Society, Issues, Disabilities, Advocacy
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- 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 disabilit
- Disability rights in the UK.
- An Austin, Texas based non profit organization that represents the disabled community, including special education.
- A grassroots,cross-disability network with member organizations in over 110 countries, over half of which are in the developing world.
- NICHCY is a national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability related issues, focusing on children and youth, birth to age 22.
- A wireless phone donation and recycling program, to raise money and support for people with disabilities.
- Futures, Inc. is an agency providing educational supports and services to individuals with disabilities. Based in Middletown, CT.
- The Center For People With Disabilities, Inc. website (dba: Center For People With Disabilities)is an Education and Resource website focusing on the areas addressed by the Center, which is a 501-c-3 not-for-profit organization incorporated in Texas, USA.
- Advancing rights and enhancing lives for people with disabilities in Chicago, Illinois. Articles on advocating for yourself and coping with the system.
- A coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integ
- Personal web site of public policy analyst Laura Remson Mitchell. Primary focus is on health-care reform and disability policy. Includes original articles and commentary as well as advocacy links.
- Cross-disability organization in the United States working for full participation, full equality, full justice, and full dignity and respect.
- To ensure that people with disabilities are treated as equals and that they are given the same decisions, choices, rights, responsibilities, and chances to speak up to empower themselves; opportunities to make new friends; and to learn from t
- We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
- General information, standards, publications and witness website dedicated to advocacy for the rights of children and adults with mental disabilities.
- Advocates for the communicatively impaired, speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
- Resources to aid in the care and education of blind children.
- A campaign to change the fact that, after age 21, Alabama and many other states do not have a program to adequately care for people with disabilities. Site includes an introduction to the issues, a letter-writing campaign, publicity, links, news, and a c
- This site is created to specialize in disabled auto workers rights and to be an advocate for auto workers who are being discriminated against, on the basis of disability, by their employers.
- Materials to change the system to home and community based services -- our homes, not nursing homes.
- Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
- An international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
- Works with disabled entrepreneurs toward business owned and managed by them, using various services and raising disability awareness. News and information on transcription services.
- An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities.
- We are a nonprofit organization offering educational advocacy, consultation, training, and advocate referrals to parents of children with special needs ages 3-22.
- U.S. organization that advocates for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice for people with disabilities.
- For the past 30 years, a very special social change movement has been quietly building internationally despite enormous hurdles: the movement led by survivors of human rights violations in the psychiatric system.
- Links to information about advocacy, self-advocacy, self-determination, consumer involvement, and self-help as it relates to disabilities.
- Formed to defend and advance disability rights and programs in the 104th Congress. One JFA goal is to work with national and state organizations of people with disabilities to get the word from Washington D.C. out to the grassroots.
- Articles, videos, recommended readings on Disability Rights, Inclusive Education,Euthanasia, Abuse, Injustice and other related topics.
- Special education advocate in Miami, Florida with emphasis on individualized services.
- About a self advocate who is currently People First President in Ridgecrest, California, making a difference.
- Articles and links to help people with disabilities advocate for themselves.
- Disability activists opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide.
- Berkeley special education advocate.
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