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Westchester Arc
Herbert Katzenberg Center
121 Westmoreland Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 949-9300
info@westchesterarc.org

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Legislative Issues

We are advocates for the needs of individuals developmental disabilities.

Westchester Arc participates with several local, state and federal associations in an effort to educate members of the respective legislatures on issues of concern to persons with developmental disabilities and providers of services for such individuals. Issues which have been addressed in the past as part of these educational efforts include budgetary and financial needs, staffing, healthcare decision-making, estate planning and discrimination against persons with developmental disabilities. Westchester Arc undertakes these efforts in conjunction with such associations as The Arc of the U.S. on the federal level and NYSARC Inc. on the state level.

Westchester Arc is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of the following linked sites. These links are provided for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk.

Links to legislative information

Federal:

• U.S. Senate - www.senate.gov
• U.S. House of Representatives - www.house.gov
• THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet - http://thomas.loc.gov - A service of the Library of Congress

New York State:

• New York State Senate - www.senate.state.ny.us
• New York State Assembly - www.assembly.state.ny.us
• New York State Government Online - www.state.ny.us
• New York State Board of Elections -
       www.elections.state.ny.us
• New York State Association for Retarded Children
       (NYSARC) www.nysarc.org
• New York State Association of Community and
       Residential Agencies (NYSACRA) - www.nysacra.org
• New York State Division of Human Rights
        www.dhr.state.ny
• New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID)-
        www.nysid.org
• New York State Office of Mental Retardation and
        Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD)-
        www.omr.state.ny
  
  

Other links

New York State Legislative Action Center

• The Arc Legislative Action Center capwiz.com/thearc/officials/state/?state=NY&lvl=L
  Hosted by The Arc of the United States, the New York State Legislative Action Center is sponsored by NYSARC, Inc.

Americans With Disabilities Act

• The Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
  This site contains information on: ADA Statute, Regulations, ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines), Federally Reviewed Tech Sheets, and Other Assistance Documents

Disabilities: Law

• Neighborhood Legal Services - Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (NLS) is a not-for-profit agency located in Buffalo, New York. NLS provides free legal services to persons with low incomes and persons with disabilities. It also provides a wide range of technical assistance and support services. NLS operates both a statewide and national assistive technology advocacy project to support persons with disabilities and the advocates and agencies who serve them.
  
  
• U.S. Department of Justice: Disabilities - Information to assist persons with disabilities and to help communities better serve such individuals.
  

Self-Advocacy

• Advocating Change Together (ACT)
  ACT is a grassroots civil rights organization run by people with developmental and other disabilities.  ACT provides information on the self-advocacy movement and offers links to programs, conferences and other networking opportunites.
  
  

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