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Nick's Crusade 2003
Nick's Crusade 2003: A campaign to change the fact that, after age 21, Alabama and many other states do not have a program to adequately care for people with disabilities. Site includes an introduction to the issues, a letter-writing campaign, publicity, links, news, and a c (Advocacy)
http://nickscrusade.com/ |
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Advocacy, Inc.
Advocacy, Inc.: An Austin, Texas based non profit organization that represents the disabled community, including special education. (Advocacy)
http://www.advocacyinc.org/ |
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Making Advocacy Work In Your Community
Making Advocacy Work In Your Community: Links to information about advocacy, self-advocacy, self-determination, consumer involvement, and self-help as it relates to disabilities. (Advocacy)
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~thompso/ |
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Justice For All E-Mail Network
Justice For All E-Mail Network: 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. (Advocacy)
http://www.jfanow.org/ |
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Disability - on the agenda
Disability - on the agenda: Disability rights in the UK. (Advocacy)
http://www.disability.gov.uk/ |
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Support Coalition International's MindFreedom.org
Support Coalition International's MindFreedom.org: For the past 30 years, a very special social change movement has been quietly building internationally despite enormous hurdles: the movement led by survivors of human rights violations in the psychiatric system. (Advocacy)
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ |
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Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI)
Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI): U.S. organization that advocates for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice for people with disabilities. (Advocacy)
http://www.childrenshospital.org/ici/ |
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Bear's Society
Bear's Society: About a self advocate who is currently People First President in Ridgecrest, California, making a difference. (Advocacy)
http://members.tripod.com/todd.clark |
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Freedom Clearinghouse
Freedom Clearinghouse: Materials to change the system to home and community based services -- our homes, not nursing homes. (Advocacy)
http://freedomclearinghouse.org/ |
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Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE): 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 t (Advocacy)
http://www.sabeusa.org/ |
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Disability Advocacy
Disability Advocacy: Articles and links to help people with disabilities advocate for themselves. (Advocacy)
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/disability_advocacy |
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Bazelon Center for Mental Health Laws
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Laws: Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability. (Advocacy)
http://www.bazelon.org/ |
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Disabled Peoples' International
Disabled Peoples' International: A grassroots,cross-disability network with member organizations in over 110 countries, over half of which are in the developing world. (Advocacy)
http://www.dpi.org/ |
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Mental Disability Rights International
Mental Disability Rights International: General information, standards, publications and witness website dedicated to advocacy for the rights of children and adults with mental disabilities. (Advocacy)
http://www.mdri.org/ |
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LRM'S Place: Disability, Health Care, Advocacy...and More
LRM'S Place: Disability, Health Care, Advocacy...and More: 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. (Advocacy)
http://www.geocities.com/dhcpolwnk |
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Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities: A coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integ (Advocacy)
http://www.c-c-d.org/ |
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Auto Workers Press
Auto Workers Press: 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. (Advocacy)
http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/theautoworkerspress |
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Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA): 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. (Advocacy)
http://www.copaa.net. |
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Not Dead Yet!
Not Dead Yet!: Disability activists opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide. (Advocacy)
http://www.notdeadyet.org/ |
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American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT): 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. (Advocacy)
http://www.adapt.org/ |
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Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc.: 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 disabilit (Advocacy)
http://www.dredf.org |
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National Disabled Students Union (NDSU)
National Disabled Students Union (NDSU): Cross-disability organization in the United States working for full participation, full equality, full justice, and full dignity and respect. (Advocacy)
http://www.disabledstudents.org |
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TASH - Disability Advocacy Worldwide
TASH - Disability Advocacy Worldwide: 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. (Advocacy)
http://www.tash.org/ |
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Council for Disability Rights
Council for Disability Rights: Advancing rights and enhancing lives for people with disabilities in Chicago, Illinois. Articles on advocating for yourself and coping with the system. (Advocacy)
http://www.disabilityrights.org/ |
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Families USA Foundation
Families USA Foundation: A national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Working at the national, state and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effecti (Advocacy)
http://www.familiesusa.org/ |
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Disability and Business
Disability and Business: Works with disabled entrepreneurs toward business owned and managed by them, using various services and raising disability awareness. News and information on transcription services. (Advocacy)
http://www.b4business.info/ |
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Axis Disability Rights Website
Axis Disability Rights Website: Articles, videos, recommended readings on Disability Rights, Inclusive Education,Euthanasia, Abuse, Injustice and other related topics. (Advocacy)
http://www.normemma.com/ |
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Information: Advocacy for general disability rights; national and international groups.
Please submit sites about specific disabilities to Health/Conditions and Diseases.
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