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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities | Rhode Island Disability Law Center, Inc.

33 Broad Street, Suite 601, Providence, RI 02903

Eligibility
Disability related legal issues
Hours
Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
401-831-5335
Voice·

TTY

401-274-5568
Fax·

Fax

401-831-3150
Voice·

Main Phone

800-733-5332
Voice·

Clients

Languages
Spanish, Russian
Application process
Calls routed to one of two intake specialists
Fees
No fees
Service area
Statewide
Federally funded, independent, nonprofit law office designated as the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System for Rhode Islanders with disabilities. Services include individual representation to protect rights or secure benefits and services, self-help information, education on priority legal issues, and systems change advocacy. RIDLC administers eight federally funded advocacy programs: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals Rights (PAIR) Program Client Assistance Program (CAP) Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) Program Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Protection and Advocacy for Voting Accessory (PAVA) Program
Last assured
04/15/2022
Providing organization
Rhode Island Disability Law Center Inc
Federally funded, independent, nonprofit law office designated as the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System for Rhode Islanders with disabilities. Services include individual representation to protect rights or secure benefits and services, self-help information, education on priority legal issues, and systems change advocacy. RIDLC administers eight federally funded advocacy programs: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals Rights (PAIR) Program Client Assistance Program (CAP) Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) Program Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Program Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumic Brain Injury (PATBI) Program Protection and Advocacy for Voting Accessory (PAVA) Program