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Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
http://www.bazelon.org/

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 their mistakes.
http://www.sabeusa.org/

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.
http://www.adapt.org/

A coalition of approximately 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.
http://www.c-c-d.org/

A grassroots,cross-disability network with member organizations in over 110 countries, over half of which are in the developing world.
http://www.dpi.org/

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.
http://www.tash.org/

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.
http://www.jfanow.org/

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.
http://www.copaa.net.

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.
http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/theautoworkerspress

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.
http://www.dredf.org

About a self advocate who is currently People First President in Ridgecrest, California, making a difference.
http://members.tripod.com/todd.clark

Links to information about advocacy, self-advocacy, self-determination, consumer involvement, and self-help as it relates to disabilities.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~thompso/

U.S. organization that advocates for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice for people with disabilities.
http://www.childrenshospital.org/ici/

Articles and links to help people with disabilities advocate for themselves.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/disability_advocacy

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.
http://www.geocities.com/dhcpolwnk

General information, standards, publications and witness website dedicated to advocacy for the rights of children and adults with mental disabilities.
http://www.mdri.org/

Cross-disability organization in the United States working for full participation, full equality, full justice, and full dignity and respect.
http://www.disabledstudents.org

Materials to change the system to home and community based services -- our homes, not nursing homes.
http://freedomclearinghouse.org/

A wireless phone donation and recycling program, to raise money and support for people with disabilities.
http://www.sprint.com/community/communities_across/spc.html

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.
http://home.earthlink.net/%7emmjournal/cfpwd/

Special education advocate in Miami, Florida with emphasis on individualized services.
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/co...ity.dll?ep=16&groupid=156387&ck=

We are a nonprofit organization offering educational advocacy, consultation, training, and advocate referrals to parents of children with special needs ages 3-22.
http://aacvisions.org

Berkeley special education advocate.
http://www.negotiatingthemaze.org

Advocates for the communicatively impaired, speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
http://www.wslha.org/

Resources to aid in the care and education of blind children.
http://www.blindchildrensfund.org/