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Advocacy and self-advocacy
ADA Basics - www.adabasics.org A free self-paced web course that explores the legal requirements and the spirit of the ADA and is a project of ADA & IT Assistance Centers.
Advocacy for Informed Choice - www.iiclaw.org - formerly known as the Institute for Intersex Children and the Law, advocates for the rights of children born with variations of sex anatomy, intersex conditions or differences of sex development (DSDs).
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) - www.aapd.com - news, newsletter, resources, personal stories, scholarships and more.
California Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities - www.fetaweb.com/help/ca.htm - topics include Advocacy 101, Parent as Expert, Special Ed Law, Strategies, Getting Help, Yellow Pages, Success Stories.
CanDo - www.cando.com - a resource for the disability community. Articles about disability rights issues such as accessible housing, attendant services, the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reports from ADAPT. Advocacy Forum lets you post your reactions and opinions.
Citizen's Survival Kit - www.pueblo.gsa.gov - hundreds of free booklets and pamphlets like Disaster Preparedness, Consumer Action Handbook, Writing a Will, and more.
COAT - www.coataccess.org COAT is a coalition of disability organizations that 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.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance - www.dbsalliance.org/
Designing Accessible Communities - www.designingaccessiblecommunities.org/ - information to help you provide solutions to concerns and questions about access.
Disability Resource Center - www.disabilitypreparedness.gov - disaster prparedness information to help people with disabilities prepare for a disaster
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - www.dredf.org DREDF is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities.
Let's Get Together, Inc. - www.lgtinc.org - Mark Johnson, nationally recognize disability rights advocate, New Mobility Magazine's 2001 Person of the Year, and 2007 Betts Award Winner, created this new website dedicated to the pioneers of the movement and the people and groups making a difference.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY - www.narpa.org/ - NARPA is dedicated to promoting those policies and pursuing those strategies that represent the preferred options of people who have been labeled mentally disabled.
Wrightslaw - www.wrightslaw.com/ Information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.
Steve Gold's Treasured Nuggets of Information - www.stevegoldada.com - Tools on how to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act in the areas of Housing, Medical Assistance/Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Education, Miscellaneous ADA Information.
Inclusion Daily Express - www.inclusiondaily.com - world-wide e-mail news service that reports on community inclusion, self-determination and disability rights. Covers employment, advocacy, relationships, inclusive education, laws, family, accessibility, assistive technology and more.
Law Project for Psychiatric Rights – www.psychrights.org
Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) - www.ltsc.org - Serving people in need, facing language or cultural gaps, financial need, or physical disabilities, in Los Angeles
National Empowerment Center - www.power2u.org/ Mental Health Advocacy
Nonprofit advocacy - www.npaction.org - information on types of advocacy, training and workshop calendar, rules and regulations. budget, advocacy polls, links to leverage outreach capacity.
Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) - www.ocapica.org - dedicated to enhancing health, social and economic well-being through service education, advocacy, organizing and research.
Paralyzed Veterans of America - www.pva.org - Click on Publications to find books, pamphlets and other support for people with spinal cord injuries.
PLAN - Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network - www.plan.ca - safeguarding the future of people with disabilities. PLAN has released a new book titled "A Good Life" to help families plan for the future of a family member with disabilities. You can read an excerpt from the book at www.agoodlife.org.
Road to Freedom - roadtofreedom.wordpress.com The web site for The Road To Freedom bus tour, a national awareness campaign inspired by the historic journey of Justin and Yoshiko Dart to mobilize support for passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), launched its year-long, cross-country bus journey launched from Washington , DC on November 15th, 2006 .
Special Needs Alliance - www.specialneedsalliance.com - independent attorneys who specialize in disability and public benefits.
TELL-US-YOUR-STORY.COM - www.tell-us-your-story.com - stories from visitors to the site. Facilitator Jim Hasse adds discussion topics regularly and specializes in "Finding What We Have In Common OnMay 11, 2008, plus discussions, articles about discrimination and disabilities, new topics every month.