An Individual rights advocate is an advocate "to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities."US Department of Education website. Retrieved September 24, 2008. United States law provides for advocates to protect the legal rights of persons with disabilities.29 U.S.C.A. § 794e, found at The Legal Information Institute (LII) of the Cornell Law School website. Retrieved September 24, 2008. This advocacy can be life-changing:
There are some writers who feel that, "only individuals have rights," rather than groups.New York Times op-ed. Retrieved September 24, 2008.See also BRIEF AMICI CURIAE,, for Grutter v. Bollinger, at 14, found at University of New Mexico website. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
See also ADA Compliance Kit American Disability rights movement Accessibility Developmental disability List of disability rights activists List of anti-discrimination acts Disability discrimination act Paralegal Victimology
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