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2. Legal aid in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Civil legal aid is not guaranteed under federal law, but is provided by a variety of public interest law firms and community legal clinics for free or at reduced cost. [1] Other forms of civil legal aid are available through federally-funded legal services, pro bono lawyers, and private volunteers. [1] [2]

3. Disability in the United States - Wikipedia

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   People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...

4. Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

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   The Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act is a US law providing federal funds to Councils on Developmental Disabilities, Protection and Advocacy Systems, as well as University Centers. [1]

5. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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   American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) (1876) – AAIDD are promoters for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services.

6. Services and supports for people with disabilities - Wikipedia

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   According to the Americans with disabilities act, people with disabilities are guaranteed equal opportunities when it comes to public accommodation, jobs, transportation, [6] government services and telecommunications. These allow for Americans with disabilities to be able to live as normal lives as possible apart from their disadvantage.

7. Legal aid - Wikipedia

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   The State shall secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice, on a basis of equal opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide free legal aid, by suitable legislation or schemes or in any other way, to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. [8]