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Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC) was originally established in 1978 under the name E.A.C.H (Educational Advocacy for Children with Handicaps). In 1983, the acronym was changed to mean "Effective Advocacy for Citizens with Handicaps", and the organization was officially designated by then Governor Lamar Alexander as Tennessee's Protection & Advocacy system. It was not until 1991, that our name was officially changed to Tennessee Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (TP&A). In 2005, the board of directors and staff unanimously voted to change our name to the Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC) to help the community understand a little bit more about what we do and the community we serve.
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