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Disability resources and rights

In Milwaukee, we are lucky to have such resources as the Disability Resource Center, located at 1120 W. Vliet Street, Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI. Their number is (414) 289-6660 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.. They also have a TTY line at (414) 289-8559.
They provide a variety of services for 18-59 year old adults with disabilities.

The key services they offer are:
• Information and Assistance
• Options/ Enrollment Counseling
• Youth Transition
• Disability Benefits Counseling
• A link to abuse and neglect investigations for “At Risk” Adults (age 18-59) who have a disability

Disability rights in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin there are resources throughout the state that are geared to help and assist individuals, families, services professionals and others concerned with disability  issues.
They have several Advocacy action areas such as:
Individual advocacy: They assist with barriers to independence and work one-on-one to identify goals and achieve positive change.
System Advocacy: They promote positive legislative policy and program initiatives. Attorneys work at the state and county levels and with other organizations to protect the rights of people with disabilities.
Training: They provide training and other learning opportunities for consumers, family members, attorneys and others in the disability community.
Legal Support: They take action that challenges rights violations related to identified priority issues.
Please feel free to contact them with any and all questions and concerns. In the Milwaukee area, please call 414-773-4646 or toll free at 1-800-708-8778.
Madison area, please call 608-267-0214 or toll free at 1-800-928-8778.    
Rice Lake area, please call 715-736-1232 or toll free at 1-800-877-3724.
Statewide Drug Benefit Medicare Part D help line toll free at 1-800-926-4862.
TTY/ Textnet for all: 1-888-758-6049.
 

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