About Us

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.

Our Authority

Executive Order 08-34 (PDF, 42k)

Goals, Priorities, and Teams

Strategic Long-Range Plan (SLRP) for 2008 - 2012

View the complete SLRP (PDF, 61k)
View the one page SLRP Summary (PDF, 31k)

Governing Bodies

Brochures

Advocacy Center Brochure
- English (PDF, 503k)
- Spanish (PDF, 507k)
Ten Steps for Being an Effective Self-Advocate
- English (PDF, 523k)
- Spanish (PDF, 521k)
- Creole (PDF, 511k)

Click here for office addresses and contact information.

All offices are open 8AM to 5PM Eastern Time Monday-Friday.

The Advocacy Center receives funding from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, the Center for Mental Health Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Rehabilitation Services Administration, the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education, the Social Security Administration, and the Health Resources and Services Administration