ACT
(Advocating Change Together)
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.
ADAPT is a disability
civil rights organization devoted to keeping disabled persons out of nursing
homes.
The
Arc of the
Beyond
Affliction: The Disability History
Project is a four hour documentary
radio series about the shared experience of people with disabilities and their
families since the beginning of the 19th century. This Web site includes
excerpts from the shows as well as many of the primary source documents -
extended interviews, images, and texts- from which the on-air programs were
developed.
This set of PDF formatted
data from the UK’s Bolton Institute serves the self-proclaimed purpose of: Collaborating with those who are excluded; examining
the physical, social barriers to inclusion; gathering and distributing
accessible data; organizing seminars; commissioning research; distributing
personal testimonies; lobbying local and national government to end segregated
services.
Capacity Works is a
publishing company that is a forum for the exchange of inspiration, artwork,
and ideas related to the journey of personal empowerment and social
change. The company was founded by Dr.
Beth Mount, a national consultant working with programs throughout the
Centre
for Disability Studies, England
The CDS is an
interdisciplinary center for teaching and research in the field of disability
studies at the
Center for
Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD)
The Center for Research
on Women with Disabilities (CROWD) is a research center that focuses on issues
related to health, aging, civil rights, abuse, and independent living. CROWD's
purpose is to promote, develop, and disseminate information to expand the life
choices of women with disabilities so that they may fully participate in
community life. More specifically, researchers develop and evaluate models for
interventions to address specific problems effecting women with disabilities.
Colorado
Cross Disability Coalition
The
Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition is the statewide organization run by and
for people with disabilities. Members consist of people with disabilities and
their temporarily non-disabled allies, working together to support disability
rights.
Consortium for
Citizens With Disabilities
The
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a Coalition of national consumer,
advocacy, provider and professional organizations headquartered in
Council for
exceptional Children (CEC)
The
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international
professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for
individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the
gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional
standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and
historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps
professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective
professional practice.
This is a Weblog on
disabilities issues.
Disability
Culture Resource Page
Resources from the Disability
Studies Online Magazine
The San Francisco State University Institute for Disability
Studies promotes interdisciplinary education, training, research and service in
disability-related areas. The Institute develops partnerships with programs
that serve the disability community on the campus, locally and statewide,
nationally and internationally.
Disability
Social History Project
The Disability History
Project is a community history project for the disabled which welcomes
contributions.
Disability Social History Project image file
EnableNet is
being developed as a one stop site for information on disability and a meeting
place for people interested in disability issues.
The
Faculty Room (Washington University)
The Faculty Room is a space for faculty and administrators at
postsecondary institutions to learn about how to create classroom environments
and activities that maximize the learning of all students, including those with
disabilities.
This is an political advocacy
organization supported by iCan Inc., a company that services the disabled.
IHDD (Institute on
Human Development and Disability)
Based at the
Inclusive
Schools: Good for Kids, Family & Communities
From the National Institute for Urban School Improvement,
inclusive schools (good for kids, families, and communities) is designed to
engage professionals and laypeople alike in understanding the multifaceted
cultures and histories that children and their families bring to the
educational process.
The Independent Living
Institute offers resources for persons with extensive disabilities and develops
consumer-driven policies for self-determination, self-respect and dignity.
Independent Living
Research Utilization
The ILRU (Independent
Living Research Utilization) program is a national center for information,
training, research, and technical assistance in independent living. Its goal is
to expand the body of knowledge in independent living and to improve
utilization of results of research programs and demonstration projects in this
field. It is a program of TIRR (The Institute for
Rehabilitation and Research), a nationally recognized medical
rehabilitation facility for persons with disabilities.
International Center for Bioethics, Culture, and Disability
The Center for Bioethics,
Culture, and Disability website is owned by a private individual. The goals of the center stated on the website
are: to increase the knowledge among
disabled people of bioethical issues; to
increase the dialog between disabled people and members of other marginalized
groups on bioethical issues; to increase the dialog between the marginalized
and ‘non marginalized’ groups on bioethical issues; to increase the visibility
of disabled people and other marginalized groups regarding bioethical issues
within the field of bioethics, science in general, and the public eye; to
establish and increase the participation of disabled people and other
marginalized groups in decision making processes and decision making bodies
related to bioethical issues and science in general.
National
Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
The NICHCY is a “central
source of information” on: IDEA, the nation’s special education law; No Child
Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities); and research-based
information on effective educational practices.
A
New Paradigm of Disability, a Bibliography
From disabled activists
using civil disobedience for social justice to university professors with
disabilities researching and teaching disability studies, a new, clearly
articulated analysis of the disability paradigm has emerged and is taking root
throughout the nation and around the world. This new perspective on the human
condition needs to be integrated into mainstream media. This is an annotated bibliography of books
organized by categories. The list is a compilation of recommendations from a
diverse group of disability scholars and activists and other
bibliographies. All of the entries
illustrate an authentic view of disability using the new paradigm. The focus is on disability in the
Links to self-advocacy
groups around the world.
Person-centered planning is a
process-oriented approach to empowering people with disability labels. This site includes: an
overview of the person-centered planning process, a self-study course covering
the basic processes involved, a quiz section to help you focus on areas you may
need to cover more thoroughly, a compendium of readings and activities for you
to use on your own.
RRTC Health
and Wellness Consortium
This is the
Rehabilitation Research and
SABE (Self-advocates
becoming empowered)
SABE works with the goals
to: Make self-advocacy available in
every state including institutions, high schools, rural areas and people living
with families with local support and advisors to help; Work with the criminal
justice system and people with disabilities about their rights within the
criminal justice system; Close institutions for people with developmental
disabilities labels nationwide, and build community supports.
Society for
Disability Studies
Scholarly organization
devoted to the study of disability and chronic illness. Publishes the Disability Studies Quarterly
Source: International Information Support Centre
Source is an
international information support centre designed to strengthen the management,
use and impact of information on health and disability. The Resource Library contains information
resources in subjects relating to international health and disability.
TASH (Equity,
TASH is 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.
VSA arts
is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974. VSA arts is creating
a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and
enjoy the arts. Nearly five million
people with disabilities participate in VSA arts programs
every year through a network of affiliates nationwide and in over 60 countries
worldwide.
Women and Girls with Disabilities: A Bibliography
This is a PDF formatted,
un-annotated bibliography.
Content
provided by Dr. Thomas
Neuville, Department of Special Education,
Page maintained
by Jessica George, Library
Department,
Last
updated 5/06