The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties Inc . Project Implement - ADA Crosstalk . The paragraphs above, taken from the EEOC publication The Americans with Disability Act. Advocacy In Action. Judge Bazelon was a federal appeals court judge whose landmark decisions pioneered the field of mental health law.
Advocacy is based on the principle that every individual is entitled to choice and dignity.
For many people with mental disabilities this means something as basic as having a decent place to live, supportive services and equality of opportunity. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission . It uses investigation, conciliation, litigation, co-ordination, regulation in the federal sector, and education, policy research, and provision of technical assistance to achieve this end. Federal Bureau of Investigation . U.S. Department of Justice.