Pennsylvania Disability Rights Advocacy & Legal Aid
Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP) serves as Pennsylvania’s federally-mandated protection and advocacy agency, providing free disability legal aid services through a toll-free intake system that offers legal advice, advocacy, and information to over 6,800 callers annually with disability-related problems in employment, education, housing, and community access.
Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD) delivers free legal services for over 35 years to low-income people with disabilities, chronic health conditions, and mental health diagnoses in the Philadelphia region, promoting inclusion, independence, and justice through comprehensive disability advocacy services and legal representation.
Public Interest Law Center utilizes high-impact legal strategies to advance civil, social, and economic disability rights for communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, combining targeted litigation with advocacy and community education to provide disability legal aid and enforce rights under federal disability laws.
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) operates as a statewide consortium of independent legal aid programs coordinating civil legal assistance delivery to low-income Pennsylvanians, including specialized disability advocacy services and disability legal aid representation through eight regional and six specialized legal aid programs serving all 67 counties.
SeniorLAW Center provides free legal services, community education, and disability rights advocacy specifically for older Pennsylvanians through the statewide SeniorLAW Helpline (1-877-727-7529), addressing critical legal issues including elder abuse, housing discrimination, consumer protection, and health decision-making for seniors with disabilities.
Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) offers free legal assistance primarily to low-income Pennsylvanians through their helpline at 800-274-3258, providing disability advocacy services focused on Medicaid coverage, healthcare access, and disability rights related to health insurance and medical services.
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia supplies free disability legal aid to low-income Philadelphia residents while engaging in policy advocacy for disability rights, offering specialized services including unemployment compensation assistance, family law support, and comprehensive civil legal representation for individuals with disabilities.
Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy – Client Assistance Program assists individuals with disabilities who experience difficulties understanding and obtaining full benefits and services, providing legal representation and disability advocacy services to ensure access to inclusive educational programs, financial entitlements, healthcare, accessible housing, and employment opportunities.