Links to other resources
Advocacy and self-advocacy (updated 7/5/10)
ADA Basics - 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 - 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) - news, newsletter, resources, personal stories, scholarships and more.
California Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities - topics include Advocacy 101, Parent as Expert, Special Ed Law, Strategies, Getting Help, Yellow Pages, Success Stories.
The Center for Peer Networking (CPN), a program of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) - serves as the national representative and advocate for state mental health agencies and their directors and supports effective stewardship of state mental health systems.
Citizen's Survival Kit - hundreds of free booklets and pamphlets like Disaster Preparedness, Consumer Action Handbook, Writing a Will, and more.
COAT - 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 - improving the lives of people with mood disorders.
Designing Accessible Communities - information to help you provide solutions to concerns and questions about access.
Disability Resource Center - disaster prparedness information to help people with disabilities prepare for a disaster.
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - DREDF is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities.
Inclusion Daily Express - 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 – PsychRights is especially focused on unwarranted court ordered psychiatric drugging requiring people diagnosed with mental illness to submit or be forcibly subjected to brain damaging psychiatric drugs (& electroshock).
LGBT Legal Aid Forum Listserv - This listserv is a forum for members to post questions and answers related to serving LGBT clients, and to share resources and updates on new developments in LGBT-related law.
Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) - Serving people in need, facing language or cultural gaps, financial need, or physical disabilities, in Los Angeles
National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy - NARPA is dedicated to promoting those policies and pursuing those strategies that represent the preferred options of people who have been labeled mentally disabled.
National Empowerment Center - Mental health advocacy website is filled with practical information that will help you recover if you have been labeled with a mental illness.
Nonprofit Advocacy - Information on types of advocacy, training and workshop calendar, rules and regulations. budget, advocacy polls, links to leverage outreach capacity.
Notice Concerning The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008 On September 25, 2008, the President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADA Amendments Act" or "Act"). The Act emphasizes that the definition of disability should be construed in favor of broad coverage of individuals to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of the ADA and generally shall not require extensive analysis.
Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) - Dedicated to enhancing health, social and economic well-being through service education, advocacy, organizing and research.
Paralyzed Veterans of America - Click on Publications to find books, pamphlets and other support for people with spinal cord injuries.
PLAN - Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network - 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.
Road to Freedom - 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).
Special Needs Alliance - Independent attorneys who specialize in disability and public benefits.
Steve Gold's Treasured Nuggets of Information - Tools on how to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act in the areas of Housing, Medical Assistance/Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Education, Miscellaneous ADA Information.
Wrightslaw - Information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.