List of disability organizations
This is a list of disability organizations, including advocacy groups and charities that provide services to people with disabilities.
Organizations
A
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD):[1] (1876) – AAIDD are promoters for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD):[2](1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services.
- American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD): (1975) - coalition of local, state and national disability organizations.[3]
- American Council of the Blind (ACB): represents a diverse range of groups within the blind community.[4]
- American Diabetes Association (ADA): (1939) - educates the public about diabetes.
- American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT):[5] (1983) – ADAPT fought for the rights of people who lived with dishabilles to live as equals.[6]
- American Foundation for the Blind :(1921) – primarily serves the blind population and focuses on advocacy and services.
- The Arc of the United States - A national organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.[7]
- ARC Association for Real Change: (1976) - supports the providers of the individuals with learning disabilities.
- Aspies For Freedom (AFF): Raises public awareness for autism.[8]
- Autism National Committee (AUTCOM): American advocacy association of autistic people and their allies.[9]
- Autism Network International (ANI): (1992) - Advocacy and self-help for autism.[10]
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN): (2006) - Advocacy to empower autism world wide.[11]
B
- Burton Blatt Institute (BBI): Advance the civic, economic, and social participation of persons with disabilities in a global society.[12]
- Best Buddies Australia (BBA): - supports inclusive friendships to people who have an intellectual disability
- Best Buddies International (BBI): - create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to make friends.
C
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB): (1918) - Volunteer organization dedicated to assisting Canadians who are blind.
- Catalan Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired: (1993) - Helps support blind and visually impaired in everyday life.[13]
- Center for Independent Living (1972) [14]
- Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth
- Community Options (1989)[15]
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
D
E-H
- Easter Seals (1916) – an international organization that provides services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with Autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work, and play in their communities.
- Enabling Unit – It ensures affirmative action’s concerning persons with disabilities at University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and is a first such unit for students with disabilities in any medical institution in India.
- Endeavour
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- FAIDD (The Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities)
- Foundation for Active Rehabilitation
- Galloway's Society for the Blind
- Handicap International
I-K
- IDIRIYA, not-for-profit Sri Lankan NGO promoting "Accessibility at Public Buildings and Facilities" and focusing on "Accessible Tourism for All".
- Infinite Ability – a special interest group within the Medical Humanities Group of University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.[16]
- International Blind Sports Federation
- International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)
- International Ventilator Users Network
L
- Landmine Survivors Network
- L'Arche
- Latvian Association for Support of Disabled People
- Little People of America - the national organization for people with skeletal dysplasias that result in short stature.
M
- Mencap
- Mental Disability Advocacy Center (MDAC)
- Mental Disability Rights International
- Mind (The National Association for Mental Health, UK)
- MindFreedom International (1990)[17][18]
- Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS)
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
N-O
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Association of the Deaf[19] (1880) – an American organization that primarily serves the Deaf population and focuses on advocacy and services.
- National Autistic Society
- National Disabled Women's Educational Equity Project
- National Down Syndrome Congress (1973) – a national (American) not-for-profit organization that provides individuals, families, and health care providers information and support about Down syndrome.
- National Federation of the Blind
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association
- Northern Ireland Deaf Youth Association
- Not Dead Yet [20]
R
- Rehabilitation International
- RespectAbility
- RADAR (The Royal Association for Disability Rights)
- RNIB (The Royal National Institute of Blind people)
- RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf people)
S-Z
- Scope
- Slovenian Disability Rights Association
- Spastic Society of Gurgaon (2007) - Indian Organization providing care to persons with cerebral palsy, mental retardation, autism, multiple disabilities
- Special Hockey International
- Special Olympics
- TASH (organization) [21]
- Tourette Association of America [22] - A national organization dedicated to the support of people living with Tourette Syndrome
- United Cerebral Palsy
- United Spinal Association, formerly the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
- Women with Disabilities Feminist Collective, Australian social support organization in the 1980s
- YAI, The National Institute For People With Disabilities Network (previously known as Young Adult Institute)[23]
See also
- Disability
- Disability rights movement
- Independent Living
- List of disability rights activists
References
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- "The American Association of People with Disabilities". www.aapd.com. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- "American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) | exhibits.hsp.org". digitalhistory.hsp.org. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- "History | American Council of the Blind". www.acb.org. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- "ADAPT - Free Our People!". ADAPT - Free Our People!. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- "ADAPT ONLINE MUSEUM". adaptmuseum.net. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- "The Arc | For People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities". The Arc. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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- "ASAN".
- "BBI".
- "B1B2B3 - Who we are". www.b1b2b3.org. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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- Singh, S (May 2012). "Broadening horizons: looking beyond disability". Medical education. 46 (5): 522. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2012.04246.x. PMID 22515781.
- About Us — MFI Portal
- MindFreedom International: Advocating for human rights – NEC Article
- "National Association of the Deaf". National Association of the Deaf. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- "Not Dead Yet". Not Dead Yet. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- "TASH is an international leader in disability advocacy". tash.org. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- "Home". Tourette Association of America. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- "Seeing beyond disability | YAI". www.yai.org. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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