The Advocacy Center
for Persons with Disabilities, Inc.

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NEW: Updates on Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) Tier Rules.

The Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc., is a non-profit organization providing Protection and Advocacy ("P & A") services in the State of Florida.

Our Mission

To advance the quality of life, dignity, equality, self-determination, and freedom of choice of persons with disabilities through collaboration, education, advocacy, as well as legal and legislative strategies.

Recent Additions

NEW: The Partnership for Work & Healthcare was launched to raise awareness of the importance of providing Medicaid healthcare access to individuals with disabilities who wish to earn a competitive income. The Partnership for Work & Healthcare is an alliance comprised of more than 30 organizations statewide, including the Advocacy Center.
New: Advocacy Center's Strategic Long-Range Plan (SLRP) for 2008 - 2012
- View the complete SLRP (PDF, 61k)
- View the one page SLRP Summary (PDF, 31k)
New: Transforming Florida's Mental Health System
View this Report written by the Mental Health Subcommittee of the Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court (PDF, 1.27 MB)
New Page: Calendar of Events
View our listing of events related to disability issues in the state of Florida and around the Nation.

Get more on the News and Publications page ...

Quick Links

Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities
Interested in joining our Board of Directors? Click here for an application (PDF, 42k)

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