The Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) protects and promotes the civil rights of children and adults with physical, cognitive, and mental health disabilities in Alabama. We are Alabama’s only statewide, cross-disability, comprehensive legal advocacy organization. We believe that persons with disabilities are entitled to equal access to the opportunities afforded to all members of American society.
Annually, ADAP solicits input from persons with disabilities, their families, and other members of the disability community to identify priority issue areas on which we should focus. These priority issues frame the advocacy services that we undertake and to which we allocate ADAP’s resources.
Download a PDF version of our Goals and Priorities.
FREEDOM FROM ABUSE & NEGLECT
Individuals with disabilities will be free from abuse and neglect and live in healthier, safer or otherwise improved facility or community settings.
COMMUNITY ACCESS
Persons with disabilities will have access to appropriate and individualized community-based services that will enhance their ability to live independently.
EMPLOYMENT
Persons with disabilities will have meaningful access to integrated employment and be paid at least minimum wage.
SELF-DETERMINATION
With needed supports, persons with disabilities will be able to make everyday decisions about their lives, including matters related to where they live, how their money is managed, and their healthcare.
EDUCATION
Students with disabilities will be provided a free appropriate public education in their least restrictive environment to move them toward independent living and, depending on their individual goals, secondary
schooling or employment upon graduation.
VOTING
Individuals with disabilities will be given equal opportunity to register to vote and vote privately and independently.