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Self Advocacy/Customer Choice
Other Groups
Self-Advocates/
Parents/Families
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St. Luke's' Home |
St. Luke's' Home is an assisted living  facility for elderly individuals of limited financial means. |
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WeCahr |
WeCAHR
advocates for the civil
and human rights of people with disabilities. We are an
association of families and
children building communities that
respect and welcome
people. We
educate the public consciousness and promote the understanding of
human similarities. |
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Administration on Developmental Disabilities
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The Administration on
Developmental Disabilities
ensures that individuals with
developmental disabilities and their families participate in the
design of and have access
to culturally competent
services, supports,
and other
assistance and opportunities
that promotes
independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion into
the community.
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Seattle Conference Declaration |
This conference
has been founded on the certainty that people with disabilities
have the same rights as other citizens to freedom, equality, equal
protection under the law, and control over their own lives. These
rights must be honored if people who
have disabilities are to be fully included as valued citizens in
the relationships and opportunities of
community life.
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Cerbranetics Institute |
1997 the
Cerbranetics Institute developed a series of special reading
lessons based on Phonics. Teachers using those lessons found that
they spent less time with each student and got better overall
reading results. Since then we have been producing and testing
curriculum to help students
recognize
familiar and new
words at a faster rate. |
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Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
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Our goal is to
enhance the quality of life for people who are hard of hearing. We
are proud of the efforts of our 250 affiliates located in towns
like yours and mine advocating, educating and
 helping
one another with hearing loss. |
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National
Organization on Disability |
Our Mission
The National Organization on Disability, celebrating its 20th
anniversary in 2002, promotes the full and equal participation and
contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with
disabilities in all aspects of life.
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Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) |
S.A.B.E. Self
Advocates Becoming Empowered.
What we believe in.
- People with disabilities
should be treated as equals.
- People should be given the
same decisions, choices, rights, responsibilities, and chances
to speak up and empower themselves.
- People should be able to make
new friendships and renew old friendships just like everyone
else.
- People should be able to learn
from their mistakes like everyone
else.
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National Down Syndrome Society |
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Through education, research and
advocacy, the National Down
Syndrome Society works to
ensure that all people with Down
syndrome have the
opportunity to achieve their
fullest potential. |
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The Autism National Committee |
This is the only
autism advocacy organization dedicated to "Social Justice for All
Citizens with
Autism" through a shared
vision and a commitment to
positive approaches. |
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Institute on Independent Living |
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We
serve self-help organizations of disabled people who work for
equal opportunities, self-determination and self-respect.
We
offer training materials, technical assistance and information on
personal
assistance, advocacy, access,
legislation and peer support.
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Access America |
July 26, 2000,
marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. In celebration of this milestone, the
Office of Disability Employment Policy created this site,
www.disabilitydirect.gov, to provide
one-stop online access to resources, services, and
information available throughout the Federal government. |
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Olmstead Decision web site |
In July 1999, the
Supreme Court issued the Olmstead v. L. C. decision. The
Court's decision in that case clearly challenges Federal, state,
and local governments to develop more opportunities for
individuals with disabilities through more accessible systems of
cost-effective community-based
services. |
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CHANCE |
The Center for
Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE) was established in
March of 2001. CHANCE's mission is to improve and increase access
to integrated, affordable, and accessible housing coordinated
with, but separate from, personal assistance and supportive
services. CHANCE's purpose will be to offer alternatives to
approaches that segregate, congregate, and control people with
disabilities. The IOD will work in partnership with ADAPT in all
aspects of the Center. ADAPT is a national organization that
focuses on
promoting services in the
community for people with disabilities. |
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