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Get to know others who have "been there."</font><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><br> <img src="../resources/banners/disorg-w.gif" alt="Disability-Focused Organizations" width="410" height="42" border="0"></font></b></font></div> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="725" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> <div align="left"> <b><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial">A few important resources to get you started:<br> </font></b><img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" border="0"><b><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial"><br> </font></b><img src="../resources/planet/overcomers07.gif" alt="Illustration: Sometimes, two heads are better than one! Two people find a practical solution to a problem, and shake hands." width="326" height="275" align="right" border="0"><b><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Verdana"><a title="AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities)" href="http://www.aapd-dc.org/" target="_blank">AAPD {American Association of People with Disabilities}</a> </font><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial">The vision of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a world where all people with disabilities are able to make choices, have careers, live independently, and contribute as full participants in all aspects of society. Founded 1995.</font></b></div> <div align="left"> <p><b><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Verdana"><a title="Link to ADAPT's National Home Page" href="http://www.adapt.org/" target="_blank">ADAPT {Americans with Disabilities for Attendant Programs Today}</a></font><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial"> A national disability rights activist organization founded in 1977, with <a title="local chapters in most states (map)" href="http://www.adapt.org/contlist.htm" target="_blank">local chapters in most States</a>. Primary focus is on independent living, fair housing, and accessibility issues.</font></b></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><b><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Verdana"><a title="American Diabetes Association" href="http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp" target="_blank">American Diabetes Association</a> </font><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial">Provides diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities.</font></b></p> <p><b><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Verdana"><a title="American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)" href="http://www.afb.org/" target="_blank">American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)</a> </font><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial">The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources. AFB's work in these areas is supported by the strong presence the organization maintains in Washington, DC, ensuring the rights and interests of people with vision loss are represented in our nation's public policies.</font></b></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="American Heart Association" href="http://www.americanheart.org/" target="_blank">American Heart Association</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> A national voluntary health agency founded in 1924, whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."</b></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law" href="http://www.bazelon.org/" target="_blank">Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> Founded </b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>in 1972, the Bazelon Center uses litigation, public-policy </b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>advocacy and technical support for lawyers and other advocates to establish and advance the rights of Americans with mental </b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>illness or developmental disabilities, and </b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>to ensure their equal access to health and mental health care, </b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>education, housing and employment. Their landmark publication, <a title="What "Fair Housing" Means for People with Disabilities" href="http://www.bazelon.org/issues/housing/publications/wfhm.pdf" target="_blank">What "Fair Housing" Means for People with Disabilities</a>, is the best discussion of this issue we've seen, and includes an extensive bibliography and list of resources.</b></font></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation" href="http://www.christopherreeve.org/" target="_blank">Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> The premier spinal cord injury (SCI) research organization throughout the world, dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. The Foundation's <a title="Paralysis Resource Center" href="http://www.paralysis.org/site/c.erJMJUOxFmH/b.1169107/k.BE3A/Home.htm" target="_blank">Paralysis Resource Center</a> (PRC) promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.</b></font></p> <p><font size="2"><b><font face="Verdana"><a title="DisabilityInfo.gov" href="http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/" target="_blank">DisabilityInfo.gov</a></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"> is the federal government's one-stop Web site for people with disabilities, their families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professionals and many others. A collaborative effort among twenty-two federal agencies, DisabilityInfo.gov connects people with disabilities to the information and resources they need to actively participate in the workforce and in their communities. <br> </font></b><img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" border="0"><br> <b><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular">Visit any of the nine subject areas at the top of this page to find disability-related resources, and then click on the State and Local Resources map to locate programs and information in your state. </font></b></font></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="Discovery Institute" href="http://www.discovery.org/" target="_blank">Discovery Institute</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> A research organization whose mission is to make a positive vision of the future practical. The Institute discovers and promotes ideas in the common sense tradition of representative government, the free market and individual liberty. Their Bioethics Section is of particular interest to the disability community.</b></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="Epilepsy Foundation" href="http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Epilepsy Foundation</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. It’s also called a seizure disorder. When a person has two or more seizures, they are considered to have epilepsy. More than 3 million people in the U.S. have some form of epilepsy. About 200,000 new cases of seizure disorders and epilepsy are diagnosed each year. A seizure happens when a brief, strong surge of electrical activity affects part or all of the brain. One in 10 adults will have a seizure sometime during their life.</b></font></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="Family Voices" href="http://www.familyvoices.org/" target="_blank">Family Voices</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> is a national grassroots organization that provides information and education about ways to ensure and improve family-centered health care for children and youth with disabilities and chronic conditions. This site also contains information very helpful to adults with disabilities. Read their <a title="Mission Statement" href="http://www.familyvoices.org/info/about.php" target="_blank">Mission Statement</a>.<br> </b></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="March of Dimes" href="http://www.marchofdimes.com/" target="_blank">March of Dimes</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> Their mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. They carry out this mission through research, community services, education and advocacy to save babies' lives.</b></font></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="Mental Health America" href="http://www.nmha.org/" target="_blank">Mental Health America</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives. With more than 320 affiliates nationwide, MHA represents a growing movement of Americans who promote mental wellness for the health and well-being of the nation  everyday and in times of crisis. </b></font></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a href="http://www.ndrn.org/index.htm" target="_blank">National Disability Rights Network {NDRN}</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> Nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States. </b></font><b><font size="2" face="Arial">Through training and technical assistance, legal support, and legislative advocacy, they work to create a society in which people with disabilities are afforded equality of opportunity and are able to fully participate by exercising choice and self-determination. </font></b><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>Serves a wide range of individuals with disabilities  including, but not limited to, those with cognitive, mental, sensory, and physical disabilities  by guarding against abuse; advocating for basic rights; and ensuring accountability in health care, education, employment, housing, transportation, and within the juvenile and criminal justice systems. </b></font></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="National Organization on Disability" href="http://www.nod.org/" target="_blank">National Organization on Disability [NOD]</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> Their mission is to expand the participation and contribution of America's men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. and to increase disability awareness. </b></font></p> </div> <div align="left"> <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><a title="Not Dead Yet!" href="http://www.notdeadyet.org/" target="_blank">Not Dead Yet</a></b></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><b> A national grassroots disability rights organization opposing the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Opposed to "a public policy that singles out individuals for legalized killing based on their health status. This violates the Americans With Disabilities Act, and denies us the equal protection of the law. Some bioethicists have even started to argue that intellectually disabled people are not persons under the law. That hasn't happened since slavery was legal." <a title="Read Not Dead Yet's complete Mission Statement." href="http://www.notdeadyet.org/docs/about.html" target="_blank">Read their complete Mission Statement</a>.</b></font><br> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" border="0"></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="750" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" border="0"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><a title="Go to the Top of this page" href="#anchorplt01fs" target="_top">Go to the Top</a></b></font><b><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial"><br> </font></b><img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" border="0"><b><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial"><br> If we've missed any of your favorites that should be listed here, please </font><font size="2" face="Arial"><a href="mailto:webmaster@barrierfreechoices.com?subject=Disability Organization Recommendation">e-mail us</a></font><font size="2" color="#006600" face="Arial">.<br> </font></b><img src="../resources/7x7-spacer.gif" alt="" width="7" height="7" border="0"></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <b><font color="#990099" face="Arial"><a title="BarrierFreeChoices logo. 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