General Disability Resources
American Associations of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
AAPD is the largest, national, nonprofit, cross-disability member organization in the United States, dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities. AAPD works in coalition with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Toll Free: 800/840-8844 (V/TTY)
www.aapd.org.
Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
Supported by the Western New York Regional TRAID Center at the Center for Assistive Technology, University at Buffalo.
codi.tamucc.edu.
Disability Information and Resources from Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/disabilities.html.
Disability Information and Resources from the World Health Organization (WHO)
www.who.int/topics/disabilities/en.
Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI)
DPI is a network of international organizations or assemblies of disabled people, established to promote human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development.
www.dpi.org.
Disaboom.com
Disaboom.com creates a comprehensive, evolving source of information, insight, and personal engagement for the disability community.
vcelkaj.wix.com/disaboom.
The International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI)
ICDRI is a non-profit center based in the United States and designated as a 501 (c)(3) entity and is an internationally recognized public policy center organized by and for people with disabilities. ICDRI maintains a collection of quality disability resources and best practices, and provides education, outreach and training based on these core resources.
Phone: 919/349-6661
Email: icdri@icdri.org.
www.icdri.org.
National Council on Disability (NCD)
NCD is an independent federal agency, comprised of 15 members appointed by the President, and Senate approval. NCD provides advice to the President, Congress, and executive branch agencies to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
Phone: 202/272-2004 (V), 202/272-2074 (TTY)
Email: ncd@ncd.gov.
www.ncd.gov.
National Organization on Disability
Email: info@nod.org.
Information for people with disabilities: www.nod.org/resources.
www.nod.org.
United Nations Enable: Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
Email: enable@un.org.
www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities.
The World Institute on Disability (WID)
WID is an internationally recognized public policy center organized by and for people with disabilities. It works to strengthen the disability movement through research, training, advocacy and public education to help people with disabilities throughout the world enjoy increased opportunities to live independently.
Phone: 510/225-6400 (V), 510/225-0478 (TTY)
Email: wid@wid.org.
www.wid.org.
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