Disability Rights Wisconsin

Madison, WI   |  www.disabilityrightswi.org

Mission

People with disabilities often experience abuse, neglect and other violations of their rights. Since 1977 Disabilty Rights Wisconsin  has been working staewide to advocate the rights of people with disabilities. DRW's mission is to work toward a future in which "All person with disabilities and their families shall be empowered to exercise and enjoy the full extent of their rights and to pursue the greatest possible quality of life."

Ruling year info

1984

Principal Officer

Mr Tom Masseau

Main address

131 West Wilson Street, Suite 700

Madison, WI 53703

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Formerly known as

Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy

EIN

39-1279037

NTEE code info

Disabled Persons' Rights (R23)

Disabled Persons' Rights (R23)

Unknown (Z99)

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WCA provides advocacy to persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, physical and sensory disabilities and their families on a variety of issues, including abuse neglect in institutions and the community, access to appropriate treatment, special education rights, and accessibility and discrimination problems in employment, transportation, housing, and insurance. WE engage in a variety of advocacy strategies such as: - providing information, advice, referral and guidance in self advocacy to consumers and their families -providing individual advocacy which could include investigating,negotiating or mediating on the behalf of persons with disabilities - legal representation -training to parents, consumers, and professionals -legislative advocacy and coalition building -class action and impact litigation

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Awards

award for 20 years of making waves 1999

Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities (now WI Board on Persons with Developmental Disabilities)

Professional Service Award 2003

National Association for Mental Illness - Wisconsin

President's award 2004

Wisconsin Brain Injury Association

Richard Blakely Organizationial Achievement Award 2008

Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities

Advocacy award 2009

National Disability Rights Network

Financials

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Disability Rights Wisconsin

Board of directors
as of 06/12/2012
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jeff Timm

business development consultant

Term: 2012 - 2012

Sandra Ahrens

Grassroots Empowerment Project

Janette Herrera

Milwaukee Public Schools

Leslie RIggs

Deaf Empowerment

Frank Sterzen

Kohler Corporation

Jeffrey Timm

self employed business develoment consultant

Gary Arms

No affiliation

John Donnelly

No affiliation

Cathy Kunze

No affiliation

Saphronia Purnell-Carson

No affiliation

Christopher Sigl

Neosho Trompler

Alice Skenandore

Wise Women Gathering

Mary Unkel

non porfit management consultant

Wayne Griffiths

no affiliation

Magda Kmiecik

no affiliation

David Keech

Wisconsin Rapids School District

Patrick Mateer

Catholic Services

Ted Skemp

attorney - sole practictioner