Disability
Activism
(This page
was last updated on December 25, 2002)
- A
Disability Manifesto
- This piece
has been written by John R. Woodward, M.S.W. Please read, it's
good!
- ADAPT:
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
- Members of
ADAPT are fighting so that people with disabilities can live in
their communities of choice with real supports instead of being
locked away in nursing homes and other
institutions.
- Axis
Disability Web Site
- This is a
site by one of my favorite presenters, Norman Kunc and his
partner Emma Van der Klift. I have heard Norman present a few
times and highly recommend him as a speaker.
- Disability
Net: Disabled People's Direct Action Network
- DAN is an
organization based in England. Members campaign for accessible
public transport and full civil rights for disabled people
through civil disobedience and direct action.
- Disability
Research and Activism Resources
- This is a
fabulous site with many wonderful links -- Thanks
Barbara!
- Disability
Rights Education and Defense Foundation (DREDF)
- This
organization was founded in 1979 by people with disabilities
and parents of children with disabilities. It 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.
- Justice
for All
- Justice For
All and JFA E-mail Network were formed to defend and advance
disability rights and programs in the 104th Congress. One JFA
goal is to work with national and state organizations of people
with disabilities to get the word from Washington D.C. out to
the grassroots.
- The
Disability Rights Activist
- I love this
site. Lots of great links.
- Psychiatric
Survivors and Allies Unite!
- This is an
organization working toward breaking the silence about
psychiatry's forced human rights violations. This is an
international organization based in Eugene,
Oregon.
- Uppity
DisABILITY Internet Resources
If you want to do your own web search on a particular topic, I suggest using Google.
Click here Google to get there!
Then, follow the directions on that page for a word or topic search.
It's quite easy!
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