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  DirectGov: Disabled People http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/
Government portal with information about disability rights and support in the UK.
  http://www.nichcy.org/ http://www.nichcy.org/
NICHCY is a national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability related issues, focusing on children and youth, birth to age 22.
  Bazelon Center for Mental Health Laws http://www.bazelon.org/
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability.
  Disabled Peoples' International http://www.dpi.org/
A grassroots,cross-disability network with member organizations in over 110 countries, over half of which are in the developing world.
  Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc. http://www.dredf.org
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.
  TASH - Disability Advocacy Worldwide http://www.tash.org/
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.
  Mental Disability Rights International http://www.mdri.org/
General information, standards, publications and witness website dedicated to advocacy for the rights of children and adults with mental disabilities.
  Council for Disability Rights http://www.disabilityrights.org/
Advancing rights and enhancing lives for people with disabilities in Chicago, Illinois. Articles on advocating for yourself and coping with the system.
  American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) http://www.adapt.org/
We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
  Axis Disability Rights Website http://www.normemma.com/
Articles, videos, recommended readings on Disability Rights, Inclusive Education,Euthanasia, Abuse, Injustice and other related topics.
  Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities http://www.c-c-d.org/
A coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
  Advocacy, Inc. http://www.advocacyinc.org/
An Austin, Texas based non profit organization that represents the disabled community, including special education.
  Not Dead Yet! http://www.notdeadyet.org/
Disability activists opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide.
  Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) http://www.sabeusa.org/
To ensure that people with disabilities are treated as equals and that they are given the same decisions, choices, rights, responsibilities, and chances to speak up to empower themselves; opportunities to make new friends; and to learn from their mistakes.
  The Blind Children's Fund http://www.blindchildrensfund.org/
Resources to aid in the care and education of blind children.
  Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) http://www.copaa.org/
An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance for parents of children with disabilities.
  Sprint Project Connect http://www.sprint.com/community/communities_across/spc.html
A wireless phone donation and recycling program, to raise money and support for people with disabilities.
  Advocating Change Together http://www.selfadvocacy.com
A member-controlled organization, run by and for persons with developmental and other disabilities.
  Disability Advocacy http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/disability_advocacy
Articles and links to help people with disabilities advocate for themselves.
  Washington Speech and Hearing Association http://www.wslha.org/
Advocates for the communicatively impaired, speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
  Center For People With Disabilities, Inc. - a 501-c-3 not-for-profit http://home.earthlink.net/~mmjournal/cfpwd/
The Center For People With Disabilities, Inc. website (dba: Center For People With Disabilities)is an Education and Resource website focusing on the areas addressed by the Center, which is a 501-c-3 not-for-profit organization incorporated in Texas, USA.
  Bear's Society http://members.tripod.com/todd.clark/
About a self advocate who is currently People First President in Ridgecrest, California, making a difference.
  Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) http://www.childrenshospital.org/ici/
U.S. organization that advocates for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice for people with disabilities.
  Auto Workers Press http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/theautoworkerspress/
This site is created to specialize in disabled auto workers rights and to be an advocate for auto workers who are being discriminated against, on the basis of disability, by their employers.

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