Provides advocacy services to people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) and their families. Individualized representation in accessing special education services, adult intellectual disabilities, waiver services, disability healthcare, and other concerns of people with IDD and their families.

Provides advocacy services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. Offers individualized representation in accessing special education services, adult intellectual disabilities, waiver services, healthcare, transportation, and any other concerns of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Provides advocacy services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families. Offers individualized representation in accessing special education services, adult intellectual disabilities, waiver services, healthcare, transportation, and any other concerns of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Provides advocacy for people with disabilities and their family members. This includes advocacy for early intervention, education, and the transitional out of the public school system.

Provides IEP assistance, and overall guidance through the education process. Offers transition support through the complexities of the IDD/A system.

Provides advocacy for educational and legal issues to persons with intellectual developmental disabilities.

Provides advocacy services for persons with disabilities and their families.

Works to ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges as people without disabilities. Offers training, resources, education, and assistance for families of people with intellectual disabilities through adult advocacy, systems advocacy, education advocacy, and outreach.

Works to improve services and social systems, ensure civil rights, provide technical and training assistance, and to empower individuals with disabilities across Pennsylvania.

Works to improve services and social systems, ensure civil rights, provide technical and training assistance, and to empower individuals with disabilities across Pennsylvania.

Works to improve services and social systems, ensure civil rights, provide technical and training assistance, and to empower individuals with disabilities across Pennsylvania.

Provides non-medical home and community-based services for people with disabilities. Services are provided to promote consumer choice and independence and include personal care, and other activities of daily living under Community Health Choices (formerly the Waivers).

Assists individuals with disabilities who have difficulty understanding and obtaining the full benefits and services they are entitled to by law. Under federal and state laws, protection and advocacy programs provide legal representation and other advocacy services for all people with disabilities and endeavor to ensure full access to inclusive educational programs, financial entitlements, health care, accessible housing, and productive employment opportunities.

Assists individuals with disabilities who have difficulty understanding and obtaining the full benefits and services. Under federal and state laws, protection and advocacy programs provide legal representation and other advocacy services for all people with disabilities and endeavor to ensure full access to inclusive educational programs, financial entitlements, health care, accessible housing, and productive employment opportunities.

Assists individuals with disabilities who have difficulty understanding and obtaining the full benefits and services. Under federal and state laws, protection and advocacy programs provide legal representation and other advocacy services for all people with disabilities and endeavor to ensure full access to inclusive educational programs, financial entitlements, health care, accessible housing, and productive employment opportunities.

Offers advocacy for the initiation and monitoring of legislation affecting legally blind persons. Also provides assistance to individuals experiencing discrimination in the workplace and community, or who need help securing services due to visual impairment.

Parents Involved Network (PIN) assists parents or caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. PIN helps parents find services and will advocate on behalf those with any of the public systems (i.e., mental health system, education, state/local child-servicing agencies) that serve children.

Assists veterans in applying for Veterans Admin. benefits. Other programs include legislative advocacy, accessibility, spinal cord injury/disease research, bi-monthly newsletter, sports and recreation.

Advocates for persons with disabilities seeking services from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Centers for Independent Living, Community Rehabilitation Programs, and other programs and projects funded under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Ensures the vocational rehabilitation process is open and responsive to the individualized needs of persons with disabilities.

Provides support and advocacy services to individuals of any age who have a developmental disability.

Provides assistance with senior benefit programs, Medicare & Supplementary programs, eligibility for low-income senior programs including home and community services, along with: home-delivered meals, prescription drug programs, health & Wellness programs, person-centered counseling, case management, senior activities, support groups and volunteering opportunities.

Provides advocacy services for persons with disabilities. Provides free legal services in cases of disability employment discrimination, special education, and disability rights.

Offers protection and advocacy services
. Attends your child IEP meeting
. Provides support materials, resources on educational law
, updates on current legislation
, guidance on respite care for assisted living
, resources on employement and transportation programs
, and training workshops on a variety of subjects.

Champions a life of inclusion, opportunity, and equity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through advocacy, education, and support.

Supports adults living with a mental illness in their social, educational, employment, and spiritual development. Programs include cultural and educational trips, holiday gatherings, neighborhood dinners, peer led support groups, and virtual wellness sessions.

Ensures that individuals enrolled in BHDS programs are treated with respect and dignity.



Every year, thousands of people with disabilities, family members, and support professionals in Pennsylvania are interviewed by the Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) project to learn about the overall quality of life for people who receive support through the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) in Pennsylvania. The key objective of IM4Q is to provide information that might help improve the quality of life of people with disabilities.

Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and their families to ensure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible and that organizations within the established service delivery system meet the collective needs of the client.
Provides advocacy in schools and in the community. Service provided on case by case basis.