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The ABLEDATA project provides information resources on assistive devices and rehabilitation equipment products for people with disabilities, including the ABLEDATA database of product information, and... Details >
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 >
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is responsible for promoting the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. ACF brings together in one organ... Details >
The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation is responsible to the Secretary for policy analysis and advice, policy development, strategic and implementation planning, and for the coordination ... Details >
The Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) is a resource for information on the accessibility of electronic and information technology (EIT), and in the use of assistive technologies. ... Details >
The Clearinghouse provides information to people with disabilities, or anyone requesting information, by doing research and providing documents in response to inquiries. The information provided incl... Details >
The Disability and Health Team is part of the new National Center for on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located in Atlanta, Georgi... Details >
The Employment Standards Administration (ESA), the largest agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, enforces and administers laws governing legally-mandated wages and working conditions, including ... Details >
The National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) was established within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by legislation (P.L.101-613) passed in 1990. The Center is a component of... Details >
The National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR), funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), responds directly to NIDRR's concerns for ... Details >
The Office on Disability and Health is a part of the Division of Human Development and Disability within NCBDD and works to prevent secondary conditions and promote health and wellness and quality of ... Details >
NCDB is a federally funded information and referral service, and technical assistance project that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates (at no cost) information and services related to children a... Details >
The Council was established by Congress in 1978 and was transformed into an independent Federal agency in 1984. The 15 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate review all l... Details >
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities provides information to the nation on disabilities in children and youth; programs and services for infants, children, and youth with d... Details >
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) conducts and supports basic and clinical research in maternal and child health and the population sciences. It will respond to ind... Details >
NIDRR's mission is to generate and disseminate research findings and promote knowledge that will improve the ability of individuals with disabilities to perform activities in the community, and increa... Details >
Administers a national library service that provides braille and recorded books and magazines on free loan to residents of the United States and American citizens abroad who cannot read standard print... Details >
National Rehabilitation Information Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, was established in 1977 and provides information on rehabilitation and disabilit... Details >
ODEP acts as a catalyst for job formation for people with disabilities through policy analysis and grants, outreach and education, technical assistance, and the promotion and development of best pract... Details >
A component of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this office is responsible for developing, analyzing, evaluat... Details >
The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) advises the President and the Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on appropriate ways to provide services for citizens with... Details >
The Social Security Administration provides public information materials about the Social Security and supplemental security income (SSI) programs, as well as information on /entitlement to Medicare. ... Details >
The mission of this Federal agency is to help the nation's communities meet their development needs, spur economic growth in distressed neighborhoods, provide housing assistance for the poor, help reh... Details >
The ATRC is involved in research and development to find innovative solutions to accessibility challenges. We also provide training, consultation, and information to help both educators and users to e... Details >
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a growing national network of technology resource centers, organizations, individuals, and companies. ATA encourages and facilitates the empowerment of peo... Details >
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was founded to maximize the quality of life while minimizing the incidence, severity and prevalence of physical impairments and disabilitie... Details >
The American Amputee Foundation Inc., (AAF) began in 1975 as a national information clearinghouse and referral center, serving primarily amputees and their families. AAF researches and gathers inform... Details >
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), a membership organization, is dedicated to the advancement of theory, knowledge and practice in the prevention of secondary disabling conditio... Details >
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is composed primarily of blind persons involved in 50 active State and 20 professional and special-interest organizations. ACB strives to strengthen vocational... Details >
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 to improve services for people who are blind or visually impaired, conduct research, and inform the public. AFB... Details >
American Leprosy Missions (ALM), founded in 1906, is a nonprofit, Christian medical mission supporting more than 100 programs in approximately 20 countries. ALM provides anti-leprosy drugs, surgical ... Details >
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 >
The American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC) was founded in 1967 as a parent-helping-parent organization. Today, ASDC is a national, independent non-profit organization whose purpose is providing su... Details >
The mission of the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is to reach out to people with limb loss and to empower them through education, support and advocacy. The ACA operates the National Limb Loss Inf... Details >
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 >
CHTOP was established in 1969 with funding from the Federal government as part of our nation's earliest attempts to provide educational services to young children with disabilities. Under the directio... Details >
This is a membership coalition representing organizations and individuals training and placing Assistance Dogs. The purpose of ADI is to improve the areas of training, placement, and utilization of As... Details >
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH), is a nonprofit, membership organization that exists in the interest of people who have traditionally been labeled severely intellectually and... Details >
This organization was founded in 1944 and is a national health organization representing state public health leaders and others working to improve the health and well being of women, children and yout... Details >
The Blind Childrens Center is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1938. The Center provides diversified services to meet the needs of blind and partially sighted children, ages birth through... Details >
The Blind Children's Fund (BCF), formerly The International Institute for Visually Impaired, 0-7 (IIVI, 0-7), founded in 1978, is a resource and information center on the early development and educati... Details >
The Center for Health Care Strategies promotes high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. CHCS achieve this objective through tech... Details >
CROWD is a research center that focuses on issues related to health, aging, civil rights, abuse, and independent living for women. Its purpose is to promote, develop, and disseminate information to ex... Details >
The Center for the Partially Sighted (CPS) offers rehabilitative services to the partially sighted, of all ages, including the legally blind. Services include low vision evaluations, prescription of ... Details >
Choice Magazine Listening (CML) provides bimonthly audio tapes of current magazine articles from over 100 magazines free of charge to the blind, visually impaired, dyslexic, or physically handicapped.... Details >
The Council of Citizens with Low Vision (CCLV) is an advocacy membership organization for partially sighted people. It aims to establish their right to make full use of their vision through the necess... Details >
The Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) is a national voluntary health organization committed to directing public attention and support for basic as well as clinical research on the causes, treatment, ... Details >
The Delta Society®, was established in 1977. The mission of the organization is to improve human health through service and therapy animals. Delta society provides information about service dogs and a... Details >
Disability Resources, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live... Details >
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) was chartered by Congress in 1932 as the official voice of the disabled veteran; it is not an agency of the Federal government, nor does it receive government fund... Details >
Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that rescues and professionally trains dogs to assist people and enhance lives. The organization selects Hearing Dogs -- usually mixed breeds, small... Details >
Easter Seals National Headquarters, formerly the National Easter Seal Society was founded in 1919 as a voluntary health agency providing direct rehabilitation services to people with disabilities. Th... Details >
The Family Resource Center on Disabilities provides assistance to parents of children with disabilities in order to assure that these children have access to the full range of services and benefits av... Details >
Through its interactive Web site Family Village provides valuable information and resources for parents of individuals who have disabilities. Users can access information and resources on specific dia... Details >
Family Voices, a national grassroots network of families and friends, advocates for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent ... Details >
The Federation for Children with Special Needs is a coalition of parents' organizations in Massachusetts concerned with a variety of disabling conditions and the lead center of a national network of p... Details >
The George Washington University (GW) HEATH Resource Center responds to written, telephone, or email inquiries about support services for disabled individuals in postsecondary education options. The c... Details >
The Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF) is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the sight of people who have glaucoma through research and education. GRF was established in 1978 ... Details >
The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind provides trained dogs for qualified blind persons. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization incorporated under the Membership Corporation Laws of New York. I... Details >
Guiding Eyes for the Blind was created to provide independent mobility to qualified blind persons through the use of highly trained guide dogs. The puppies are placed in the homes of volunteer foster ... Details >
The mission of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults (HKNC) is to enable all those who are deaf-blind to live and work the community of their choice. It provides comprehensi... Details >
The International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) is a cross disability group which educates and supports people with disabilities who have canine assistants do such things as guide peo... Details >
As the most comprehensive worldwide organization dedicated to Rett syndrome, the International Rett Syndrome Association proudly continues its eighteenth year providing important programs of: informat... Details >
The mission of Post-Polio Health International, including International Ventilators Users Network is to enhance the lives and independence of polio survivors and home mechanical ventilator users by pr... Details >
Funded by the Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (formerly known as the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities - PCEPD), the Job Accomodation Network ... Details >
The P.I.D. performs a number of functions related to information dissemination at the Gallaudet University Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. The Clearinghouse responds to inquires about a... Details >
Leader Dogs for the Blind is one for the largest dog guide schools in the world. Established in 1939, the school is recognized for its fine training of dogs, stellar education of its students and it'... Details >
Lighthouse International provides direct services and information to help people who are blind (or with low vision) lead independent lives. The Lighthouse also conducts professional and continuing-ed... Details >
Little People of America, Inc. will provide support and information to people of short stature, (dwarfism), and their families. Primary membership usually is offered to those people who are around 4’... Details >
This is a non-profit organization which trains dogs to assist children under the age of 18 from around the United States who are physically disabled. The majority of Loving Paws placements are with ch... Details >
The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) provides hotline counseling services to people with Medicare around the country who have questions or need help getting Medicare to cover their care. In addition, MRC’... Details >
Mobility Unlimited began operations in June 2000 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Their goal is to improve the quality of life of physically disabled individuals in all communities by helping ... Details >
MUMS is a national Parent-to-Parent organization for parents or care providers of a child with any disability, rare disorder, chromosomal abnormality or health condition. MUMS' mission to provide supp... Details >
This Clearinghouse maintains a national database of accessible apartments for people with disabilities and their families, with a registration of more than 80,000 units. NAAC's database covers more th... Details >
The National Amputation Foundation (NAF) was founded in 1919 to serve the needs of veteran and civilian amputees. Services include the exchange of visits among amputees, legal counsel, vocational gui... Details >
The National Association of the Physically Handicapped (NAPH) was established in 1958 to advance the social, economic, and physical welfare of the physically handicapped in the United States. NAPH pr... Details >
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) encourages persons with disabilities to engage in regular physical activity so as to maintain good health and prevent the development of sec... Details >
The NCRTM, founded in 1961, was expanded in 2005 to provide the following services to vocational rehabilitation professionals: Archive and disseminate training and training related materials to vocati... Details >
NECTAC’s mission is to strengthen service systems to ensure that children with disabilities and other special needs and their families receive and benefit from high quality, culturally appropriate and... Details >
National Education for Assistance Dog Services, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which provides trained guide dogs to people who are deaf and physically disabled, so they may live more independent liv... Details >
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), established in 1940 as an organization of blind persons, serves as both an advocacy and a public information vehicle. NFB contacts newly blind persons to h... Details >
NISH is the national nonprofit agency designated by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind Or Severely Disabled to provide technical assistance to Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs... Details >
The National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering (NIRE), formed in 1967, provides custom-made devices, training, and onsite services for severely and multiply handicapped individuals. The purpos... Details >
The National Lekotek Center leads the way for accessible play for children with disabilities and their families. The Center is the administrative and training center for a nationwide network of 47 Lek... Details >
The NLLIC is an information clearinghouse that provides comprehensive resources for people with limb loss, as well as their families, friends, and health care professionals. The Center is supported b... Details >
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is a national, non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness about fetal alcohol syndrome, the leading known cause of m... Details >
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), founded in 1965 by the merger of seven organizations, promotes the interests of the park and recreation movement through public information, politi... Details >
National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) was founded in 1925 to promote the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities through advocacy, professional development, and public education. S... Details >
This foundation was established by Allied Services in 1996 to educate people about the value and benefits of rehabilitation and to develop programs which aim to create opportunities for the more that ... Details >
National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) is a nonprofit organization that advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals, as well as persons with ... Details >
The National Therapeutic Recreation Society, a branch of the National Recreation and Park Association, is a membership organization with the belief that leisure and recreation should be available to a... Details >
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health is a partnership project which provides online access to high quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, rele... Details >
The mission of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) is create equal housing opportunities for all persons living in America by administering laws that prohibit discrimination in hou... Details >
The Secretary of Health and Human Services created the Office on Disability (OD) in October 2002. The Director of the Office reports to the Secretary and serves as an advisor on HHS activities relatin... Details >
Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded following World War II to meet the needs of veterans who were paralyzed as a result of disease or injury to the spinal cord. Paralyzed Veterans is supported ... Details >
Pilot Dogs is a nonprofit organization founded in 1950 to train guide dogs and to teach blind persons to work with them. Dogs are trained individually for 3 to 4 months, then trained for another 4 we... Details >
The mission of Post-Polio Health International, including International Ventilator Users Network is to enhance the lives and independence of polio survivors and home mechanical ventilator users by pro... Details >
The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association is a group for parents and professionals interested in children affected by Prader-Willi Syndrome. The Association provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and ... Details >
Prevent Blindness America, formerly known as the National Society to Prevent Blindness (NSPB), was founded in 1908. It promotes the prevention of blindness through a comprehensive program of communit... Details >
Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D), a national nonprofit, volunteer organization, is the leading library of accessible audiobooks for students with print disabilities such as visual impairment... Details >
Rehabilitation International (RI), founded in 1922, is an international non-governmental organization. RI is a federation of national, regional and international organizations and agencies working to... Details >
Special Olympics, created in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, is a global movement dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected ... Details >
The mission of the Spina Bifida Association of America is to promote the prevention of spina bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected. The Association was founded in 1973 to address the specifi... Details >
Wheelchair Sports, USA (WSUSA) organizes and governs wheelchair sports in the United States. Its activities are directed by the National Wheelchair Athletic Committee, which maintains rules on wheelc... Details >