Disability Membership Organizations |
 American Association of People with Disabilities
AAPD is a non-profit cross-disability organization whose goals are: unity, leadership, and impact, which are the hopes and convictions of people with disabilities and are necessary to ensure the future of inclusion promised by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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 Disability Scoop.com
Disability Scoop is the premier source for developmental disability news covering education, health, law, life and money issues. |
United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD) Federation of US-based non-governmental organizations, federal agencies and individuals committed to advocacy and action on behalf of the global disability rights agenda. Because of its unique structure, USICD’s strength is it's membership. |
World Association of Persons with Disabilities The Beacon of Knowledge and Refuge for the World's Largest Minority, Useful links to laws, technology, advocacy, health and other resources on the Internet for parents, professionals, researchers and persons with disabilities. |
Disaboom.com Disaboom is a dynamic, interactive online resource for people with disabilities and those whose lives they touch. The site combines disability-related health and lifestyles information with an engaging, member-driven community of personal profiles, blogs, forums, and shared-interest groups, providing hundreds of connecting points across a broad spectrum of conditions and circumstances. |
Disability Rights and Getting Help - Protection and Advocacy |
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the 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.
Through training and technical assistance, legal support, and legislative advocacy, the National Disability Rights Network works 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.
The National Disability Rights Network 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.
Contact your State P&A/CAP |
Disability Rights Litigation |
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund A national disability rights law and policy center that advances the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development. |
Disability Rights Advocates is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities. DRA advocates for disability rights through high-impact litigation, as well as research and education. We do not charge our clients for our services. Newsletter Signup |
American Bar Association
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law. To promote the ABA's commitment to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities and to promote their full and equal participation in the legal profession. 50-State Directory of Lawyers Who Practice Disability Law. |
U.S. Department of Justice
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws. U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section. This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities. To find out more about how these laws may apply to you, for contact list of the agencies and organizations. |
Government and Persons With Disabilities |
USASearch.gov United States Government Web Page to search all results for Persons With Disabilities sites. |
What advocacy agencies assist persons with disabilities? Both healthfinder® and MedlinePlus offer information about government agencies and nonprofit organizations which advocate for persons with disabilities.
The Administration on Developmental Disabilities funds state-level protection and advocacy programs.
The Department of Education offers two programs:
The Client Assistance Program
The Protection and Advocacy of Individuals Rights Program
There are also many local advocates and advocacy agencies nationwide. |
U.S. Census Bureau Disability Site View the most recent Information, Reports, Briefs, and Research Papers on Disability Data. Find other agencies or organizations which provide disability data and information. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division. Join the Disability Data Mailing List |
Social Security Online Disability Programs The Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability programs are the largest of several Federal programs that provide assistance to people with disabilities. While these two programs are different in many ways, both are administered by the Social Security Administration and only individuals who have a disability and meet medical criteria may qualify for benefits under either program. |
Medicare.gov The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare. Medicare.gov is a consumer beneficiary Website that provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare health plans, contact information and publications, as well as information about health care fraud and abuse and nursing homes. |
Directgov UK Disabled People
The Official UK Government Website for Disabled Citizens. Easy access to the public services you use and the information you need, delivered by the UK government. |
Disability Facts |
| There are 650 million people living with disabilities worldwide.
With 50+ million people living with disabilities living in the US alone.
The U.S. Persons With Disabilities (“PWD”) Economy consists of: • - $300 billion spent annually on goods, services and activities specific to their disabilities.
• - $1trillion in purchasing power.
• - $135+ billion in discretionary income.
• - $13.6+ billion on travel in 2004.
Research shows that US Persons With Disabilities are highly motivated to spend money in areas that significantly improve their quality of life PWD excludes people “directly affected by” disabilities or functional limitations: i.e., caregivers, immediate family member or friend, recreation or rehabilitation providers.
Adults with disabilities spend on average, twice as much time online as adults without disabilities. 25 hours per week compared to 10 hours per week.
-Source: American Demographics. |