National Disability Rights Network - Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities - The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) has a vision of a society where people with disabilities have equality of opportunity and are able to participate fully in community life by exercising choice and self determination. MISSION NDRN's mission is to promote the integrity and capacity of the P&A and CAP national network and to advocate for the enactment and vigorous enforcement of laws protecting civil and human rights of people with disabilities.
Several federal laws are designed to protect your child's educational rights. If your child has a learning disability (LD), he or she may qualify for additional protections. As a parent, it is important for you to understand these rights so you can advocate for your child.
Bi-monthly update about the Civil Rights Division's activities in the area of disability rights. The Division enforces laws prohibiting discrimination based on disability in employment, housing, access to businesses serving the public, access to government programs and services including voting and public transportation, and unconstitutional conditions in institutions of confinement.
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.
The NACDD serves as the national voice of State and Territorial Councils on Developmental disability. Supports councils in implementing the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and promoting the interests and rights of people with developmental disabilities and their families
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States.
Welcome to Scope the disability organization in England and Wales whose focus is people with Cerebral Palsy. Our aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else. Scope's purpose is to drive the changes that will make our society the first in which disabled people are able to realise their full civil liberties and human rights.
ED.gov U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights - Free Appropriate Public Education for Students with Disabilities: Requirements under Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Featured on this page is general information about home care the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) currently distributes to consumers. This page links to the most general topics in our consumer guide.\n\nSince 1982, NAHC has vigorously protected the rights of home care and hospice providers and patients. The reason NAHC has become the top-ranked, most energetic health care trade association is our members. The unified voice of our membership makes Congress and the regulatory agencies listen when we speak. The strength of our members makes things change for the better for home care and hospice. \n
Information and resources pertaining to the ADA. Guide to disability Rights Laws, American with Disabilities Act - Information and Technical Assistance - Federal Resources - Public Transportation - ADA Information Line - News and Regulations - Enforcement - Mediation- Certification
The Enable Newsletter is prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Input has been received from by UN offices, agencies, funds and programmes, as well as from civil society. It is also available on-line at: http://www.un.org/disabilities.
United Spinal Association has released an updated version of the Accessible Air Travelâ€" A Guide for People With Disabilities. The revised edition includes expanded regulations for the Air Carrier Access Act. This is the law that mandates air travel accessibility for people with disabilities. Our revised edition includes the new regulations that take affect on May 13, 2009. This helpful booklet informs individuals with disabilities of their rights as passengers on commercial airlines and how to adequately prepare to ensure their air travel experience is enjoyable. It also provides valuable insight on a multitude of air carrier procedures, such as information about requirements for foreign airlines, what to expect in terms of equipment liability, how to file a complaint, and airport screening requirements.
ED.gov U.S. Department of Education OCR Office for Civil Rights - Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504 and the Education of Children with Disabilities
Accessible Playgrounds in the United States - Let Kids Play "Playground Directory" Accessibleplayground.net is the THE site for Accessible Playgrounds. Here you will find great resources on how to develop an accessible playground from A to Z. You will also find hundreds of examples of what other people have done. In addition, if you are heading out on vacation and want to ensure you have an accessible place to play, the site can point you in the right direction. The Accessible Playground directory and learning lab is a project of Let Kids Play.
The Ad Hoc Developmental Disabilities Task Force monitors the Developmental Disabilities Bill of Rights Act and the administration of the program through the Administration on Developmental
Disabilities. The Act is authorized every three years and regulations and policy guidelines are developed based on the statute. The Task Force also reviews other developmental disability related issues.
IMPACT promotes pride and respect for people with disabilities by sharing the tools that are necessary to take control of one's own life. IMPACT advocates full community participation, with supports, of all citizens
Children with Cerebral Palsy often do not grow the same as other children. Children with CP are often shorter and thinner than other children of the same age. We do not know if this is normal, or if there could be a problem with nutrition or hormones, and so we are interested in discovering what is just right for a child with CP. The first step in understanding growth in Cerebral Palsy is to measure a large group of children with CP.