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Access Board: United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Created in 1973, the Board is the federal agency which develops minimum guidelines and requirements for standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers ... Details >
Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families
The Children's Bureau (CB) is one of two bureaus within the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, of the Department of Health and Human Services. As... Details >
Internal Revenue Service
The IRS is the largest agency in the Department of the Treasury, with 102,000 employees and a budget of $7.8 billion. A modernized concept for this agency will focus on the taxpayer's understanding an... Details >
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent federal regulatory agency that was created in 1972 by Congress in the Consumer Product Safety Act. CPSC has jurisdiction over about... Details >
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, formerly the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, was founded in 1953 to further the diagnosis, research, and treatment of mental illnesses af... Details >
American Medical Association
The American Medical Association (AMA), founded in 1847, is the professional organization for physicians in the United States. The AMA disseminates information on issues important to physicians, pati... Details >
American Occupational Therapy Association
The American Occupational Therapy Association is a national professional society established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners, and to improve the q... Details >
American Physical Therapy Association
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is a national professional organization representing more than 75,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students throughout the ... Details >
Arc of the United States
The Arc of the United States, formerly Association for Retarded Citizens, founded in 1950, is a national organization of volunteers, parents, educators, and professionals devoted to improving the welf... Details >
Center for Women Policy Studies
The Center for Women Policy Studies (CWPS) is an independent, nonprofit multiethnic feminist policy research and advocacy institution founded in 1972. The Center's programs address: educational equi... Details >
Children's Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to child advocacy, which strives to protect all children--and particularly children of low-income and minority families--through... Details >
Learning Disabilities Association of America
The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), formerly the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (ACLD), was founded in 1964 as a national, nonprofit organization of... Details >
National Alliance on Mental Illness
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a network of local support groups for the mentally ill and their families. It provides information on severe mental illness and its effects on fami... Details >
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) is a private, nonprofit organization that represents the interests of approximately 665 Area Agencies on Aging and more than 2330 title VI nat... Details >
National Conference of State Legislatures
The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. The Conference is... Details >
National Psoriasis Foundation
The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) provides support and information to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients, increases public awareness of the disorder, funds research, and represents the i... Details >