Disability Rights California – Los Angeles

Description

How to Receive Services (Intake)
If you have a legal question call 800-776-5746 or complete an online form.

Address
350 South Bixel Street
Suite 290
Los Angeles, CA 90017
United States
(800) 776-5746
Disability Rights California Los Angeles Website

Areas Served
Kern County
Los Angeles County
San Bernardino County
Santa Barbara County
Ventura County

Who We Are
Disability Rights California is a nonprofit agency that advances the human and legal rights of persons with disabilities. Disability Rights California began protecting the rights of Californians with disabilities in 1978. We now provide services to people with disabilities under eight federal programs–the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights (PADD) Act; the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act; the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) Act; the Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Act; the Assistive Technology (AT) Act of 1998; the Protection and Advocacy Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) act; the Protection and Advocacy Voting Access (PAVA) act; and the Client Assistance Program (CAP).Under a contract with California’s Department of State Hospitals, Disability Rights California operates the California Office of Patients’ Rights (COPR)–to advocate for the rights of people who have a psychiatric disability or emotional impairment.Disability Rights California operates the Office of Clients’ Rights Advocacy (OCRA) under a contract with California’s Department of Developmental Services. OCRA provides clients’ rights advocacy to individuals with developmental disabilities who are clients of California’s 21 regional centers.Complete online Intake Form.

Accessibility
This organization is accessible by wheelchair and powerchair
This organization provides access aids for people who are deaf or hard of hearing

Eligibility
Community Groups
Homeless
Medicaid Eligible
Mentally Ill
Other
Over 60
Person living with HIV/AIDS
Person with Disabilities
Prisoner
Related to person living with HIV/AIDS
Survivor of Domestic Violence
U.S. Citizen or Documented Immigrant
Under 18

Information Reviewed On
08/30/2019

Organization Type
Legal Aid

Legal Issues
Child Abuse/Neglect
Workplace Disability Access & Accomodation
Social Security
Workplace Safety and Health
Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities
Assistive Technology
Private Health Insurance and Employer-Sponsored Healthcare
Wrongful Termination and Retaliation
Childcare, Kinship, and Foster Parent Assistance
Veterans with Disabilities
Leaves and Time Off From Work
Security Deposits
Education Rights
Rights of People with Disabilities
HIV/AIDS Rights and Health
Evictions
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
Disability and Public Benefits: SSI, SSDI, SDI
Housing Discrimination
Job Discrimination and Harassment
Elder Abuse
Nursing Homes and Medical Long Term Care
Mental Health
Power of Attorney, Conservatorship, Advanced Health Directives
Medi-Cal
Medicare
Public Housing, Subsidized Housing, and Section 8