The Special Needs Workgroup of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is excited to announce the completion and release of the Special Needs Advocacy Toolkit. The project has been in the works for quite some time and has had many contributors over the past year.
The Toolkit was written for the non-attorney, but is an excellent general resource for all attorneys, their clients, potential clients, and the special needs community in general. The Toolkit addresses general advocacy goals; education, medical and financial advocacy; medical insurance; state and federal services; and housing. The Toolkit also has an extensive list of resources that is broken down into legal assistance, advocacy organizations and government agencies.
The Special Needs Advocacy Toolkit is available for download to the public: Special Needs Advocacy Toolkit
There is a growing need for consolidated information on Special Needs Law to ensure that families and caregivers become more aware of the legal rights and benefits available for their loved ones with special needs. We hope that this Toolkit will begin to address that need.
Many thanks to all of the contributors and proofreaders that have volunteered their time to complete this project.
The Special Needs Workgroup