Resources
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| Link |
Type
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Summary |
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| The Arc | Advocacy Organizations |
The Arc is the world’s largest community based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an array of services and support for families and individuals and includes over 140,000 members affiliated through more than 730 state and local chapters across the nation. The Arc is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| Disability Rights California | Advocacy Organizations |
Mission: Advance the rights of Californians with disabilities. |
| TASH | Advocacy Organizations |
TASH is 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. TASH 's mission is to eliminate physical and social obstacles that prevent equity, diversity, and quality of life. |
| Easter Seals | Disability Resources |
Easter Seals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our communities. |
| American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) | Disability Resources |
AAIDD, (formerly AAMR -- American Association of Mental Retardation) is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| Supported Life Institute | Disability Resources |
The mission of the Supported Life Institute is to offer educational and training opportunities to assist individuals and organizations in the work of improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. |
| Ability First | Disability Resources |
Through 24 locations across Southern California, AbilityFirst provides programs and services to help children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities reach their full potential throughout their lives. |
| Disability.gov | Disability Resources |
Disability.gov is an award-winning federal Web site that contains disability-related resources on programs, services, laws and regulations to help people with disabilities lead full, independent lives. |
| National Center of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities | Disability Resources |
The mission of the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) is to promote the health of babies, children and adults and enhance the potential for full, productive living. |
| American Disability Association | Disability Resources |
Working with one another to identify issues and strengthen resources, we enable individual communities. We work to interconnect the broader disability community. We see a strong, culturally diverse and multi-disciplined perspective as critical in shaping national policies promoting and sustaining the disability community. |