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Provides self-advocacy instruction to help students with disabilities prepare for postsecondary education and employment. Employment Services More information:

• Offers individual and group instruction
• Teaches students about their rights and responsibilities
• Explains how to request accommodations and services
• Identifies supports needed when transitioning from high school

Empowers Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. Advocacy More information:

• Includes outreach, counseling, and public education

Provides online special education resources to help families understand educational rights, school services, and advocacy. Educational Programs More information:

• Offers guidance on special education law, procedural safeguards, and dispute resolution
• Features workshops, seminars, and educational materials related to special education
• Includes information about Individualized Education Programs (IEP), Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP), Section 504 plans, and special education services

Provides individual and systems advocacy to promote independence and equal access for individuals with disabilities. Advocacy, Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Teaches self-advocacy skills
• Seeks improvements to state and local disability policies
• Works with the community to remove barriers that prevent individuals with disabilities from taking part in community life

Empowers Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. Advocacy More information:

• Includes outreach, counseling, and public education

Empowers Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. Advocacy More information:

• Includes outreach, counseling, and public education

Provides self-advocacy groups that share centralized discussion topics, activities, and information and support on improving advocacy skills. Support Groups, Advocacy

Leadership development program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Advocates for individuals with developmental disabilities through individual support and collaboration with government officials and community leaders. Advocacy

Offers advocacy support, education, and benefits counseling for individuals with disabilities. Advocacy More information:

• Provides accompaniment to social service, Social Security, and healthcare appointments
• Teaches self-advocacy skills through group workshops and individual peer mentoring
• Assists with writing correspondence to legislators and medical professionals
• Negotiates Social Security Administration repayment terms for overpayment status
• Advises Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients on work incentives and employment rights
• Engages in systems change efforts to ensure programs respond to community needs

Provides conflict resolution services, including education and training.

Legal Services

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• Facilitates communication between family members
• Advocates for students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• Includes re-entry mediation, primarily through the Howard County Detention Center

Provides legal services to individuals with all types of disabilities, including developmental, intellectual, psychiatric, physical, sensory, and learning disabilities, as well as traumatic brain injury. Legal Services More Information:

• Includes advice and counsel, monitoring and investigations, and individual representation
• Offers information and referral, outreach, education, training, and self-advocacy support
• Engages in coalition and policy work, and impact litigation