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Oklahoma Disability Law Center

Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc. (ODLC) is the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for people with disabilities in the State of Oklahoma. Since 1977, ODLC has helped people with disabilities achieve equality, inclusion in society and personal independence without regard to disabling conditions. It provides protection and advocacy services mandated by a number of Federal programs.

Mission

The Mission of the Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc. is to protect, promote and expand the rights of people with disabilities.

Belief Statement

The ODLC mission reflects a belief that people with disabilities are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination. The ODLC mission also reflects the belief that people with disabilities are entitled to equal rights and to equally effective access to the same opportunities as are afforded to other members of society.

General

ODLC is federally funded through the Administration for Children and Families, the Center for Mental Health Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education. ODLC is a member of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) -- formerly known as the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS).

ODLC is considered a sibling agency to the University Affiliated Program (UAP) of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council because each is related under one law, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill Of Rights Act. The siblings make up Oklahoma's developmental disability network, known as the Redlands Partners.

ODLC works in conjunction with the federally funded Oklahoma ABLE Tech to provide protection and advocacy services for individuals needing assistance to access assistive technology. Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. provides a wide array of support services to allow advocates from protection and advocacy programs such as ODLC to better serve individuals with disabilities. The national project has a goal to foster the notion that AT advocates are part of a larger national effort to effectuate lasting change in the ability of persons with disabilities to obtain AT to enhance their lives.

ODLC works in conjunction with Oklahoma Parents Center, the federally funded statewide parent training and information center. Their services cover a full range of disabilities and help parents and professionals get the information, resources, training or support that they need.

ODLC utilizes the Alternative Dispute Resolution System affiliated with the Oklahoma Supreme Court through the Administrative Office of the Courts. They offer all citizens convenient access to conflict settlement proceedings over issues related to special education, guardianship and disability rights.

What services does ODLC provide?

Individual Case Services

ODLC provides legal services to eligible clients consistent with the established priorities and objectives. When ODLC cannot provide legal representation, they frequently can offer information and provide referrals to other agencies that might be able to help. ODLC can provide a variety of forms to enable you to prepare complaints to appropriate federal agencies if you believe that you have experienced discrimination based on your disability.

Systems Advocacy

ODLC works closely with consumer groups and disability rights organizations to advocate for progressive changes in the systems that affect people with disabilities, such as health care, mental health, education and welfare.

Community Legal Education

ODLC staff speaks to groups of clients, their family members, advocates and others about the legal rights of people with disabilities.

Programs

ODLC provides protection and advocacy services under a number of different Federal programs. Follow the links for a description of the various services available in each program.

·           Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PADD)

·           Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)

·           Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR)

·           Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT)

·           Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)

·           Protection and Advocacy Traumatic Brain Injury Program (PATBI)

·           Protection and Advocacy for Voter Access (PAVA)

Contact Information

Internet: http://www.oklahomadisabilitylaw.org/

Oklahoma City Office

Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc.
2915 Classen Blvd.
300 Cameron Building
Oklahoma City, OK 73106

(405) 525-7755 (V/TDD)
(800) 880-7755 (V/TDD)

Fax: (405) 525-7759

Tulsa Office

Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc.
2828 East 51 Street, Suite 302
Tulsa, OK 74105

(918) 743-6220 (V/TDD)
(800) 226-5883 (V/TDD)

Fax: (918) 743-7157

Additional Information

Similar services are provided to clients of Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) and others receiving services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by the Oklahoma Client Assistance Program (CAP). The CAP program is administered by the Oklahoma Office of Handicapped Concerns (OHC). Visit the OHC website at:
http://www.ohc.state.ok.us/index.htm

Known as the Redlands Partners, the Center for Learning and Leadership (The Center), the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC), and the Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc. (ODLC) are considered sibling agencies because they are related under one law, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill Of Rights Act. Each is required to develop and conduct its work in such a way that the opportunities for independence, productivity and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities will be favorably affected. The programs must work to address the interests and concerns of constituents, pay attention to what changes for people at each stage of life -- from birth through old age, and be conscious of how culture plays a role in people's opportunities, interests and experiences in the community.

For additional information, see the Redlands Partners website at:
http://www.redlands-partners.org/index.html

See also:

Protection and Advocacy Systems - Overview

Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Program

Oklahoma Client Assistance Program

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act)

State Councils on Developmental Disabilities

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD)

Source

Information for this topic was drawn from the ODLC website at:
http://www.oklahomadisabilitylaw.org/

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