Government and Legal
Resources

Social Security Disability and Retirement

1. Gary Flack and Associates, P.C.
   Law firm representing disabled people seeking Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits in the metro Alanta area.
   415 Candler Building; 127 Peachtree Street; Atlanta, Georgia 30303 USA
   
2. How To Apply for and Win Social Security Disability Benefits
   Written by a practicing SSA Disability advocate who has medical training, this easy-to-understand guide explains how to greatly increase the chances of winning no matter what the medical problems are.
   
3. SSA
   Social Security Administration
   • Social Security Disability
     Information on Supplemental Security Income Disability, SSI disability.
4. SSDI Guide
   Social Security Disability Law and Medicine, Social Security Disability Benefits.
   This site offers free information and resources for individuals looking to apply for Social Security Disability Benefits.
   
5. Social Security Disability
   Social Security Disability Information for the benefits claim approval system, and Advice, Tips, Secrets and answers for winning cases and claims.
   
6. Social Security Disability Resource Center (SSDRC)
   Provides information on the federal disability benefit programs, SSD (Social S1ecurity Disability, mandated under title II of the social security act) and SSI (Supplemental Security Income, mandated under title 16), in addition to answering questions about social security retirement benefits.
   

Government and Legal

1. American Bar Association
   ABA  Home Page
   750 N. Lake Shore Dr.; Chicago, Illinois 60611 USA
   
   • Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
     The Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law has been fulfilling the ABA's commitment to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental and physical disabilities since 1973.
     Besides a wide variety of publications, the Commission has been publishing the  Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter,  the nation's longest running and most comprehensive source of disability law.
     
2. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
   
3. ADAPT
   American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today.
   We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real support instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
   Denver, Colorado 80209 USA
4. Bazelon Center
   The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a national non-profit legal organization advocating for the rights and dignity of adults and children with mental disabilities. Bazelon's site has legislative alerts, policy documents and litigation updates on managed care, fair housing, disability benefits, Americans with Disabilities Act and other consumer issues.
5. DisabilityInfo.gov
   New Freedom Initiative: Information on Disabilities for Americans.
6. U.S. DHHS
   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
7. EDLAW, Inc.
   provides information on education law.
   
8. EEOC
   Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
9. Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
   The Employment and Training Administration seeks to build up the labor market through the training of the workforce and the placement of workers in jobs through employment services.
10. Federal Agencies & Commissions
    
11. Federal IT Accessibility Initiative
    Section 508 was established to prohibit barriers in information technology and present new opportunities and promises for people with disabilities. This law impacts upon electronic and information technology purchased by the federal government.
    Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. The Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative is a Federal government interagency effort to offer information and technical assistance to assist in the successful implementation of Section 508.
12. Internet Legal Resource Guide (ILRG)
    The ILRG, was established to serve as a comprehensive resource of the information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States of America. Designed for everyone, lay persons and legal scholars alike, it is quality controlled to include only the finest and most substantive legal resources online.
13. Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
    The LSC  is a private, non-profit corporation established by Congress in 1974 to promote equal access to the system of justice and improve opportunities for low-income people throughout the United States by making grants for the provision of high-quality civil legal assistance to those who would be otherwise unable to afford legal counsel.
14. National Disability Rights Network ( NDRN )
    Provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities.
    
15. National Council on Disability (NCD)
    The NCD is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
    Washington, DC 20004 USA
    
16. NIH
    National Institutes of Health
    1. NEI
       National Eye Institute
    2. NIA
       National Institute on Aging
    3. NIAAA
       National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    4. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
       NIAID  Office of Communications
       Building 31, Room 7A-50; 31 Center Drive MSC 2520; Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2520 USA
       
    5. NIDDK
       National Institute on Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disorders
       Conducts and supports research on many serious and costly diseases affecting the public health.
    6. NINDS
       National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
17. ODLC
    Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc
18. Office Of Compliance
    The Office of Compliance was established to implement the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. Known as the CAA, the Act generally extends the rights and protections of 11 employment and labor laws to covered employees in the legislative branch of the federal government. The CAA also makes it unlawful for any employing office to intimidate, retaliate against, or otherwise take negative action against a covered employee for opposing an unlawful practice, initiating proceedings or bringing a claim under the CAA, or for testifying, assisting, or participating in a proceeding under the CAA. The CAA applies only to alleged violations occurring on or after January 23, 1996.
19. Reed Martin, J.D. - Special Education Law
    Our Mission is Lessening Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities by Providing Parents and School Personnel Tools for Advocacy.
    Conferences and workshop opportunities. Educational products on special education topics such as: receiving a free appropriate public education afforded by law; the Individualized Education Plan (IEP); extended school year; transition services; positive behavior interventions; evaluations; notice; the IDEA; Section 504; FERPA; the ADA and more.
    PO Box 487;  Morgantown, West Virginia 26507 USA
    
20. Robert R. McGill, Esquire
    Nationwide representation of Federal and Postal employees seeking FERS & CSRS disability retirement. Disability needs not to be job related. First consultation is free.
    
21. Supreme Court Decisions
    from the Cornell Law School. Includes the Legal Information Institute (LII) and Hermes: overview and recent developments.
    
22. The Consumer Law Page
    is a public service of   The Alexander Law Firm
    serving the public, consumers and small businesses, individually and in class actions, in cases in which corporate abuse, fraud, defective products and toxic chemicals has caused personal injuries or damage to property.
    152 N. Third Street, #600; San Jose, California 95112 USA
    
23. United States Congress
    Links to Congressional Publications.
24. U. S. Access Board
    also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The Board, created in 1973, has served the nation as the only independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities.
    
25. U.S. DOL
    U.S. Department of Labor
26. U.S. DOT
    U.S. Department of Transportation
27. U.S. GPO
    U.S. Government Printing Office
    Information, Publications, Periodicals, Electronic Products.
28. U.S. House Of Representatives
    
29. U.S. Senate
    
30. Volunteer Legal Handbook
    A legal handbook for Non-Profit Corporation Volunteers or What to Do Till the Lawyer Comes.
31. WE OVERCAME
    The Story of Civil Rights for Disabled People.
    A Book by Richard Bryant Treanor.
32. Welcome to the White House
    

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