Legal and Legislative

Acts to Rules (federal)

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• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page: Comprehensive information including proposed rules and regulations from the US Dept. of Justice
• The Older Americans Act
• Just for variety and some additional resources, the Older Americans Act from The U.S. Code at Cornell Univ. Law School
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Search through the listings for FCC releases on what it means for people with disabilities)

Online Resources from the Government Printing Office

• U.S. Code
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Federal Register

Acts to Rules (state)

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• New York State Health Laws and Regulations
• New York State Assembly Bill Search
• New York State Senate Bill Search
• New York State Legislative Search
• New York State Laws
• New York State Constitution

Elder Law

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• Institute on Law and Rights of Older Adults at the Brookdale Center of Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY)
• National Senior Citizens Law Center
• ElderAbuseLaw, an online resource providing a library and other references on elder abuse law
• Elder Law Center

Legal Resources

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• Cornell Law School
• Internet Law Library
• Legal Research provides compiled links to legal research sources at both state and federal levels
• New York State Bar Association
• New York State Commission on Quality of Care: Disability Rights & Laws
• Social Law Library's list of legal resource links
• Yahoo: Law Related Search

Legal Services

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Albany Area

• Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
• Pierro Law Group, LLC
• Empire Justice Center

Regionally-Based Services, West to East, North to South

• Western New York Law Center
• Legal Assistance of Western New York
• Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of Western New York
• Neighborhood Legal Services (Buffalo)
• Legal Services of Central New York, Inc
• Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
• Legal Aid Society of New York (New York City)
• Legal Services for New York City
• New York Legal Assistance Group (New York City)
• South Brooklyn Legal Services
• Queens Legal Services
• Nassau/Suffolk Law Services

Other Legal Services

• Rural Law Center of New York
• Advocates for Children
• Farmworker Legal Services of New York
• HIV Law Project
• Public Utility Law Project

Legislative (federal)

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• Congressional Budget Office
• Congressional Directory from Congress.Org
• Library of Congress
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet includes legislative bill status information
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. House Members
• U.S. House Committeees
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. Senate Members
• U.S. Senate Committees
• U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

Legislative (state)

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• National Conference of State Legislatures
• New York State Assembly
• NYS Assembly Legislative Bill Status
• New York State Senate

Unclassified

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• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Fair Use Project
• U.S. Government Manual