protection and advocacy services
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “advocacy services”, except as used as part of the term “protection and advocacy services”, means services provided to assist individuals with disabilities and their family members, guardians, advocates, and authorized representatives in accessing assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.
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- 1998–200429 U.S.C. § 3002Labor · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “protection and advocacy services” means services that—
(A) are described in subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.), the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.), or section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794e); and
(B) assist individuals with disabilities with respect to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services.
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- 2004–present29 U.S.C. § 3002Labor · Definitions · in this chapter