Janice K. Johnson Hunter

Friends Research Institute, Inc. is a non profit organization which is engaged in improving public health and well-being through education, treatment, grants administration, and research. It employs researchers to conduct studies in the areas of criminal justice, mental health, HIV/AIDS, health, and substance abuse; and these studies have been funded by private, county, state, and federal sources. The company was founded by Edythe Klotzman and Aaron Klotzman in 1955 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

Disability Rights Center, Inc. provides disability services including information and referral, short-term assistance, technical assistance, legal representation, systemic advocacy, monitoring and training. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

Disability Rights California provides materials in alternative formats and disability related reasonable accommodations. It offers advice, technical assistance, legislative advocacy, and outreach. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Sacramento, CA