California’s protection & advocacy system. Advocate, educate, investigate and litigate to advance and protect the rights of Californians with disabilities.
If you have a disability and qualify for services, we can help you with problems like:
- • rights to basic support, personal care, therapy and health care — like Supplemental Security Income (SSI), health care services including In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), Medi-Cal, and California Children’s Services (CCS)
- • discrimination in housing, transportation, employment, and access to public and private programs and services
- • abuse, neglect, and rights violations in an institution
- • least restrictive environment, dignity, privacy, choice, and other basic rights
- • special education rights
- • mental health and support services that provide individualized treatment
- • regional center eligibility and services that promote independence — such as supported living and family supports
- • voting registration, vote casting and accessible polling places
- • access to technology — like communication devices and power wheelchairs