Other Disability Organizations
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Welcome to another part of Esmerel's Collection of Disability Resources. This page is for disability organizations that are international in nature or don't fit into the other disability organization pages. If you know of any other resources or have suggestions, please email Heather.
- AADI: Advocates Association for Disability Independence This page is dedicated to home health care, housing and access issues of the severely mobility impaired.
- AAPD: American Association of People with Disabilities We're a non-profit, non-partisan, cross disability organization whose goals are unity, leadership and impact.
- Access By Design Your one-stop disability resource. This was developed to promote understanding of the ADA and to enrich the lives of people who have disabilities.
- Access Independence A full service organization of people with disabilities who are committed to securing the civil and human rights of all the disabled. AI focuses on housing, economic development, transportation and personal care as a means of helping individuals gain freedom and independence.
- Access Research Group Main goal is to develop better interface for handicapped and disabled people.
- ADAPT: American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
- Allen, Shea and Associates A technical assistance work group.
- Area Boards on Developmental Disabilities We have endeavored to compile information to assist individuals with developmental disabilities, families, providers, advocates and others to access the area boards and remain informed on issues affecting persons with developmental disabilities, both at the California State and national levels.
- Australia's Regional Disability Liaison Unit
- AVID: Active Voices in Disabilities This organization was formed to educate ourselves, all levels of government, the general community and business on disability issues such as accessibility, transportation, employment, home health care and resources.
- British Council of Organizations of Disabled People
- CeDIR: Center for Disability Information and Referral Its mission is to provide access to information to meet individuals' disability-related needs through print, nonprint and human resources.
- Center for Human Disabilities The Center combines resources from local, state, national, public and private affiliations to develop products, services and programs for all persons with disabilities.
- CILIG: Center for Independent Living in Glasgow Your first stop for information about independent living and employing a personal assistant.
- CITA: Center on Information Technology Accommodation
- Colorado Cross Disability Coalition
- Coventry Council of Disabled People
- Commonwealth Office of Disability
- DAV: Disabled American Veterans Building better lives for America's disabled veterans.
- Disability Action Center Flintshire Information, advice and resources for people with disabilities in Flintshire, North Wales.
- Disability Information Services Inc. Provides information of all kinds to people with disabilities, promotes community involvement of the disabled and plays an active role advocating for the independence of the disabled.
- Disabled Living Foundation A national charity that provides practical up-to-date advice and information on many aspects of living with disability for disabled and elderly people and their carers.
- Disabled Peoples International The purpose is to promote the human rights of people with disabilities through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development.
- H. Sasse's List of Disability Organizations
- Independent Living Center of Western Australia
- Institute for Health and Disability
- Institute on Community Integration Improving community services and social support for persons with disabilities and their families.
- Institute on Independent Living
- ISAAC Online: International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- March of Dimes Home Page
- Minnesota State Council on Disability Home Page Its mission is to expand opportunities for all children and adults with a disability throughout Minnesota and to advocate for policies and programs which will promote the independence of children and adults with disabilities and protect their right to participate fully in society.
- Muscular Dystrophy Associaton
- NAPAS: National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems An association which represents federally mandated programs that protect the rights of person with disabilities.
- National Alliance of the Disabled Is an online informational and advocacy organization dedicated to working towards gaining equal rights for the disabled in all areas of life. It also has a large collection of links.
- NCA: National Council on Accessibility Dynamic and innovative leader in the movement to include people with disabilities in recreation, parks and tourism.
- National Council on Disabilities (NCD)
- National Head Start Disabilities Services Training Center
- National Organization on Disability (NOD) This organization promotes full and equal participation of America's 49 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.
- Open Door Our site is intended to facilitate accommodation, disability management, independent living and accessibility to all systems for those involved with employment, rehabilitation and disability in local communities.
- PATH Project: Partners Resource Network Inc.
- Paulsen & Co. Provides an ongoing list of services for the disabled and the elderly.
- Productivity Works Home Page Our goal is to deliver tools, services and information to enhance people's lives. In this process, we concentrate on design and implementations that incorporate universal access for people with and without disabilities.
- Project Interlink The purpose is to allow private and governmental agencies that serve disabled individuals to communicate electronically.
- Scope UK's largest group working with disabled people.
- SDRU: Sensory Disabilities Research Unit
- Triangle Inc. To assist people with disabilities in maximizing their sense of dignity and self-worth by providing quality vocational evaluation and training, employment, social development and residential services which enablethem to maintain themselves in the mainstream of community life.
- UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program Home Page This site is devoted to computer and information accessibility efforts at UCLA.
- Work Inc. Job training, placement, rehabilitation services, counselling and other support for persons with disabilities.
- WOW Online Winners on Wheels
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Last updated: January 29, 2002