U.S. Disability Information and Laws by State

Individual states may have laws and guidelines that complement federal laws. This page is intended to provide quick access to state-specific information and resources for disability rights from government and other organizations’ websites. It is meant to be helpful, not comprehensive.

Jump to region

• Northeast
• Midwest
• South
• West

Northeast

Maine

• ADA: Maine
• Disability Resources
• Disability Rights Maine

New Hampshire

• ADA: New Hampshire
• Disability Discrimination
• Disability Rights Center-NH

Vermont

• ADA: Vermont
• Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
• Disability Rights Vermont

Massachusetts

• ADA: Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Office on Disability
• Protecting the Rights of People with Disabilities

Rhode Island

• ADA: Rhode Island
• Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
• Disability Rights Rhode Island

Connecticut

• ADA: Connecticut
• Disability Rights Connecticut
• Department of Aging and Disability Services

New York

• ADA: New York
• Disability Rights
• NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

New Jersey

• ADA: New Jersey
• Disability Services
• Disability Programs

Pennsylvania

• ADA: Pennsylvania
• Disabilities and Aging
• Disability Rights Pennsylvania

Midwest

Ohio

• ADA: Ohio
• Disability FAQs
• Disability Rights Ohio

Michigan

• ADA: Michigan
• Michigan Disability Resources
• Disability Network of Michigan

Indiana

• ADA: Indiana
• Indiana Disability Rights
• Disability and Rehabilitative Services

Wisconsin

• ADA: Wisconsin
• Disabilities and Impairments
• Disability Law

Illinois

• ADA: Illinois
• Disability Rights
• Equip for Equality

Minnesota

• ADA: Minnesota
• Michigan Disability Resources
• Disability Minnesota

Iowa

• ADA: Iowa
• Iowa Judicial Branch
• Iowa International Center

Missouri

• ADA: Missouri
• State of Missouri Disability Portal
• Department of Health & Senior Services

North Dakota

• ADA: North Dakota
• Disability Rights North Dakota
• Disability Rights North Dakota YouTube channel

South Dakota

• ADA: South Dakota
• Department of Human Services

Nebraska

• ADA: Nebraska
• Nebraska Client Assistance Program

Kansas

• ADA: Kansas
• Department for Children and Families
• Disability Benefits Help
• Disability Care Center

South

Delaware

• ADA: Delaware
• State of Delaware
• Delaware Aging & Disability Resource Center

Maryland

• ADA: Maryland
• Maryland Department of Education
• Department of Disabilities

Virginia

• ADA: Virginia
• Disability Service Agency
• Disability Determination Services

West Virginia

• ADA: West Virginia
• Division of Rehabilitation Services

Kentucky

• ADA: Kentucky
• Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
• Division for Disability Determination Services

North Carolina

• ADA: North Carolina
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Office on Disability and Health
• Disability Services
• Department of Disabilities and Special Needs

South Carolina

• ADA: South Carolina
• Disability Resources
• Disability Care Center

Tennessee

• ADA: Tennessee
• Department of Human Services
• Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
• Disability Benefits Center

Georgia

• ADA: Georgia
• Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
• Office of Disability Services Ombudsman
• Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities

Florida

• ADA: Florida
• Disability Rights Florida
• Department of Health
• Development Disabilities Council, Inc

Alabama

• ADA: Alabama
• Governor's Office on Disability
• Department of Rehabilitation Services
• Department of Mental Health

Mississippi

• ADA: Mississippi
• Department of Rehabilitation Services
• Mississippi Access to Care
• Mississippi Living Independence for Everyone

Arkansas

• ADA: Arkansas - PDF
• Governor's Commission on People with Disabilities
• Disability Rights Arkansas
• Department of Human Services

Louisiana

• ADA: Louisiana
• Disability Rights Louisiana
• Department of Children & Family Services
• Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
• Department of Health
• Aging and Disability Resource Center

Texas

• ADA: Texas
• Texas Key Laws & Disability Resources
• Health and Human Services
• Texasable
• Texas Parent to Parent

Oklahoma

• ADA: Oklahoma
• A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
• Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services
• Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled, Inc.
• Office of Disability Concerns

Washington, DC

• ADA: Washington, DC
• Office of Disability Rights
• Department of Social and Health Services
• Social Security Disability Insurance
• Disability Rights Washington

West

Montana

• ADA: Montana
• Department Public Health and Human Services
• Disability Care Center
• Disability Rights Montana

Idaho

• ADA: Idaho
• Idaho Department of Labor
• Aspire Human Services
• Disability Rights Idaho
• State of Idaho

Wyoming

• ADA: Wyoming
• Wyoming Independent Living
• Department of Workforce Services
• Wyoming Department of Health

Colorado

• ADA: Colorado
• Department of Human Services
• Ability Connection Colorado
• ACE Colorado
• AdvocacyDenver
• Disability Benefits Help

New Mexico

• ADA: New Mexico
• Governor's Commission on Disability
• New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• New Mexico Aging & Long-term Services Department
• Human Services Department

Arizona

• ADA: Arizona
• Arizona Department of Economic Security
• Disability Benefits 101
• Arizona Association of Providers for People with Disabilities

Utah

• ADA: Utah
• Utah Department of Human Services
• Utah Adaptive Alliance
• Utah Parent Center
• Utah Independent Living Center

Nevada

• ADA: Nevada
• Aging and Disability Services Division
• Nevada 211
• Southern Nevada Centers of Independent Living
• Department of Health & Human Services

California

• ADA: California
• Discrimination Laws Regarding People with Disabilities
• Department of Developmental Services
• California Disability Services Association
• Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living
• Disability Rights California
• California Human Development

Oregon

• ADA: Oregon
• Services for Seniors & People with Disabilities
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Aging and Disability Resource Connection
• FACTOregon

Washington

• ADA: Washington
• Guide to Disability and Washington State Nondiscrimination Laws - PDF
• Department of Social and Health Services

Alaska

• ADA: Alaska
• Department of Health and Social Services
• Governor's Council on Disabilities & Special Education
• Access Alaska

Hawaii

• ADA: Hawaii
• Developmental Disabilities Division
• Resources of the Aging and Disability Resource Center
• Disability Rights Center
• Aging and Disability Resource Center