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| Learning and Help Resources | Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) COAT, a coalition of over 300 national, regional, state, and community-based disability organizations. We advocate for legislative and regulatory safeguards that will ensure full access by people with disabilities to evolving high speed broadband, wireless and other Internet Protocol (IP) technologies. | ACT Advocating Change Together (ACT) is a grassroots disability rights organization run by and for people with developmental and other disabilities. ACT's mission is to help people across disabilities to see themselves as part of a larger disability rights movement and make connections to other civil and human rights struggles. Raising the visibility of people with disabilities. | UN Enable UN Enable - Promoting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations Program on Disabilities works to assist in the promotion of effective measures for prevention of disability, rehabilitation, and the realization of the goals of full participation of disabled persons in social life and development, and of equality. Subscribe to the UN Enable Newsletter | ADA HOME PAGE ADA Home Page - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sign Up for E-mail Updates | ADA Watch ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights - Advancing the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities. Subscribe to ADA Watch News and Alerts | WAPD 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. | AAPD American Association of People with Disabilities 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). Sign up for JFA Email | DisabilityInfo.gov DisabilityInfo.gov - Your online connection to the Federal government's disability-related information and resources. Bringing information on U.S. Federal programs, services and resources to Americans with disabilities, their families, employers and the media. | Section508.gov Section508.gov is a resource for information on Section 508 of the Disablities Act. The website also contains a searchable database of accessible products by supporting vendors. This portion of the site, called Buy Accessible, offers an online resource for vendors to post information on accessible products and for buyers to research accessible products. | NDRN 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 | DRA 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 | EMPOWERMENT Don't Get Mad, Do Somthing! AAPD encourages you to complain about your concerns and issues as a consumer and as a tax-paying civic-minded advocate for a better world for people with disabilities. Complaint pages provide information and resources on how to complain about many specific disability-related issues such as in Employment, Government services, Housing, Public Services, Public Accommodations, Telecommunications, Transportation, and other consumer issues such as Business Practices, Product Safety, Food & Drug & Medical Devices, Finances & Banking, Insurance and other topics. | Disability News Radio Disability News Radio talk show focusing on largest minority in the U.S. people with disabilities - disabled, asperger syndrome, autism, visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically and mentally challenged providing listeners information education and inspiration by unique guests and topics. | Inclusion Daily Inclusion Daily Express - The world's only independent daily disability rights news service since 1999. | DisabilityNation Disability Nation. An Online Audio Magazine and Blog by and for People with Disabilities. | Disaboom.com Disaboom.com is made for the community, by the community to be the premiere destination for anyone touched by a functional limitation or disability. Disaboom offers everything from features on health and living to world news, classifieds and social networking. Disaboom is the online community designed to keep you connected and in the know. Living Forward with Disability. Feel free to browse the premier Online Community and Information Resource for people touched by disability. Let's help each other to Live Forward! | The Democratic Party The Democratic Party Communities for People With Disabilities. Disability Political, Government news and Information. Links to Articles, Petitions and Resources. | Dare To Dream Network A support network participating in health care, senior citizen, veteran, injured worker, and political issues by providing a forum for visitors to find information through a variety of resources. |
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