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ADAPT There's
no place like home, and we mean real homes, not nursing homes. 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. |
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Autism
Network International, an autistic-run self-help and advocacy organization
for autistic people. |
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The Capitol
Insider: Weekly news and information from our Nation's Capitol. |
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The Consortium
for Citizens with Disabilities is a Coalition of national consumer,
advocacy, provider and professional organizations headquartered in Washington,
D.C. Since 1973, the CCD has advocated on behalf of people of all ages
with physical and mental disabilities and their families. CCD has worked
to achieve federal legislation and regulations that assure that the 54
million children and adults with disabilities are fully integrated into
the mainstream of society. |
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Deinstitutionalization
of Persons with Developmental Disabilities: A Technical Assistance Report
for Legislators By DeWayne Davis, Wendy Fox-Grage, and Shelly
Gehshan |
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Disability
History Resource Center The Disability History Project is a community
history project from the perspective of persons with disabilities. People
with disabilities have an exciting and rich history that should be shared
with the world. |
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Disability Rights Education
and Defense Fund DREDF is the leading national law and policy
center in disability civil rights. |
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Human Rights
articles from The American Bar Association's magazine. ABA's
Website includes lots of interesting advocacy links. |
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Liberty
Resources, Inc - Accessible Housing - Housing needs of persons with
disabilities have historically been overlooked and ignored. For instance,
current Medicaid regulations guarantee a person with a disability the right
to live in a nursing home, but do not guarantee the right to live in the
community. |
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National Association of Protection
and Advocacy Systems Federally mandated system in each state and territory
which provides protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through
legally based advocacy. Information about current advocacy for people with
disabilities, lots of disability related links. |
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The National Council on
Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations
to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans
with disabilities. |
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National
Organization on Disability's VOTE! 2000 Campaign This is a non-partisan
effort to increase by 700,000 the number of voters with disabilities in
the year 2000 elections, In the 1996 Presidential election, 11.6 million
Americans with disabilities did vote; 23.5 million Americans with disabilities
of voting age did not vote. |
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NetAction's Virtual Activist Training Course A training course including links to many other sites which are used to provide you with examples of how the Internet is being used for activism. |
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People First, advocacy and disability links which are compiled in an easy-to-understand way. My daughter with mild moderate cognitive impairment can use this page. What to do if arrested, information about the self-advocacy movement, how to contact your legislators, voting rights, etc. |
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The Oaks Agency
Bill Coffelt is a father in California who has, through his advocacy efforts,
made a tremendous difference to how services are delivered in California. His
story is fascinating, and his site always includes up-to-date information
on advocacy which needs to be done. The Oaks Agency site has up-to-date
advocacy information and information on most integrated settings for individuals
with developmental disabilities. |
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Supported
Life Institute, a self-advocacy organization in California which holds
wonderful conferences every year which bring together self-advocates, families,
service providers, funders -- have been attended by upwards of 1200 each
year! |
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Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act. The
Arc published a new Issue Brief: A Summary of the Ticket to Work
and Work Incentives Improvement Act . The brief is available
on the Governmental Affairs section of
The Arc web site or by calling the office (202-785-3388). |
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Tools for Activism My favorite here is the "writing letters to the editor" section. |
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VoxCap This website has more information about national legislation. However, I like its "Send a Letter to the Editor" option (for local/state
newspapers). |
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The
Waiting List Campaign ARC has taken on the problem of inhuman
waiting lists. We need to support them by keeping informed of this issue. |