Individual rights advocate explained

An Individual rights advocate is an advocate "to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities."^{[1] [2]} United States law provides for advocates to protect the legal rights of persons with disabilities.^[3] This advocacy can be life-changing:

There are some writers who feel that, "only individuals have rights," rather than groups.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• ADA Compliance Kit
• American Disability rights movement
• Accessibility
• Developmental disability
• List of disability rights activists
• List of anti-discrimination acts
  • Disability discrimination act
• Paralegal
• Victimology

Notes and References

1. http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsapair/index.html US Department of Education website
2. http://www.cqcapd.state.ny.us/Advocacy/advocacy.htm#pabss PAIR Program website
3. 29 U.S.C.A. § 794e, found at The Legal Information Institute (LII) of the Cornell Law School website. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
4. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEED9113CF93BA35756C0A965958260 New York Times op-ed
5. See also BRIEF AMICI CURIAE,, for Grutter v. Bollinger, at 14, found at University of New Mexico website. Retrieved September 24, 2008.