National Organizations

(This page was last updated on December 25, 2002)

• American Association of People with Disabilities
  • This organization provides benefits for those with disabilities. They are a non-profit, non-partisan, cross-disability organization whose goals are to foster unity, leadership and impact.
• American Council of the Blind
  • This page provides general information about the council and includes recent issues of their monthly publication, The Braille Forum.
• American Foundation for the Blind
  • The mission of this national organization is to enable people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve equality of access and opportunity that will ensure freedom of choice in their lives.
• ARC Home Page
  • The ARC(formerly known as the Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States) is the country's largest voluntary organization committed to the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families.
• Autism Society of America
  • This organization promotes lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum disorders and their families.
• CEC (Council for Exceptional Children) Home Page
  • This is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. They have lots and lots of resources. Definitely check them out!
• CH.A.D.D. Home Page
  • A national organization with many local chapters for those interested in learning more about attention deficit disorder. Their site includes many articles and suggestions for teachers and parents.
• 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.
• Epilepsy Foundation of America
• Learning Disabilities Association of America
  • This is a national organization devoted to defining and finding solutions for the broad spectrum of learning disabilities.
• National Association of the Deaf
  • This is the oldest and largest organization representing people with disabilities in the United States. 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.
• National Down Syndrome Society
  • This organization was established to increase public awareness about Down syndrome; to assist families in addressing the needs of children born with this genetic condition; and to sponsor and encourage scientific research.
• National Organization for Rare Diseases
• National Tourette Syndrome Association
  • NTSA's mission is to: identify the cause; find the cure; control the effects of TS; serve all with TS.
• National Academy for Child Development (NACD) Home Page
  • This page takes a long time to come up, but has lots of good articles and information. I've listed a few of their topic specific sites in the appropriate categories on this page.
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  • This is an organization built around the needs of adults and young adults with ADD and ADHD.
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
  • NCLD's mission is to promote public awareness and understanding of children and adults with learning disabilities, and to provide national leadership on their behalf, so they may achieve their potential and enjoy full participation in our society.
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  • NICHCY is a national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.
• National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind
  • DB-LINK is a federally funded information and referral service that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates information related to children and youth who are deaf-blind.
• National Institution on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research NIDRR
  • This is a really useful site for information about research related to disabilities.
• National Rehabilitation Information Center (NRIC)
  • This is a library and information center on disability and rehabilitation.
• National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind (NTAC)
  • This organization provides technical assistance to families and agencies serving children and young adults who are deaf-blind.
• National Organization on Disability
  • This organization promotes full and equal participation of America's 49 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services -- U.S. Department of Education
  • This is a really important national site with lots of good connections and information.
• Parents and Educators Resource Centers
  • A site for information and guidance for parents of children with learning differences. Lots of good resources!
• Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
  • This national organization provides services for for people who cannot read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability.
• United Cerebral Palsy Association
  • The mission of this organization is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, through commitment to the principles of independence, inclusion self-determination.

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