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Organizations & Services re: Disability Issues

  • 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.
  • American Assn. of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD):
    Promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To receive weekly updates with timely and relevant issues related to the AAIDD, click here for Membership Benefits.
  • 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.
  • Bonnell Foundation
    Mission is to build relationships between parents of children with cystic fibrosis, especially with parents who have children newly diagnosed. To help find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis so that one day no CF parent will experience the pain and loss of losing a child to this disease.
    Patti's Comment: I am on the Board of this fine, non-profit foundation.
  • Casey's Cookies
    Sweet cookies…sweeter mission
    Patti's Comment:  I am enjoying my cookies from Casey’s Cookies—not only are they yummy, the organization’s mission is sweet: To promote independence and improve the quality of life for folks with developmental and physical disabilities!
  • 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.
  • I Am PWD
    As the nation’s largest minority cannot remain invisible in the entertainment and news media, the mission and goals of this campaign becomes one of basic, civil and human rights; no different than what any other group has fought for in the past or continues to fight for today.
  • Institutions: Close Them!
    A non-profit organization directed by citizen self-advocates in New Hampshire who experience disabilities. We plan to work with states across the nation.
  • 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.
  • International Federation of Persons With Physical Disability (FIMITIC)
    Promotes the equalisation of opportunities for disabled persons and fights against their discrimination.
  • 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 Institute: Social and Economic Indendence (NDI)
    A non-profit, strategic partner working with NCB Capital Impact to promote independence for persons 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.
  • National Organization to End the Waitlists (NOEWAIT)
    A grass-roots, national, social justice movement organized to ensure full opportunity, choices, freedom, and self-determination for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in every community by eliminating waitlists for services in every state. This will be accomplished through public education, mobilizing people into action, and changing public policy. See their powerful, poignant and touching video, "Disabilities Don't Wait."
  • Our Ability
    A social media web site/video-production company telling the stories of inspirational people with disabilities. The stories of successful people in their middle career who will serve as inspirational role models to young people with disabilities.
  • Self-Advocacy Online
    An educational and networking website for those involved in making change for people with disabilities. Through our online Learning Center, you can build your skills in many areas of self-advocacy. And the national self-advocacy map will connect you with other across the country working on similar issues.
  • TASH
    An international grassroots leader in advancing inclusive communities through research, education and advocacy.
  • The Stuttering Foundation
    Provides free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering.
  • 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.
  • United Spinal Association
    A national organization formed in 1946 by paralyzed veterans. Their mission is to improve the quality of life of Americans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). Sign up for free informative newsletters.