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A Guide to Disability Rights Law
Guides of several different laws.
ADA Home Page
Information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ADA InfoNet
Providing information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessible education-based information technology to Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota.
ADA Technical Assistance Program
Your comprehensive Resource for Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act......and now, Accessible Information Technology too!
Air Carrier Access Act
Nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in air travel.
Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Office – University of Florida
Information on access, accommodations, and resources. Campus, local, regional, and national information.
Centers for Medicaid & Medicare
Issues related to Disability and Aging.
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Since 1973, the ABA's Commission on Mental and Physical Disability has been the primary entity within the ABA that focuses on the law-related concerns of persons with mental and physical disabilities. Its mission is "to promote the ABA's commitment to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities and their full and equal participation in the legal profession." The Commission's members include lawyers and other professionals, many of whom have disabilities.
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Council for Exceptional Children
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.
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)
DRA is a non-profit legal center dedicated to protecting the civil and human rights of people with disabilities throughout the United States and the world. Our mission is to ensure dignity, equality and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities in all key areas of life.
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Inc.
Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities.
Family Voices
Family Voices, a national grassroots network of families and friends, advocates for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent for all children and youth with special health care needs; promotes the inclusion of all families as decision makers at all levels of health care; and supports essential partnerships between families and professionals.
FAPE (Families and Advocates Partnership for Education)
The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) project is a partnership that aims to improve the educational outcomes for children with disabilities. It links families, advocates, and self-advocates to information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The project is designed to address the information needs of the 6 million families throughout the Country whose children with disabilities receive special education services.
Job Accommodation Network
ADA hotlinks and document center.
Office of Civil Rights
The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.
Special Education Services for Children..The Law
Information on IDEA and other useful information.
The ARC
The Arc of the United States works to include all children and adults with cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities in every community.
The ARC of Washington
The Arc of Washington State's mission is to promote the education, health, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy, inclusion and choices of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
The Council for Disability Rights
Advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities.
THOMAS – Library of Congress
Legislative information on the internet.
US Department of Justice
Information to assist persons with disabilities and to help communities better serve such individuals.
Washington State Legislature
Information about Washington State Legislature – Laws and Agency Rules
Washington State Special Education Coalition
This site provides information about the issues and public policy matters on which we focus.
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