Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.

Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (NLS) is a not-for-profit agency located in Buffalo, New York. NLS provides free legal services to persons with low-income and persons with disabilities. It also provides a wide range of technical assistance and support services, primarily under its disability-related grants. While the majority of its services are provided within Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming Counties, New York, NLS also provides disability-related services for all of Western New York and operates both a Statewide and National Assistive Technology Advocacy Project to assist persons with disabilities and the advocates and agencies that serve them.  NLS will not provide legal advice over the internet. The information on this web site is not legal advice. Legal advice is dependent upon the specific circumstances of each situation. Also, the law may vary from State to State, so that some information in this web site may not be correct for your jurisdiction. Finally, the information contained in this web site is not guaranteed to be up to date. Therefore, the information contained in this web site cannot replace the advice of competent legal counsel licensed in your state.  If you reside in Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans or Wyoming Counties County you should click here to call the appropriate office by telephone.

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Foundation Support

Click here for a description of the services offered by NLS, its hours of operation, address, telephone, fax, TDD and staff roster and Board of Directors

Advocates can get help with assistive technology funding at the National Level through the National AT Advocacy Project

Advocates can get help with assistive technology funding in New York State through the New York State Assistive Technology Advocacy Project

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