The Southeast ADA Center answers questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for people with disabilities, employers, businesses and local governments in eight Southeastern states, including Georgia. You can call or email for free, confidential information about your rights and responsibilities, and take webinars and web courses. It is a project of Syracuse University and does not file complaints or act as your lawyer. The official site now lists a Kentucky mailing address, so help is by phone, email and online rather than walk-in in Atlanta.
Georgia Advocacy Office is a nonprofit that protects the rights of people with disabilities and mental illness in Georgia. Its advocates look into abuse and neglect, work to help people get services in their own communities, and can file complaints or go to court when talking does not fix a problem. You can call to speak with a staff member who can point you to the right help.
This is the state office in Georgia that oversees special education for students with disabilities. It is now called the Division for Special Education Services and Supports. It gives families and schools guidance on student rights, offers a parent mentor program, and has an IDEA Ombudsman. It also handles mediation and formal complaints when a family and a school district disagree about a child's education.
Atlanta Legal Aid Society gives free help with civil legal problems to people who cannot afford a lawyer. This is the Fulton County downtown headquarters office. They help with things like housing, debt, family and domestic violence issues, disability and health rights, and help for seniors and veterans.
United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia helps adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It runs community homes and host homes, day programs, and help at home for families. It also offers nursing support, behavior support, and advocacy to people in its services.
This is a Georgia state office that works to protect the safety, well-being, and rights of people with disabilities. You can send them a complaint or a question, and staff will look into it and tell you what they did. The office also keeps lists of outside resources.
This is the Georgia state branch of the National Federation of the Blind, a group run by and for blind people. It helps blind and low-vision people through membership in local chapters and divisions, a Seniors Division for people 50 and older, a yearly state convention, and free tools like NFB-NEWSLINE and white canes.
disABILITY LINK is a Center for Independent Living, which means it is run by and for people with disabilities. It serves Metro Atlanta and nearby counties. It offers peer support, skills training, advocacy, job help, assistive technology, travel training, and help applying for SNAP food benefits.
Georgia's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program speaks up for people who live in nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living and similar care homes. Ombudsmen look into complaints, explain residents' rights, and work to fix problems. The College Park office is the West Ombudsman Program office. It is run by CADRE, Inc.
United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia helps adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including cerebral palsy, autism and Down syndrome. It runs small group homes and host homes, gives help to families who care for someone at home, and runs day programs. It also offers nursing, behavior, and advocacy support to the people in its services.
Bobby Dodd Institute (BDI) is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps people with disabilities and their families. It offers counseling, job training, help with Social Security benefits, family support funding, and ways to volunteer. The Robert J. Freeman Campus on Marietta Blvd NW is its main site.
Bobby Dodd Institute is an Atlanta nonprofit that helps people with disabilities and their families. It connects caregivers to state-funded Family Support services and offers counseling and advice about work and benefits. It also runs job-skills and leadership programs for teens and young adults.
Parent to Parent of Georgia helps families of children and young people with disabilities or special health care needs, from birth to age 26. It matches parents with other parents, runs support groups and free trainings, and helps families find services. All of its services are free.
Parent to Parent of Georgia (P2P) is a nonprofit for Georgia families and people from birth to age 26 who have disabilities or special health care needs. It matches parents with trained parent supporters, runs support groups and free trainings, and helps families with school and health care questions. All of its services are free.
org is a free website with easy-to-read legal information for people in Georgia. It is run together by Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the Georgia Legal Services Program. You can read about topics like family, housing, consumer and immigration law, use the Legal Help Finder, get court forms, and find out how to ask Atlanta Legal Aid or Georgia Legal Services for a lawyer.
This is Georgia's state agency that helps people with disabilities get ready for work, find a job, and keep it. It also helps people who are blind, low vision, Deaf, or hard of hearing, supports independent living, and handles Social Security disability decisions for Georgia.
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency is a state agency that helps Georgians with disabilities get ready for work, find jobs, and live on their own. A counselor works with you to make a job plan, and help can include training, job coaching, and equipment. The agency also handles Social Security disability decisions and has services for people who are blind, Deaf, or hard of hearing.
The Central Training Center is one of three day training centers run by Fulton County for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It offers group training in daily living, social skills, getting around, and community life. To use it, a person first needs a Georgia NOW or COMP waiver.
The Refugee Family Assistance Program is a nonprofit in Stone Mountain. It was started by refugee mothers of children with special needs. It helps refugee and immigrant families with disability support, school advocacy, housing counseling and programs for refugee women.
Disabled In Action Atlanta is a nonprofit led by Rev. Calvin Peterson, who was born with a disability. It speaks up for children and adults with disabilities who live in poverty, and for their parents and caregivers. Its work includes mentoring, a parent support group, books for teachers and parents, caregiver relief, and talks for schools and churches.
