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Organizations
Adaptive
Environments
Founded in 1978 to address the environmental issues that confront people
with disabilities and elderly people, Adaptive Environments promotes accessibility
as well as universal design through education programs, technical assistance,
training, consulting, publications and design advocacy. Its mission is
to promote, facilitate, and advocate for international adoption of policies
and designs that enable every individual, regardless of disability or
age, to participate fully in all aspects of society.
Alexander
Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The association is a nonprofit membership organization that was established
in 1890 to empower people who are deaf or hard of hearing to function
independently by promoting universal rights and optimal opportunities
to learn to use, maintain, and improve all aspects of their verbal communications,
including their abilities to speak, speechread, use residual hearing,
and process both spoken and written language.
American
Association of People with Disabilities
The American Association of People with Disabilities is the largest nonprofit,
nonpartisan, cross-disability organization in the United States.
American
Council of the Blind
ACB is a national organization advocating on behalf of persons who are
blind or have low vision.; ACB also publishes "A
Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually
Impaired."
American
Foundation for the Blind
"The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to enable
people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve equality of access
and opportunity that will ensure freedom of choice in their lives.
The
Arc
The Arc (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States)
is the country's largest voluntary organization committed to the welfare
of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families.
The
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work is a Canada-wide network
of organizations and individuals that promotes and supports meaningful
and equitable employment of people with disabilities.
Deaf
Initiative in Information Technology (DIIT)
The Deaf Initiative in Information Technology (DIIT) is a project of the
Applied Computer Technology Department (ACT), of the National Technical
Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology.; This
project provides retraining workshops to deaf and hard-of-hearing adults
already in the national workforce or preparing for employment in the information
technology field, clusters these workshops into a certificate program,
and modifies the workshops into undergraduate courses.
DisabilityInfo.Gov
A one-stop interagency portal for information on Federal programs, services,
and resources for people with disabilities, their families, employers,
service providers, and other community members.
DisabilityResources,
Inc.
Disability Resources, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization that provides
information about resources for independent living.
Disability
Rights Education and Defense Fund
Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with
disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)
is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing
the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation,
advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys,
advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities.
Disability
Statistics Center
The Disability Statistics Center produces and disseminates statistical
information on disability and the status of people with disabilities in
American society and establishes and monitors indicators of how conditions
are changing over time to meet their health, housing, economic and social
needs.
Disability
Studies Quarterly
Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ) is the journal of the Society for Disability
Studies (SDS). It is a multidisciplinary and international journal of
interest to social scientists, scholars in the humanities, disability
rights advocates, creative writers, and others concerned with the issues
of people with disabilities.
Disabled
American Veterans
DAV is a national organization advocating on behalf of veterans with disabilities.
Easter
Seals
Easter Seals creates serves children and adults with disabilities, their
families and communities through early intervention and child development
services, vocational training and employment services, and physical medicine
and rehabilitation. Easter Seals has more than 400 service sites across
the country, including Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
Environmental
Health Network
EHN's focus is on issues of access and developments relating to the health
and welfare of the environmentally sensitive and to promote public awareness
of environmental sensitivities and causative factors.
Hearing
Loss Association of America (formerly Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
(SHHH))
The Hearing Loss Association of America is a national consumer organization
representing people who are hard of hearing and provides technical assistance
for selecting Assistive Listening systems.
Independent
Living Centers
ILCs are typically non-residential, private, non-profit, consumer-controlled,
community-based organizations providing services and advocacy by and for
persons with all types of disabilities. There are nearly 500 ILC's in
the USA. Many are state supported. Their goal is to assist individuals
with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential within their families
and communities. Also, Independent Living Centers serve as a strong advocacy
voice on a wide range of national, state and local issues. They work to
assure physical and programmatic access to housing, employment, transportation,
communities, recreational facilities, and health and social services.
This site provides a list, arranged by State.
Institute
on Independent Living
The Institute serves self-help organizations of disabled people who work
for self-determination and equal opportunities; provides information,
training materials and technical assistance on accessibility, personal
assistance, advocacy, legislation and peer support; publishes articles,
reports, manuals or comments and other materials related to Independent
Living.
International
Commission on Technology & Accessibility
ICTA initiates, facilitates and provides information regarding technology
and accessibility through the World Wide Web. This information is available
to people with disabilities, advocates and professionals in the field
of disability, researchers, legislative bodies, and the general community.
National
Association of the Deaf
NAD is a national consumer organization representing people who are deaf
and hard of hearing.
National
Disability Rights Network
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is a voluntary national
membership association of protection and advocacy systems and client assistance
programs. It assumes leadership in promoting and strengthening the role
and performance of its members in providing quality legally based advocacy
services.
National
Federation of the Blind
NFB is a national organization advocating on behalf of persons who are
blind or have low vision.
National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
The Center is a clearinghouse for information on disabilities and disability-related
issues concerning children and youth (birth to age 22).
National
Organization on Disability
The National Organization on Disability promotes the full and equal participation
and contribution of America's 54 million men, women and children with
disabilities in all aspects of life.
Paralyzed
Veterans of America
PVA is a national advocacy organization representing veterans.
Self
Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) (See the Hearing Loss Association
of America above)
TASH
TASH (formerly the Association for the Severely Handicapped) is an international
advocacy association of people with disabilities, their family members,
other advocates, and people who work in the disability field.
TDI
TDI's (formerly known as Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.) mission
is to promote equal access in telecommunications and media for people
who are deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened, or deaf blind.
Through
the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is a nationally recognized non-profit
agency that provides direct services, training, materials and research
concerning families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability
or medical issue.
United
Cerebral Palsy Association
UCP's mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship
of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, through our commitment
to the principles of independence, inclusion and self-determination.
United
Spinal Association
United Spinal Association is a membership organization serving individuals
with spinal cord injuries or disease. Formerly known as the Eastern
Paralyzed Veterans Association, the organization expanded its mission
to serve people with spinal cord injuries or disease regardless of their
age, gender, or veteran status.
World
Institute on Disability
WID is an international public policy center dedicated to carrying out
research on disability issues and overcoming obstacles to independent
living.
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