouri Disability Legislative Listserve. Persons who have internet access can subscribe free of charge. They will receive news through e-mails during the Missouri legislative session that provide brief overviews of legislation, implications for persons with disabilities and up-to-date information on where bills are in the legislative process. Updates will also be provided on new laws as they go into effect. The listserve is administered by Missouri Assistive Technology. The e-mail postings are not limited to assistive technology issues, but also cover a range of other disability issues. The listserve tries not to duplicate information on issues already provided by other listserves or other organizations. It has become a valuable resource for disability organizations and individuals who want to follow legislative activity in Missouri's General Assembly.
It is easy to subscribe. Simply send an e-mail message to:
majordomo@mail.state.mo.us
The only message in the body of your e-mail should be:
subscribe modisabilaw
If you have any problems subscribing, you may send an e-mail to Marty Exline at mexline@swbell.net .

Missouri Legal Aid www.mobar.net/legalser/offices.htm Provides a directory of the four Legal Aid offices in Missouri .

National Legal Aid and Defender Association www.nlada.org National advocacy agency representing legal aid and defender programs as well as individual advocates.

Not Dead Yet www.notdeadyet.org
Not Dead Yet (NDY) is a group of disability rights advocates who oppose any public policy that singles out individuals for legalized killing (euthanasia) based on their health status. This violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, denies people with disabilities the equal protection of the law, and health professionals decide who is "eligible." In these days of cost cutting and managed care, NDY doesn't trust the health care system and feels no one should.

Protection and Advocacy
www.protectionandadvocacy.com
Congressionally mandated national network that provides legal education and services for people with disabilities. Information on disability legislation can be acquired through the state P & A offices.

Rehabilitation Act Amendments

www.access-board.gov/about/Rehab%20Act%20Amend-508.html

Federal guidelines for Centers for Independent Living.

United Kingdom: National Disability Team
www.natdisteam.ac.uk/guidance.html 
British and Irish disability legislation updates for students with disabilities.

United Nations: Overview of International Legal Frameworks for Disability Legislation www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/disovlf.htm