Advocacy Services may be individual, systemic, or self; individual advocacy is done on behalf of a single person; systemic advocacy involves defending, or supporting a particular position of benefit to a group or class of people (e.g. people with disabilities); self advocacy supports and enhances a consumer's ability to be assertive when faced with obstacles in pursuit of independent living goals.
At Disability Resource Center (DRC), consumers are empowered through education of advocacy methods and encouraged to take directing roles in advocating for their own issues as well as the issues of others. DRC trains consumers how to contact public officials and present their issues in writing, over the telephone, and by appointment. DRC keeps consumers up-to-date about their civil rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Fair Housing laws, and other legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability. Additionally, DRC provides its constituents with the latest news, and legislation concerning people with disabilities on the state and national level.

 

DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER, INC
470-A Woodsmill Road
Gainesville, Georgia 30501
(770) 534-6656
(770) 534-6626 Fax/TTY
1-888-534-7144 Toll Free