What's NewOUR MISSION:
The Disabilities Rights Center is dedicated to eliminating barriers
existing in New Hampshire to the full and equal enjoyment of civil
and other legal rights by people with disabilities.
The
Disabilities Rights Center (DRC) is New Hampshire's designated Protection
and
Advocacy agency and authorized by federal statute "to pursuelegal, administrative and other appropriate remedies" on behalf
of individuals with disabilities. DRC is a statewide organization independent from state government or service providers.
The DRC provides information, referral, advice, and legal representation and advocacy to individuals with disabilities on a wide range of disability-related problems.We can help advocate for legal rights in theareas of:
- Special Education
- Employment
- Housing
- Assistive Technology
- Access to, or Discrimination in, Mental Health, Developmental Disability, and Brain Injury Services
- Medical and Financial Assistance
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- The Elimination of Physical Barriers in Public Accommodations
- Access to Voting and other Fundamental Civil Rights
- Freedom
from Abuse, Neglect, and Unwarranted Restraint and Seclusion
Richard A. Cohen, Esq., Executive Director
Amy Messer, Esq., Legal Director
Candace Cole McCrea, PAIMI Advisory Council Chairperson
The Disabilities Rights Center is a member of the National Disability Rights Network.This information is not intended to constitute legal advice or substitute for obtaining legal advice from your own counsel. Please see our Disclaimer.
DRC does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, religion, national/ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other class protected by law in its programs or activities. More information on DRC's anti-discrimination policy and requesting a reasonable accommodation from DRC due to a disability
El DRC no discrimina por discapacidad, raza, credo, color, sexo, religión, origen nacional, edad, estado civil, orientación sexual o estado militar en sus programas o actividades
This website has been made possible
by grants from the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health
Services; The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; The
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources Services Administration;
The U.S. Social Security Administration; The U.S. Department of Education,
Offices of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services.
The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of the Disabilities
Rights Center, Inc. and do not represent the official
views of the federal grantors.
DRC also receives grants from the New Hampshire Bar Foundation and the Impact Fund to help support its work.
Last Updated: 5/16/12
