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Disability Rights Wisconsin

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Disability Rights Wisconsin
Legal namestring
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Websiteurl
disabilityrightswi.org
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1977
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
51–100
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersMadison, United States
HQ citystring
Madison
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
disability rights advocacy, legal aid services, protection and advocacy, ombudsman services, disability benefits assistance
Industry4 codes
1Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy
CodeBPAGAFAFPrimaryYes
2Disability Services & Independent Living Support
CodeBPAGAEAGPrimaryNo
3Disability Services & Independent Living Support
CodeBPAGACAGPrimaryNo
4Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech)
CodeBPAGALAMPrimaryNo
NAICS code3 codes
  • Human Rights Organizations813311
  • Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities62412
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Services624310
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Social Services8300
  • Services-Legal Services8111
Product category
Disability Rights Advocacy Services
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1Government Contracts
TypeManaged Services
Description

Disability Rights Wisconsin operates primarily through contracts with government agencies, notably the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), to provide ombudsman services for Family Care and IRIS programs, and SSI Managed Care External Advocacy services.

disabilityrightswi.org
2Federal P&A System Funding
TypeProfessional Services
Description

As the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency for Wisconsin, DRW receives federal funding through the nationwide P&A system to protect and advocate for people with disabilities.

disabilityrightswi.org
Marketing channels8 records

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Distribution channels1 record

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Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Others
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Disability Rights Wisconsin is the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency for Wisconsin, providing free advocacy, legal representation, and rights protection for people with disabilities across the state. The organization operates multiple programs including Protection and Advocacy, Client Assistance Program, Family Care and IRIS Ombudsman Program, SSI Managed Care External Advocacy, Victim Advocacy, and Disability Benefits Specialist services.

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Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Disability Rights Wisconsin operates as a private non-profit organization offering multiple advocacy programs rather than a unified software product. Its core portfolio includes Protection and Advocacy services, Client Assistance Program (CAP), Family Care and IRIS Ombudsman Program, SSI Managed Care External Advocacy Project, Victim Advocacy Program, and Disability Benefits Specialist Program. These programs work together to protect the rights of people with disabilities across Wisconsin through advocacy, legal support, and rights protection. Supporting infrastructure includes a Resource Center providing self-advocacy materials and the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition for voter rights initiatives.

Product and service1 record
1Protection and Advocacy (P&A)
Scale indicator1 record

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Partnership1 partner
1Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

DRW serves as an independent ombudsman for Family Care and IRIS programs through a contract with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. This is a formal contractual relationship where DHS funds DRW to provide advocacy services to enrollees of these long-term care programs.

Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight4 records

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Peers10 records
1The Arc
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A large national nonprofit advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, overlapping in advocacy mission but broader and chapter-based rather than a P&A legal agency.

2National Disability Rights Network
TypeOthers
Description

The membership association of all state P&A agencies including DRW; an ecosystem/umbrella body rather than a direct competitor.

3Disability Rights Ohio
TypeDirect peer
Description

Ohio's P&A agency delivering advocacy and legal representation for people with disabilities under the same federal framework as DRW.

4Disability Rights Wisconsin's Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
TypeRegional player
Description

A Wisconsin state disability council that partners with DRW on advocacy and policy, operating in the same territory and disability-rights space.

5Equip for Equality
TypeDirect peer
Description

Illinois's designated Protection & Advocacy agency providing self-advocacy assistance, legal services, and abuse investigations—the same category as DRW.

6Disability Rights New York
TypeDirect peer
Description

New York's designated P&A system agency providing free legal and advocacy services, directly analogous to DRW's statutory role.

7Disability Rights Texas
TypeDirect peer
Description

Texas's federally designated P&A agency offering the same rights protection, ombudsman, and legal advocacy services to people with disabilities as DRW.

8Disability Rights California
TypeDirect peer
Description

The designated Protection & Advocacy agency for California within the same federal P&A network, providing free legal advocacy for people with disabilities—identical mandate and model to DRW.

9Disability Rights Advocates
TypeEmerging player
Description

A nonprofit disability-rights legal center pursuing impact litigation and systemic advocacy, overlapping with DRW's legal and systemic-change work though not a state P&A agency.

10Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
TypeEmerging player
Description

A nonprofit legal advocacy organization for people with mental disabilities, sharing DRW's rights-protection and legal-advocacy focus on a narrower population.

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Key highlights5 records

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Segment6 records

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Ideal customer profile5 records

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Disability Rights Wisconsin

Disability Rights Advocacy Servicesdisabilityrightswi.org

Disability Rights Wisconsin firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Legal name
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Website
https://disabilityrightswi.org
Company type
Private
Founded year
1977
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Disability Rights Wisconsin industry classification

Industry
Product category
Disability Rights Advocacy Services
NAICS
Human Rights Organizations (813311), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)
SIC
Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111)
akta.pro primary industry
Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF)
akta.pro secondary industries
Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

  • Disability rights advocacy
  • Legal aid services
  • Protection and advocacy
  • Ombudsman services
  • Disability benefits assistance

Where Disability Rights Wisconsin is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Madison
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

Disability Rights Wisconsin business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

  1. Government Contracts: Disability Rights Wisconsin operates primarily through contracts with government agencies, notably the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), to provide ombudsman services for Family Care and IRIS programs, and SSI Managed Care External Advocacy services.
  2. Federal P&A System Funding: As the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency for Wisconsin, DRW receives federal funding through the nationwide P&A system to protect and advocate for people with disabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Disability Rights Wisconsin product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Disability Rights Wisconsin is the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency for Wisconsin, providing free advocacy, legal representation, and rights protection for people with disabilities across the state. The organization operates multiple programs including Protection and Advocacy, Client Assistance Program, Family Care and IRIS Ombudsman Program, SSI Managed Care External Advocacy, Victim Advocacy, and Disability Benefits Specialist services.

Product overview

Disability Rights Wisconsin operates as a private non-profit organization offering multiple advocacy programs rather than a unified software product. Its core portfolio includes Protection and Advocacy services, Client Assistance Program (CAP), Family Care and IRIS Ombudsman Program, SSI Managed Care External Advocacy Project, Victim Advocacy Program, and Disability Benefits Specialist Program. These programs work together to protect the rights of people with disabilities across Wisconsin through advocacy, legal support, and rights protection. Supporting infrastructure includes a Resource Center providing self-advocacy materials and the Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition for voter rights initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Protection and Advocacy (P&A)

Companies that use Disability Rights Wisconsin

Customer profile

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Disability Rights Wisconsin technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

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Disability Rights Wisconsin partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDRW serves as an independent ombudsman for Family Care and IRIS programs through a contract with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. This is a formal contractual relationship where DHS funds DRW to provide advocacy services to enrollees of these long-term care programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Disability Rights Wisconsin competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • The Arc: A large national nonprofit advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, overlapping in advocacy mission but broader and chapter-based rather than a P&A legal agency.

Others

Direct peers

  • Disability Rights Ohio: Ohio's P&A agency delivering advocacy and legal representation for people with disabilities under the same federal framework as DRW.
  • Equip for Equality: Illinois's designated Protection & Advocacy agency providing self-advocacy assistance, legal services, and abuse investigations—the same category as DRW.
  • Disability Rights New York: New York's designated P&A system agency providing free legal and advocacy services, directly analogous to DRW's statutory role.
  • Disability Rights Texas: Texas's federally designated P&A agency offering the same rights protection, ombudsman, and legal advocacy services to people with disabilities as DRW.
  • Disability Rights California: The designated Protection & Advocacy agency for California within the same federal P&A network, providing free legal advocacy for people with disabilities—identical mandate and model to DRW.

Regional players

  • Disability Rights Wisconsin's Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities: A Wisconsin state disability council that partners with DRW on advocacy and policy, operating in the same territory and disability-rights space.

Emerging players

  • Disability Rights Advocates: A nonprofit disability-rights legal center pursuing impact litigation and systemic advocacy, overlapping with DRW's legal and systemic-change work though not a state P&A agency.
  • Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: A nonprofit legal advocacy organization for people with mental disabilities, sharing DRW's rights-protection and legal-advocacy focus on a narrower population.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Disability Rights Wisconsin social profiles

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Disability Rights Wisconsin M&A and investment

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Frequently asked questions about Disability Rights Wisconsin

What does Disability Rights Wisconsin do?

Disability Rights Wisconsin is the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency for Wisconsin, providing free advocacy, legal representation, and rights protection for people with disabilities across the state. The organization operates multiple programs including Protection and Advocacy, Client Assistance Program, Family Care and IRIS Ombudsman Program, SSI Managed Care External Advocacy, Victim Advocacy, and Disability Benefits Specialist services.

Is Disability Rights Wisconsin a public or private company?

Disability Rights Wisconsin is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Disability Rights Wisconsin founded?

Disability Rights Wisconsin was founded in 1977. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Disability Rights Wisconsin based?

Disability Rights Wisconsin is headquartered in Madison, United States, in the North America region.

How does Disability Rights Wisconsin make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Government Contracts are the primary driver. The others are federal P&A System Funding.

Who are Disability Rights Wisconsin's main competitors?

The Arc is listed as a broad incumbent. National Disability Rights Network is listed as an others. Direct peers are Disability Rights Ohio, Equip for Equality, Disability Rights New York, Disability Rights Texas and Disability Rights California. Disability Rights Wisconsin's Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities is listed as a regional player. Emerging players are Disability Rights Advocates and Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.

Does Disability Rights Wisconsin have an API?

No public API is recorded for Disability Rights Wisconsin.

What industry is Disability Rights Wisconsin in?

Disability Rights Wisconsin's product category is Disability Rights Advocacy Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAGAFAF, Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy, with a secondary code of BPAGAEAG, Disability Services & Independent Living Support. Its NAICS code is 813311 and its SIC code is 8300.

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