Organization
Disability Rights Center of Kansas(DRC)
The Disability Rights Center of Kansas is the state's official Protection & Advocacy system and Client Assistance Programme, a public-interest legal agency empowered by federal law to advance the civil and legal rights of Kansans with disabilities. DRC provides representation across employment, institutional abuse, education rights, and voting access.
About
The Disability Rights Center of Kansas (DRC) — formerly Kansas Advocacy & Protective Services — is Kansas's official Protection & Advocacy (P&A) system and Client Assistance Programme (CAP), authorised by federal law and operating as a private nonprofit independent of state government. DRC is part of the national P&A network.
What They Do
DRC provides legal advocacy and direct representation to Kansans whose disability rights are violated under the ADA, Section 504, the Medicaid Act, the Fair Housing Act, and other laws. Priority areas include protection from institutional abuse and neglect, access to community-based services, employment rights, educational rights, and voting access. DRC attorneys can represent individuals in administrative and judicial proceedings.
Who They Serve
Kansans with any type of disability — physical, psychiatric, intellectual, developmental, and sensory — of all ages, with priority given to those facing the most serious violations of their civil and legal rights.
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