Services and Programs

MDLC envisions a world where people with disabilities are fully included in the workplace, neighborhoods and all aspects of community life.  To move us toward this vision, we focus our advocacy toward:

  • Freedom from abuse and neglect
  • Freedom from unnecessary institutionalization
  • Access to education, housing, transportation, and health care
  • Technical assistance and legal information to promote self-advocacy
  • Increasing public awareness about people with disabilities and the issues that matter to them

Our 2011 advocacy service areas include:

  • Children’s Mental Health
  • Adult Mental Health
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Education
  • Access to Community-based Services for People in Nursing Facilities
  • Access to Community-based Services for People with Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Civil Rights in Public Programs
  • Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
  • Voting Rights
  • Medicaid
  • Public Policy

For more information about MDLC’s programs and services, read our 2009-2010 Annual Report to the Community (PDF) or call our office for a copy at 410-727-6352.

Help us plan our 2012 advocacy services by taking our annual planning survey.  Thank you for your input!

Use our Feedback form to provide comment on the kinds of cases we accept, or send an email to feedback@mdlclaw.org .

Read our client grievance policy, and use our grievance form to send a complaint to MDLC about your specific case.