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DISABILITY (MENTAL AND PHYSICAL)
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Advocating Change Together
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selfadvocacy.org
1821 University Avenue
Suite 306-SSt. Paul, MN 55104
651 641-0297, act@selfadvocacy.org
Advocating Change Together (ACT) is a nonprofit disability rights organization run by and for people with developmental and other disabilities. ACT is committed to freedom, equality, and justice for all people with disabilities.
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American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
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aamr.org
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Suite 846
Washington, D.C. 20001-1512
202/387-1968 or 800/424-3688
AAMR promotes global development and dissemination of progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual disabilities.
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American Council of the Blind
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acb.org
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004,
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 467-508 or (800)
424-8666, info@acb.org
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is a national organization of blind, visually impaired and sighted individuals whose purpose is to work toward independence, security, equality of opportunity, and improved quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.
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Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
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bazelon.org
1101 15th Street, NW
Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005-5002
(202) 467-5730, webmaster@bazelon.org
The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in Washington D.C. The advocacy of the Bazelon Center is based on the principle that every individual is entitled to choice and dignity. For many people with mental disabilities, this means something as basic as having a decent place to live, supportive services and equality of opportunity.
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Disability Rights Advocates
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dralegal.org
449 15th Street,
Suite 303
Oakland, CA 94612
(510)
451-8644, general@dralegal.org
Disability Rights Advocates is a national and international non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities. Operated by and established for people with disabilities, DRA pursues its mission through research, education, and legal advocacy. DRA's mission is to ensure dignity, equality, and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities throughout the United States and worldwide.
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Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
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dredf.org
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
510.644.2555 V/TTY, dredf@dredf.org
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.
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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
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nami.org
Colonial Place Three 2107
Wilson Blvd.
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
(703) 524-7600
HelpLine: 800-950-NAMI (6264)
NAMI is a grassroots, self-help support and advocacy organization of families and friends of people with serious mental illness, and those persons themselves. NAMI's mission is to eradicate mental illness and to improve the quality of life for those who suffer from no-fault brain diseases such as schizophrenia, depression & manic depression, schizoaffective disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder.
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National Association of the Deaf
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nad.org
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
301-587-1788
301-587-1789 TTY, NADinfo@nad.org
The NAD safeguards the accessibility and civil rights of 28 million deaf and hard of hearing Americans in a variety of areas including education, employment, health care and social services, and telecommunications.
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National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy (NARPA)
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narpa.org
P.O. Box 4664
Lawrence KS 66046-1661
(785) 838-3836, narpa@hotbot.com
NARPA is dedicated to promoting those policies and pursuing those strategies that represent the preferred options of people who have been labeled mentally disabled. NARPA is committed to advocating the abolishing of all forced treatment laws. NARPA believes the recipients of mental health services are capable of and entitled to make their own choices, and they are, above all, equal citizens under the law.
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National Organization on Disability
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nod.org
910 Sixteenth Street,
N.W.Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 293-5960
TDD:
(202) 293-5968, ability@nod.org
The National Organization on Disability promotes the full and equal participation of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. N.O.D. was founded in 1982 at the conclusion of the United Nations International Year of Disabled Persons. Funded entirely by private sector contributions, N.O.D. is the only national disability network organization concerned with all disabilities, all age groups and all disability issues.
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The Arc of the United States
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TheArc.org
1010 Wayne Avenue
Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-565-3842, info@thearc.org
The Arc of the United States is the nation's leading national organization on mental retardation. The Arc provides organizational support to affiliated chapters, and represents the membership on advocacy and programmatic issues pertaining to mental retardation, including membership in the United States International Council on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
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The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)
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tash.org
29 W. Susquehanna Avenue
Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21204
410-828-8274
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. TASH is an organization of members concerned with human dignity, civil rights, education, and independence for all individuals with disabilities.
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