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ADAPT
Fighting so people
with disabilities can live in the community with real supports
instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
AgrAbility
Assisting farmers and ranchers with disabilities.
Americans
With Disabilities Vote
A project of the advocacy program of the Center for Independant
Living of South Florida designed to address the rights of
voters with disabilities, and to provide information and resources
to enhance compliance with the Americans With Disabilities
Act.
Athletes
with Disabilities Hall of Fame
Offering a dynamic opportunity to make the difference in the
lives of people in every community.
Center
for Independent Living (CIL)
The world’s first organization run by and for people
with disabilities, founded in 1972, supports disabled people
in their efforts toward independence. CIL encourages people
with disabilities to make their own choices and works to open
doors in the community to full participation and access for
all.
Consortium
for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
100 national disability organizations working together to
advocate for national public policy that ensures the self
determination, independence, empowerment, integration and
inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all
aspects of society.
Disability.gov
An award-winning federal website that contains disability
related resources on programs, services, laws and regulations
to help people with disabilities lead full, independent lives.
They have also developed a series of 30-second online trainings
to help individuals with disabilities and others learn about
financial subjects such as savings accounts, credit cards,
credits scores and other money matters. See Asset
Development.
Disability
Network
Their mission is to realize consumer empowerment, self determination,
full-inclusion, and participation of all people in our community
through the independent living philosophy and unequivocal
implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Disabled
World
Supplying disability related information, opportunities and
resources to the worldwide disability community.
Family
Center on Technology and Disability
A resource designed to support organizations and programs
that work with families of children and youth with disabilities.
Also, check out their informative monthly
newsletters.
HSC
Foundation
Dedicated to improving access to services for individuals
who face social and health care barriers due to disability,
chronic illness, or other circumstances that present unique
needs.
Inclusion
Research Institute
The primary mission of IRI is to research, develop and disseminate
innovations that enable persons of all ages, including individuals
with disabilities or other disadvantages, to be independent,
productive and included in schools, communities, and places
of employment.
Inspire
- Human Services Co-op
One of the first self-directed cooperatives in the United
States - gives members the power to better manage services
such as habilitation and attendant care while sharing in the
ownership and guidance of the company.
Job
Accommodation Network
Your resource for workplace productivity enhancements and
reasonable accommodation solutions.
League
for People With Disabilities, Inc.
Provides services to help people with disabilities gain independence,
increase self-sufficiency and improve quality of life. They
have also joined forces with the publisher of I.D.E.A.L. magazine,
to help distribute a new quarterly magazine covering information
about and for the disability community. “I.D.E.A.L magazine
will create a new and positive image for young people with
disabilities and, hopefully, help eliminate the stereotypes
about people with disabilities in society.”
National
Business & Disability Council
The leading resource for employers seeking to integrate people
with disabilities into the workplace.
National
Council on Disability
NCD is an independent federal agency that provides advice
to the President, Congress and executive branch agencies to
promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that
guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities.
National
Disability Rights Network
Nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated
Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance
Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities.
National
Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
A wealth of information on disabilities.
TASH
An international grassroots leader in advancing inclusive
communities through research, education and advocacy.
T.K.
Martin Center for Technology and Disability (Mississippi
State University)
Their mission is to ensure that persons with disabilities
are able to continually benefit from technological solutions
and advances in the field of assistive technology.
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