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Legal
Resources, Issues, and Actions
LEGAL ACTIONS IN IOWA
The US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division litigation
of Iowa cases to secure equal opportunity in the areas of
employment, education, housing, voting, public accommodations and
facilities, and federally assisted programs:
US Department of Justice, 2003 -
Investigation of Woodward State Resource Center and Glenwood State
Resource Center, July 2003
US Department of Justice,
2004-2005 -
DOJ Complaint
Regarding Glenwood and Woodward, 11-17-2004
LEGAL RESOURCES IN IOWA
Iowa ADA judicial coordinators Each judicial district in
Iowa has an ADA coordinator who is responsible for helping arrange
reasonable accommodations for disabled persons. Relay Iowa TTY number is
1-800-735-2943.
Civil Liberties Union, Iowa -
The fifth oldest state
affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, the ICLU promotes
and defends the values reflected in the Bill of Rights.
505 5th Avenue, Suite 901
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-243-3376
Civil Rights Commission -
Enforces civil rights through compliance, mediation, advocacy, and
education.
Grimes Office Building
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-8082
Introduction to Olmstead Lawsuits and Olmstead
Plans - Center for Personal Assistance [PAS Center], University
of California, San Francisco; and
Iowa information
Iowa Department of Human Rights -
Promotes equal access to work, services, and opportunities to
enhance the well-being of Iowans in all their diversity.
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
515-242-5655
Iowa Finance Authority -
Assists with the attainment of housing for low- and
moderate-income Iowans through programs that address a range of
housing needs, from homeless assistance to multi-family rental to
single-family home ownership.
100 E. Grand, Suite 250
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-242-4846
Iowa
Legal Aid Website -
After twenty-five years of helping
low-income Iowans secure their basic legal rights, Legal Services
Corporation of Iowa has joined with Polk County Legal Aid Society to
form
Iowa Legal Aid, whose goal is to provide
easy access to basic legal information and legal resources in Iowa.
- Provides information specific to disabilities, and to aging.
- For the Legal Aid resources in your area, visit this site
and click on "Legal Aid Directory"
Iowa
Protection & Advocacy Service -
Protects
the rights of people with disabilities in Iowa.
950 Office Park Road, Suite 221
West Des Moines, IA 50265
800-779-2502 (toll-free)
515-278-2502 (voice)
515-278-0571 (TTY)
Iowa State Bar Association -
Ninety percent of practicing
lawyers in Iowa are members of ISBA. The Iowa State Bar maintains
offices at 521 East Locust, 3rd Floor in Des Moines, IA.
521 East Locust, 3rd Floor
Des Moines, IA
515-243-3179
League of
Human Dignity, Iowa - Protects the human and legal
rights of people with physical disabilities and mental illness in
Iowa.
1417-1/2 W. Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
cinfo@leagueofhumandignity.com
712-323-6863 (voice, TDD)
LEGAL ACTIONS, NATIONWIDE
LEGAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE
American Civil Liberties
Union - Our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily
in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the
individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and
laws of the United States.
Bazelon Center for
Mental Health Law
- Through precedent-setting litigation and in the public policy
arena, works to advance and preserve the rights of people with
mental illnesses and developmental disabilities
Center for
Public Representation at Antioch College
- Seeks to improve the quality of lives of people with mental
illness and other disabilities through the systemic enforcement of
their legal rights while promoting improvements in services for
citizens with disabilities.
Disability Life: The Olmstead Decision
Disability Rights
Education and Defense Fund
- A law and public policy center dedicated to civil
rights, advocacy, technical assistance, education, and training of
attorneys.
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