Advocacy, Education and Legal Resources Part One
HAWAI’I DISABILITIES RIGHTS CENTER
Personal advocacy and limited legal services for disability related issues such as discrimination or inability to access public services. From the website: The sole mission of the Hawaii Disability Rights Center is to protect and promote the human, civil and legal rights of individuals with disabilities, as established in the constitutions and laws of the State of Hawaii and the United States, through information, outreach, education, and advocacy.
From website: The Council, appointed by the Governor, is a group of individuals dedicated to improving the lives of Hawai‘i’s citizens with developmental disabilities. The philosophy of membership is that all key stakeholders are represented at the Council table: individuals with developmental disabilities; their family members, advocates; representatives of state and private agencies who provide services; representatives of the Hawai‘i Disability Rights Center (HDRC), the state’s Protection and Advocacy agency; University of Hawai‘i’s Center on Disability Studies (CDS) and other key community interests. The beauty of this composition is in the skills and experience that each brings to the table and shares with other Council members.
From the website: The Arc in Hawaii is a private, not-for-profit organization committed to providing quality direct and advocacy services for all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in Hawaii. We believe in working with people so they are able to do things for themselves rather than having others doing things for them.
The Arc in Hawaii has provided quality services since 1954. The Arc in Hawaii provides direct services in the areas of Adult Day Health, Residential, and Waiver. Presently, The Arc operates three centers (Honolulu, Pearl City and Wahiawa) and twenty-one community-based residences for people with ID/DD. We assist participants in striving toward and reaching their individual goals.
Contact by website contact form.
Advocates for parents and children in Special Education. Parent training and information center (the website has a large list of resources for parents of school aged children.)
From the website: Our mission: To enhance educational, work and life opportunities for children and youth with or at risk of disabilities by empowering them and their families through screening, identification, information, training and mentoring, and by public outreach and advocacy.
Contact by form on the website.
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