Disability Rights & Resources
Disability Services And Support Organization
Why pick this one
Disability Rights & Resources is a non-profit established in 1980 that is consumer-controlled and serves four counties in North Carolina.
Best for
- advocacy for people with disabilities
- developing independent living skills
- peer support for individuals with disabilities
Look elsewhere if
- seeking services outside Mecklenburg, Gaston, Union, or Cabarrus counties
- needing specialized medical services unrelated to independent living
Specialties
- advocacy services
- independent living skills
- peer mentoring
- community integration
- transportation resources
Certifications
- 501c3
What makes them different
- one of the first 10 Centers for Independent Living in the US
- consumer-controlled organization
- majority board and staff comprised of people with disabilities
- cross-disability approach
- Serves
- Mecklenburg, Gaston, Union, Cabarrus
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 5801 Executive Center Dr, Charlotte, NC 28212-8861
- Phone
- +17045370550
- Website
- http://www.disability-rights.org/
Services
- disability services and support