Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.
The Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO) is a private non-profit corporation. Its mission is to work with and for oppressed and vulnerable individuals in Georgia who are labeled as disabled or mentally ill to secure their protection and advocacy. GAO's work is mandated by Congress, and GAO has been designated by Georgia as the agency to implement Protection and Advocacy within the state. |
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GAO Priorities Our Priority issue areas focus on subjects of importance to Georgians, including: • Preventing Abuse and Neglect • Restraint and Seclusion in Schools • Employment • Self Advocacy • Engaging Ordinary Citizens in Protection and Advocacy
****************************** GAO Services Available The Georgia Advocacy Office makes a wide range of advocacy-related services available to Georgians with disabilities at no charge. There are a few things the P&A system is not authorized to do, so we encourage you to review our list of services available to see if your issue is something we can help you with.
****************************** GAO Grievance Procedure If you have a grievance with the services you receive from the Georgia Advocacy Office you have the right to resolve your complaint utilizing the grievance procedure. ****************************** Please send any comments about this site to webmaster@thegao.org. A Note on the World Wide Web: GAO supports the World Wide Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. You will find a subset of these guidelines web-implemented at The Center for Applied Special Technology. |
GAO Programs Our programs offer a wide range of advocacy opportunities, including: • PADD ..People with Developmental Disabilities • PAIMI ..Individuals with Mental Illness • PAAT..Assistive Technology • PAIR ..Individual Rights • PABSS ..Beneficiaries of Social Security • PATBI .. Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries • HAVA .. Help America Vote Act
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