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The Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) is part of the nation's federally-funded protection and advocacy (P&A) system. ADAP provides legal services to Alabamians with disabilities to protect, promote and expand their rights.
ADAP is part of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
ADAP is part of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES
DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE
WITH A LEGAL ISSUE AND CAN'T AFFORD AN ATTORNEY? VETERAN AGENCIES WOULD YOU LIKE A DISABILITIES RIGHTS ATTORNEY TO COME AND SPEAK AT YOUR EVENT? CONTACT THE ALABAMA DISABILITIES ADVOCACY PROGRAM Physical Address: 624 Paul W. Bryant Drive 5th Floor, Martha Parham Hall West Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Mailing Address: Box 870395, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395 Main Office: 205-348-4928 Fax: 205-348-3909 Toll Free: 800-826-1675 Email: adap@adap.ua.edu Website: http://adap.ua.edu
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Alabama EPSDT Settlement
The State of Alabama has signed a Settlement Agreement to provide a range of intensive home-based services to thousands of Medicaid-eligible youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Serious Emotional Disorder (SED). The Agreement, entered in response to a demand letter and proposed ESDPT class action lawsuit prepared by the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) and the Center for Public Representation (CPR), requires the State to provide five home-based services are modeled after those ordered in the landmark EPSDT case, Rosie D. v. Romney. The Agreement also requires the State to make significant improvements to its EPSDT screening and assessment process, to eliminate access and eligibility restrictions on existing mental health services for children and youth with SED, to develop medical necessity and program specifications for each new home-based service, and to seek funding over the next two years to develop these new services. Read the Settlement Agreement.
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Special Education
“My son is in fifth grade and can't read. What's going on? Does he need special education?"
"My parent support group is looking for someone to come and talk about special education." "My daughter has ADHD is being suspended from school all the time. How can I partner with her school to come up with a better way to handle this?” These are a sampling of the questions that ADAP receives daily about special education in Alabama. If you have a question about school services for your child, contact ADAP for help. A team of advocates and attorneys provides training, technical assistance, and case advocacy services to families and child advocates to ensure that children with special needs get the school supports to which they are entitled under the law. Get your copy of ADAP's "Special Education: A Right Not A Favor" - The complete download, click here. If you want to order copies, click here. |