For Congressional Record: ADA Solidarity!
Statement Of Solidarity On 15th Anniversary Of Americans With Disabilities Act
July 26, 2005
Fifteen years ago today, with bipartisan support in Congress and broad
endorsements from the civil rights coalition, President George H. W. Bush
signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), calling for
the "shameful wall of exclusion" to come tumbling down. As we mark this
significant anniversary, we celebrate improvements in access to polling
places and the secret ballot, government services and programs,
transportation, public places, communication and information technology.
Parents pushing strollers, workers delivering packages, and travelers
pulling roller bags have grown accustomed to curb cuts, ramps, and other
accessibility features less common in 1990. Our country is more
accessible today thanks to the ADA, and all Americans are better off.Although substantial progress has been made, we are reminded every day of
the significant remnants of the "shameful wall of exclusion" that
continue to prevent this great country from realizing the full promise of
the ADA.The majority of Americans with disabilities continue to live in poverty
and unnecessary isolation.
Most adults with disabilities are either not working or not working to
their full potential, robbing the economy of the contributions of tens of
millions of would-be workers.
Children and youth in special education continue to drop out of school
in alarming numbers before obtaining a regular high school diploma.
The promises of higher education, accessible and affordable housing and
transportation, quality affordable healthcare, and a living wage continue
to elude many adults with disabilities and their families.
The ADA is slowly driving policy changes that have enabled more people
with significant mental and physical disabilities to live independently
in the community, but the ongoing institutional bias in the Medicaid
program keeps too many people trapped in nursing homes and other
institutions, unable to enjoy the freedoms and personal choices about
where and how to live that other Americans take for granted.New technologies are increasing the independence and productivity of many
Americans. Yet, advances in technology alone are not guaranteed to
improve the lives of people with disabilities. As we develop
applications like Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VOIP) telephony, wireless
telecommunications, widespread broadband internet connectivity, new
medical devices, new computer applications, and a plethora of new genetic
tests, it is critical that these technologies be designed and used in a
way that increases the inclusion, independence, and empowerment of
Americans with disabilities as well as Americas growing senior population.The ADA has begun to change the landscape of our cities and towns, but a
civil rights law alone does not create the kind of transformation of
attitudes that Americans with disabilities, their families, and allies
are fighting to achieve. This kind of change requires widespread
discussion, education, and consciousness-raising.In 2005, how do fears, myths, and stereotypes continue to artificially
limit understanding and acceptance of disability as a form of human
diversity?
What role do the mass media and entertainment industries play in forming
public perceptions of disability, and how can decision makers in these
important fields be influenced to produce more content that depicts the
actual life experience and first person perspectives of people with
disabilities?
What can be done to further improve accessibility at the design stage of
new products and programs?
How can disability awareness and disability-friendly practices create
more productive places of business and learning?
What concrete actions can worship communities and sports and recreation
programs take to foster full participation of children, youth, and adults
with disabilities in these activities?
Why do so many Americans continue to view disability as a fate worse
than death, and how do these views affect surrogate medical decision
making and the application of new genetic testing technologies?
These questions form the basis of an American conversation that still
needs to take place.Widespread social change cannot simply be legislated, and it will not
occur without bold leadership from all sectors of American society.Public and private employers, in particular, must make a serious,
concerted effort to recruit and advance qualified workers with
disabilities within their labor force.
Election officials must take the necessary actions to ensure that every
adult is able to enter his or her polling place and cast a secret and
independent vote.
School administrators and university presidents must embrace their
responsibility to deliver a world-class education to all their students.It is time for leaders across America--business owners, little league
coaches, moms and dads, sheriffs and clergy--to reject exclusion,
paternalism, and segregation and to take personal responsibility for
removing barriers to full participation that still exist in every
community in this country.With the aim of making America work better for everyone, the undersigned
organizations pledge to build on the progress of the last 15 years and
join together to promote the full participation and self-determination of
the more than 50 million U.S. children and adults with disabilities. We
believe that disability is a natural part of the human experience that in
no way should limit the right of all people to make choices, pursue
meaningful careers, live independently, and participate fully in all
aspects of society. We encourage every American to join us in this
cause, so that our country may continue on the path that leads to liberty
and justice for all.Signed (as of July 25, 2005):
National Organizations
1. AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities)
2. AARP
3. Abilities, Inc.
4. ABILITY Awareness/ ABILITY Magazine
5. ADA Watch/National Coalition for Disability Rights
6. ADAPT
7. AFL-CIO
8. ALDA, Inc. (Association of Late-Deafened Adults)
9. Alliance for Children and Families
10. Alliance for Public Technology (APT)
11. Alliance for Retired Americans
12. American Academy of Audiology
13. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
14. American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
15. American Association of Leisure and Recreation
16. American Association of Mental Retardation
17. American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
18. American Association of University Women
19. American Association on Health and Disability
20. American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services
21. American Council of the Blind
22. American Counseling Association
23. American Dance Therapy Association
24. American Diabetes Association
25. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
26. American Foundation for the Blind
27. American Institute on Domestic Violence
28. American Medical Student Association
29. American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
30. American Music Therapy Association
31. American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
32. American Occupational Therapy Association
33. American Psychological Association
34. American Public Health Association
35. American Therapeutic Recreation Association
36. Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
37. Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
38. APSE: The Network on Employment
39. Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
40. Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
41. Association of State Independent Living Councils (ASILC)
42. Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
43. Brain Injury Association of America
44. Campaign for Americas Future
45. Center for an Accessible Society
46. Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions (CDIHP)
47. Center on Disability and Health
48. Central Conference of American Rabbis
49. Chemical Sensitivity Disorders Association
50. Child Care Law Center
51. Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
52. Coalition of Religious Communities
53. Common Cause
54. Consumers Union
55. Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)
56. Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
57. Disability Service Providers of America (DSPA)
58. Easter Seals
59. EIN SOF Communications
60. Enable America
61. Epilepsy Foundation of America
62. Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. (ELA)
63. Exceptional Parent Magazine
64. Exploding Myths, Inc.
65. Family Voices
66. Fannie Lou Hamer Project
67. Federally Employed Women
68. Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
69. Friends Committee on National Legislation
70. General Federation of Women's Clubs
71. Gerontological Society of America
72. Hadassah, The Womens Zionist Organization of America
73. Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and
Rehabilitation (I-NABIR)
74. Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
75. Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
76. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)
77. League for the Hard of Hearing
78. League of Women Voters of the United States
79. Legal Momentum
80. Lift, Inc.
81. Little People of America
82. Medicare Rights Center
83. MindFreedom Support Coalition International
84. Mobility Golf
85. Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
86. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
87. National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC)
88. National Association for Visually Handicapped
89. National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
90. National Association of Social Workers
91. National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
92. National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
93. National Business & Disability Council (NBDC)
94. National Center for Environmental Health Strategies
95. National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
96. National Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Foundation
(CFIDS), Inc.
97. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
98. National Congress of American Indians
99. National Consumers League (NCL)
100. National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)
101. National Council of La Raza
102. National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
103. National Council on Rehabilitation Education
104. National Council on the Aging
105. National Disability Rights Network
106. National Down Syndrome Congress
107. National Down Syndrome Society
108. National Employment Lawyers Association
109. National Empowerment Center (NEC)
110. National Federation of Temple Youth
111. National Federation of the Blind
112. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
113. National Health Law Program, Inc. (NHeLP)
114. National Home Visitability Organization
115. National Indian Telecommunication Institute
116. National Industries for the Blind (NIB)
117. National Multiple Sclerosis Society
118. National Organization For Women
119. National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND)
120. National Organization on Disability
121. National Recreation and Park Association
122. National Rehabilitation Association
123. National Research Center for Women & Families
124. National Spinal Cord Injury Association
125. National Womens Law Center
126. National Women's Health Network
127. 9to5, National Association of Working Women
128. NISH
129. Not Dead Yet
130. On a Roll Communications, LLC
131. Paralyzed Veterans of America
132. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
133. People for the American Way
134. People Who
135. People with Disabilities Broadcasting Corporation
136. Physically Challenged Bowhunters of America (PCBA)
137. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington Office
138. Progressive Coalition
139. Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the
University of Kansas
140. RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology
Society of North America)
141. Rock the Vote
142. Screen Actors Guild Performers With Disabilities Committee
143. Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
144. Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)
145. Spina Bifida Association of America
146. Stop Family Violence
147. TASH
148. TDI (Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.)
149. Telecommunication Services for the Deaf
150. The Arc of the United States
151. The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
152. The National Coalition on Self Determination, Inc.
153. The National Coalition to Amend the Medicare Homebound
Restriction
154. The National Womens Conference
155. The Rolling Rains Report
156. The Silent Witness Project
157. Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
158. Union for Reformed Judaism
159. Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
160. United Cerebral Palsy
161. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
162. United Spinal Association
163. USAction
164. Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP)
165. WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
166. Women In Media & News (WIMN)
167. Women of Reform Judaism
168. Womens Committee of 100
169. Workplace Fairness
170. World Institute on Disability
State and Local Organizations
Alabama
171. Alabama Advocates, Inc.
172. Center for Independent Living of Jasper (Jasper, AL)
173. Independent Living Center of Mobile (Mobile, AL)
174. Support for Recovery
175. The Alabama Disabilities Commission of the Governors Office on
DisabilityAlaska
176. Access Alaska, Inc.
177. Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL), Inc. (Juneau, AK)
178. State of Alaska ADA Coordinators Office (Juneau, AK)Arizona
179. ABIL Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (Phoenix, AZ)
180. ArchiveXpress (Tuscon, AZ)
181. Arizona Center for Disability Law (Phoenix, AZ)
182. Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
183. DIRECT Center for Independence, Inc. (Tuscon, AZ)
184. DKA (Dorothy Kret and Associates, Inc.) (Phoenix, AZ)
185. New Horizons Advocacy Center for Independent Living (Prescott
Valley, AZ)
186. Protecting Arizonas Family Coalition (Phoenix, AZ)
187. SMILE (Services Maximizing Independent Living and Empowerment)
(Yuma, AZ)
188. Sun Sounds of Arizona (Tempe, AZ)
189. The Arc of Tucson (Tuscon, AZ)Arkansas
190. Arkansas Therapeutic Recreation Society, a chapter of the
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
191. Delta Resource Center for Independent Living (Pine Bluff, AR)
192. Spa Area Independent Living Services, Inc. (SAILS) (Hot Springs, AR)California
193. Access Center of San Diego, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
194. California NOW
195. Californians for Disability Rights, Inc.
196. Community Access Center (CAC) (Riverside, CA)
197. Disability Access Technical Assistance & Training Project
(Sacramento, CA)
198. Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living (DRAIL)
199. Diverse Disability Media
200. EIN SOF Communications
201. FREED Center for Independent Living (Grass Valley, CA)
202. Independent Living Network
203. Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
204. KUSF, 90.3 FM "Disability and Senior News Report (San Francisco,
CA)
205. 9to5 Bay Area, NAWW (San Jose, CA)
206. Pacific ADA & IT Center (Oakland, CA)
207. Special Parents Information Network of Santa Cruz County
208. The Ed Roberts Campus California
209. The Legal Aid Society Employment Law CenterColorado
210. American Council of the Blind of Colorado
211. Boulder NOW (Boulder, CO)
212. Center for People With Disabilities (CPWD)
213. Center for Rights of Parents with Disabilities at the Colorado
Cross-Disability Coalition (Denver, CO)
214. Cerebral Palsy of Colorado
215. Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) (Denver, CO)
216. Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
217. Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
218. Colorado Springs Independence Center
219. Colorado Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
220. Community College of Aurora (Aurora, CO)
221. Deaf program at the Highlands Ranch High School (Douglas County,
CO)
222. Denver Commission for People with Disabilities (DCPD) (Denver,
CO)
223. Disabled Resource Services
224. 9to5 Colorado (Denver, CO)
225. Protection and Advocacy System for Colorado
226. Resources for Disabled Students, Colorado State University
227. Rocky Mountain ADA & IT Center (Colorado Springs, CO)
228. The Center for Persons with Disabilities at the Community College
of Denver (Denver, CO)Connecticut
229. Ability Beyond Disability (Bethel, CT)
230. Americans with Disabilities Act Coalition of Connecticut
231. Center for Disability Rights (of Connecticut ) (West Haven, CT)
232. Connecticut Legal Rights Project
233. Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut Inc. (Norwich, CT)
234. Independence Unlimited (Hartford, CT)Delaware
235. ADAPT Delaware (Newark, DE)
236. Delaware-Maryland Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America
237. SHHH of DelawareDistrict of Columbia
238. D.C. Center for Independent Living, Inc.
239. HEART, Inc.
240. Help-Your-Self
241. Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)
242. SOME, Inc. (So Others Might Eat)
243. University Legal Services/P&AFlorida
244. Alliance For Access (Zephyrhills, FL)
245. Alliance For Artists (Zephyrhills, FL)
246. Caring & Sharing Center for Independent Living (Largo, FL)
247. Center for Independent Living in Central Florida, Inc.
248. Coalition for Independent Living Options
249. Deaf Service Center Association of Florida
250. Disability Independence Group
251. Florida Association of the Deaf
252. Gold Coast Recreational Therapy Association, a chapter of the
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
253. SHHH Fla, Inc. ( FLASHHH )
254. Suncoast Center for Independent Living (Sarasota, FL)
255. The Able Trust (Tallahassee, FL)Georgia
256. Access Center for Independent Living (Gainesville, GA)
257. ALDA Peach Association of Late Deafened Adults (Lawrenceville,
GA)
258. Atlanta ADAPT
259. Atlanta Legal Aid Society
260. Autism Society of America-Georgia
261. Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission
262. Brain Injury Resource Foundation
263. Center for the Visually Impaired (Atlanta, GA)
264. Disability Law and Policy Center of Georgia, Inc.
265. disABILITY LINK
266. disABILITY LINK NW Center for Independent Living (Rome, GA)
267. Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta
268. Easter Seals Southern Georgia, Inc.
269. Empowering Challenged Individuals With Education, Employment And
Entrepreneurship (ECIE3) (Decatur, GA)
270. Endeavor Freedom, Inc.
271. Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too! (Stone Mountain,
GA)
272. Georgia ADA Exchange, Inc.
273. Georgia ADAPT
274. Georgia Advocacy Office
275. Georgia Association of the Deaf-Blind
276. Georgia Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
277. Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network
278. Georgia Rural Urban Summit (Decatur, GA)
279. Georgia State Rehabilitation Council
280. Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Program
281. Handicapped Driver Services, Inc. (Marietta, GA)
282. Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability
283. Just For You! Personal Support Services, Inc.
284. Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) of Georgia, Inc.
285. Living Room, Inc.
286. Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living (Athens, GA)
287. National Coalition Building Institute (Atlanta, GA)
288. National Mental Health Association of Georgia (Altanta, GA)
289. 9to5 Atlanta Working Women (Atlanta, GA)
290. North Metro Miracle League
291. People First of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
292. People First of Georgia (Decatur, GA)
293. PeoplePAC of Georgia
294. Savannah-Chatham Council on Disability Issues
295. Shepherd Center (Atlanta, GA)
296. Sign Language Interpreting Specialists, Inc. (SLIS)
297. Southeast Disability Business and Technical Assistance Center
(DBTAC) (Atlanta, GA)
298. Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc.
299. The Arc of Georgia (Marietta, GA)
300. The Lindsey Miller Family Support Project (Atlanta, GA)
301. U.S. Disabled Athletes Fund/BlazeSports America (Atlanta, GA)
302. Universal Design Alliance (Suwanee, GA)
303. Walton Options for Independent Living (Augusta, Georgia)
304. WinAble, Inc.Hawaii
305. Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii
306. Disability and Communication Access Board (Honolulu, HI)
307. Disability Rights Hawaii (Hilo, HI)
308. Hawaii Centers for Independent Living (Honolulu, HI)
309. Hawaii Disability Rights Center (Honolulu, HI)
310. Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities (Honolulu, HI)
311. Legal Services for Children (Waianae, HI)
312. Statewide Independent Living Council of Hawaii (HISILC)Idaho
313. Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc. (Idaho and Protection Advocacy)
314. Disability Action Center - NW, Inc. (Moscow, ID)
315. Families Together for People with Disabilities (Moscow, ID)
316. Idaho State Independent Living Council
317. Idaho Task Force on the ADA (Region X DBTAC, Idaho Affiliate)
318. Living Independence Network Corporation (LINC)
319. National Native American Families Together Parent Center (Moscow, ID)Illinois
320. Access Living
321. Anixter Center (Chicago, IL)
322. Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
at the
University of Illinois at Chicago
323. Chicago NOW PAC
324. Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois (Springfield,
IL)
325. Council for Disability Rights
326. Equip for Equality (Chicago, IL)
327. Fox River Valley Center for Independent Living (Elgin, IL)
328. Great Lakes ADA And Accessible IT Center (Chicago, IL)
329. Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living
330. Illinois NOW
331. Illinois-Iowa Center for Independent Living (Rock Island, IL)
332. Jacksonville Area Center for Independent Living (Jacksonville,
IL)
333. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
334. Lake County Center for Independent Living (Mundelein, IL)
335. LIFE Center for Independent Living (Bloomington, Illinois)
336. LINC, Inc.
337. Northwest Suburban IL NOW
338. Opportunities For Access (Mt. Vernon, IL)
339. Progress Center for Independent Living
340. STAR Learning Academy of Saint Xavier University (Chicago, IL)
341. Stone-Hayes Center for Independent Living (Galesburg, IL)
342. United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois (Springfield, IL)
343. West Central Illinois Center for Independent Living (Quincy, IL)
344. Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living (Joliet, IL)Indiana
345. ADA Indiana
346. Council for Community Accessibility, (Bloomington, IN)
347. FUSE, Inc. (Families United for Support and Encouragement)
348. Mayors Council for People with Disabilities (Muncie, IN)
349. New Lease on Life, Inc.
350. Recreational Therapists of Indiana, a chapter of the American
Therapeutic Recreation Association
351. Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living (SICIL) (Bedford, IN)Iowa
352. Conner Center for Independent Living (Iowa City, IA)
353. Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
354. Iowa Association of the Deaf (IAD)
355. Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Des Moines, IA)
356. Iowa Division of Persons with Disabilities (Des Moines, IA)
357. Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association, a chapter of the
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
358. Peer Action Disability Support (PADS)Kansas
359. Encouraging Families with Exceptional Children Together (EFECT)
360. Independence, Inc. (Lawrence, KS)
361. Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (Topeka, KS)
362. OCCK Inc.
363. Prairie Independent Living Resource Center
364. Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas (SILCK)Kentucky
365. Access to the Arts, Inc. (Louisville, KY)
366. Center for Accessible Living (Louisville, KY)
367. Kentucky Association of the Deaf, Inc.
368. Metro Disability Coalition (Louisville, KY)
369. Protection and Advocacy
370. Seven Counties Services, Inc.Louisiana
371. First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans, Social
Justice Committee (New Orleans, LA)
372. Louisiana Citizens for Action Now (LaCAN)
373. Louisiana Democracy Project (Baton Rouge, LA)
374. Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
375. New Horizons Independent Living Center (Shreveport, LA)
376. Veteran Feminists of America (Lafayette, LA)Maine
377. Maine Association of the Deaf
378. Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
379. Maine Statewide Independent Living Council
380. Speaking Up For Us of Maine
381. Women's Center for Ethics in Action, MaineMaryland
382. Independence Now
383. Making Choices for Independent Living, Inc (Baltimore, MD)
384. Maryland ADAPT
385. Maryland Area Guide Dog Users, Inc. (Silver Springs, MD)
386. Maryland Association of the Deaf
387. Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council
388. Mid-Atlantic ADA & IT Information Center (Rockville, MD)
389. SHHH of Maryland
390. Southern Maryland Center For L.I.F.E.
391. The Arc of Anne Arundel (Annapolis, MD)
392. The Freedom Center (Frederick, MD)Massachusetts
393. Adaptive Environments
394. Associated Advocacy Center Visions For The Future, Inc.
(Sandwich, MA)
395. Boston Center for Independent Living
396. Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities (Cambridge,
MA)
397. Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled (CORD) (Hyannis, MA)
398. Center for Living and Working (Worcester, MA)
399. Disability Policy Consortium (Boston, MA)
400. Environmental Health Coalition of Western Massachusetts
401. Framingham Disability Commission
402. Institute for Community Inclusion (University of Massachusetts
Boston)
403. Marlborough Commission on Disabilities (Marlboro, MA)
404. Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
405. MetroWest Center for Independent Living (Framingham, MA)
406. New England ADA & IT Center (Boston, MA)
407. Perkins School for the Blind (Waterton, MA)
408. Programs in Deaf Studies, Boston University (Boston, MA)
409. Resource Partnership
410. Service Employees International Union, Local 2020 (Roxbury, MA)
411. Stavros Center for Independent Living (Amherst, MA)Michigan
412. ADAccess (http://www.ADAsmallbusinessinfo) (West Bloomfield,MI)
413. Blue Water/ Wayne County Center for Independent Living (Detroit,
MI)
414. Capital Area Center for Independent Living (CACIL)
415. Career Alliance, Inc.
416. Center for Civil Justice
417. Community Connections of SW Michigan
418. Dearborn Commission on Disability Concerns (Dearborn, MI)
419. Developmental Disabilities Institute
420. Disability Resource Center of Southwest Michigan (Kalamazoo, MI)
421. Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
422. Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living (Haslett,
MI)
423. Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns and Division on Deaf
and Hard of Hearing
424. Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
425. Michigan Rehabilitation Association
426. Michigan Rehabilitation Council (Lansing, MI)
427. Michigan SHHH
428. Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council
429. Michigans Birmingham Area SHHH
430. Reel Life: A Disability Film Festival (Dearborn, MI)
431. Sexuality and Disability: Education, Advocacy & Support
(http://www.sexsupport.org)
432. The Disability Network
433. Triangle Foundation (Detroit, MI)Minnesota
434. Community Supports for People with Disabilities Department at
South Central College
435. Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL)
436. Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities (St.
Paul, MN)
437. Minnesota State Council on Disability
438. Southern Minnesota Independent Living Enterprises and Services
(Mankato, Minnesota)
439. Southwestern Center for Independent Living (Marshall, MN)Mississippi
440. ADAPT of Mississippi
441. Institute for Disability Studies, The University of Southern
Mississippi (Jackson, MS)
442. Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) of Mississippi, Inc.
443. Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
444. Mississippi Council of The Blind, Inc.
445. Mississippi Protection And Advocacy System, Inc.
446. Parents United Together
447. Southern EchoMissouri
448. Cochlear Implant Association, Inc. (CIAI) (St. Louis. MO)
449. Columbia Area NOW (Columbia, MO)
450. Delta Center for Independent Living
451. Gateway Chapter of SHHH (St. Louis, MO)
452. Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living (St. Joseph, MO)
453. Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
454. Missouri Statewide Independent Living Council
455. Paraquad, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
456. People First of Missouri
457. The Starkloff Disability Institute (St. Louis. MO)
458. The Whole Person, Inc. (Kansas City, MO)
459. West-Central Independent Living Solutions (Warrensburg, MO)Montana
460. ADAPT Montana
461. Alliance for Disability and Students of The University of Montana
(Missoula, MT)
462. Missoula Coalition for Disability Rights (Missoula, MT)
463. Montana Association of the Deaf (MAD)
464. Summit Independent Living Center (Missoula, MT)Nebraska
465. ADAPT Nebraska
466. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Nebraska Chapter (Omaha, NE)
467. Nebraska Association of the Deaf (NEAD)
468. Nebraska Statewide Independent Living Council (NESILC)
469. Omaha Down Syndrome Parents Network
470. The Arc of Nebraska
471. The League of Human DignityNevada
472. Nevada Assistive Technology Collaborative
473. Nevada Office of Disability Services (Carson City, NV)
474. Nevada Personal Assistance Services Advisory Council
475. Nevada Statewide Independent Living Council
476. Nevada Traumatic Brain Injury CouncilNew Hampshire
477. Center for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE) (Durham,
NH)
478. Granite State Independent Living (GSIL)
479. New England Therapeutic Recreation Association, a chapter of the
American Therapeutic Recreation Association (representing the states of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and
Connecticut)
480. New Hampshire NOW (Bedford, NH)
481. SHHH New Hampshire
482. The Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire
New Jersey
483. Monday Morning" Advocacy Network of Middlesex County (South
Amboy, NJ)
484. Abilities Center of Southern NJ, Inc.
485. ACCSES (American Congress of Community Supports and Employment
Services) New Jersey
486. Disabilities Resource Center (Egg Harbor Township, NJ)
487. Disabled Advocates Working for Northwest, Inc. (DAWN, Inc.)
(Wharton, NJ)
488. Disabled American Veterans Chapter 67 (South Amboy, NJ)
489. Employment Horizons
490. My Community Care Team
491. New Jersey Association of County Disability Services, Inc.
492. New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
493. Occupational Center of Union County (Roselle, NJ)
494. The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities,
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (New Brunswick, NJ)New Mexico
495. The Arc ThriftownNew York
496. Access to Independence of Cortland County, Inc
497. Action Toward Independence, Inc. (office at Monticello, NY)
498. ADA Committee of New York State
499. Advocates for Better Communication (a.b.c.)
500. AIM Independent Living Center (Corning, NY)
501. ARISE (Syracuse, NY)
502. Brain Injury Association, NYS
503. Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID)
504. Catskill Center for Independence (Oneonta, NY)
505. Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York
506. Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
507. Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State
508. Civil Rights and Disability Law Project of Albany Law School
509. Consumer Directed Choices, Inc.
510. Disability Network of New York City
511. Disabled In Action (Metropolitan, NY)
512. Epilepsy Coalition of New York State, Inc.
513. Housing Works, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)
514. ICD (New York, NY)
515. ilusa.com
516. Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Inc. (Troy, NY)
517. Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older Adults (JPAC) (New York,
NY)
518. Legal Services of Central New York, Inc. (Syracuse, NY)
519. Long Island Center for Independent Living, Inc. (LICIL)
(Levittown, NY)
520. Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc.
521. Mental Patients Liberation Alliance
522. New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
523. New York Association on Independent Living, Inc.
524. New York State Association of SHHH
525. New York State Rehabilitation Association
526. New York Vision Rehabilitation Association
527. Niagara Frontier Center for Independent Living, Inc. (Niagara
Falls, NY)
528. Northeast ADA & IT Center (Ithaca, NY)
529. Northeast Career Planning
530. NYSID (New York State Institute on Disability, Inc.)
531. Regional Center for Independent Living (RCIL) (Rochester, NY)
532. Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities Education, Research and Service (Yeshiva University)
533. Southern Tier Independence Center (Binghamton, NY)
534. Staten Island Center for Independent Living
535. Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO)
536. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (New
York, NY)
537. The Queens Chapter of SHHH at Lex (Queens, NY)
538. Westchester Disabled On the Move Inc. (Yonkers, NY)
539. Westchester Independent Living Center Inc.
540. Women's WORLD (New York, NY)North Carolina
541. Alliance of Disability Advocates Center for Independent Living
(Raleigh, NC)
542. Autism Society of NC, Guilford County Chapter
543. National Organization for Women-TRIAD North Carolina Chapter
544. North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
545. North Carolina Governors Advocacy Council for Persons with
Disabilities
546. North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association, a chapter of the
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
547. North Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council
548. Protect All Children's Environment
549. Statewide Independent Living Council of North Carolina
550. Western Alliance Center for Independent Living (Asheville, NC)North Dakota
551. Fair Housing of the Dakotas (Bismarck, ND)
552. North Dakota Association of the Deaf
553. North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project (Bismarck, ND)Ohio
554. ADA-OHIO
555. Advocates for Ohioans with Disabilities
556. APRIL (Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living)
(Kent, OH)
557. AXIS Center for Public Awareness of People with Disabilities
(Columbus, OH)
558. Buckeye Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America
559. Center for Mental Retardation (Cleveland, OH)
560. Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio
561. Cincinnati-Dayton Area Recreation Therapy Association, a chapter
of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
562. Great Plains ADA/IT Center (Columbia, OH)
563. Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP)
564. MOBILE Center for an Independent Living Environment
565. Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
566. Ohio NOW (Columbus, OH)
567. Ohio Olmstead Task Force (OOTF)
568. Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council
569. SEA (Society for Equal Access Independent Living Center, Inc.)
(Dover, OH)
570. Society for Equal Access Independent Living Center (Dover, OH)
571. The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
572. The Deaf & Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights
573. The Ohio Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (Delaware, OH)
574. The Ohio State University
575. The Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living (Lancaster, OH)Oklahoma
576. Cheyenne and Arapaho American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation
(Concho, OK)
577. Oklahoma Association of Centers for Independent Living
578. Oklahoma Association of the Deaf
579. Statewide Independent Living Council of Oklahoma
580. Therapeutic Recreation Association of Oklahoma, a chapter of the
American Therapeutic Recreation AssociationOregon
581. Accessible Bend (Bend, OR)
582. Disability Advocacy for Social and Independent Living (DASIL)
(Medford, OR)
583. Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living (EOCIL) (Ontario,
OR)
584. FIRST SHHH (Portland, OR)
585. Incight
586. Independent Living Resources (Portland, OR)
587. Keen Mobility
588. Lane Co. SHHH
589. Lane Independent Living Alliance ( LILA) (Eugene, OR)
590. Northwest ADA & IT Center (Portland, OR)
591. Oregon Business Leadership Network
592. Oregon Consumer League
593. Oregon Ecobuilding Network (Portland, OR)
594. Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (Portland, OR)
595. Oregon RehabAction Network (ORAN)
596. Oregon State Independent Living Council
597. Pacific Northwest chapter, a chapter of the American Therapeutic
Recreation Association
598. SPOKES Unlimited (Klamath, OR)
599. The Center on Self-Determination at Oregon Health & Science
University's, Oregon Institute on Disability and DevelopmentPennsylvania
600. Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly
(CARIE) (Philadelphia, PA)
601. Center for Spirituality and Disability (Philadelphia, PA)
602. City of Pittsburgh/Allegheny County Task Force on Disabilities
603. Community College of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA)
604. Community Resources for Independence
605. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Pennsylvania
606. Disabilities Law Project (PA)
607. Disabilities Rights Advocacy Group Inc. (DRAG) (Philadelphia, PA)
608. Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central PA
609. FISA Foundation
610. Inglis Foundation
611. Liberty Resources, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
612. Mental Health Association of Allegheny County
613. Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
614. Northeast Pennsylvania Center for Independent Living
615. Pennsylvania Council of the Blind (Harrisburg, PA)
616. Pennsylvania NOW, Inc.
617. Pennsylvania SHHH (Media, PA)
618. Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf (PSAD)
619. Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council (PA SILC)
620. Peoples Oakland
621. Philadelphia and Bucks County Pink and Blues
622. Philadelphia NOW
623. S. June Smith Center (Lancaster County, PA)
624. Southwestern Pennsylvania Alliance of HUD Tenants
625. The Center for Independent Living of South Central Pennsylvania
626. The Center For Victims of Violence and Crime (Pittsburgh, PA)
627. United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania
628. United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh
629. Vision for Equality, Inc.
630. Voices for Independence
631. VSA arts of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
632. Western Pennsylvania Area Therapeutic Recreation Association, a
chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
633. Womens Law Project (Philadelphia, PA)Rhode Island
634. Environmental Health Coalition, Rhode Island
635. Rhode Island Association of the Deaf
636. Rhode Island Governor's Commission on DisabilitiesSouth Carolina
637. South Carolina Independent Living Council
638. Walton Options South Carolina (Aiken, SC)South Dakota
639. Center for Disabilities at the University of South Dakota
640. National MS Society, Dakota Chapter
641. South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with DisabilitiesTennessee
642. disABILITY Resource Center (Knoxville, TN)
643. Greater Knoxville Civil LIberties Alliance (CLA)
644. Middle Tennessee Chapter of TASH (MTASH)
645. Nashville NOW
646. Orange Grove Center (Chattanooga, TN)
647. Statewide Independent Living Council of Tennessee
648. Tennessee AIDS Support Services, Inc. (TASSI)
649. Tennessee Disability Coalition
650. Tennessee Health Care Campaign
651. Tennessee NOWTexas
652. ABLE Center for Independent Living (Odessa, TX)
653. Accessibility Coalition of the Coastal Bend (Corpus Christi,
Texas)
654. ARCIL (Austin, TX)
655. Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities (Austin,
TX)
656. Blind Mice, Inc. (Houston, TX)
657. Brazoria County Center for Independent Living (Angleton, TX)
658. Center For People With Disabilities (Houston, TX)
659. Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
660. Disability Law Resource Project (DLRP)
661. Disability Policy Consortim (DPC) of Texas (Austin, TX)
662. Fort Bend Center for Independent Living (Sugarland, TX)
663. Grupo Dignidad, Igualdad, y Oportunidad
664. Houston Center for Independent Living (Houston, TX)
665. LIFE/RUN Center for Independent Living (Lubbock, TX)
666. Rehab Engineering Inc. (San Antonio, TX)
667. RISE Center for Independent Living (Beaumont, TX)
668. SafePlace (Austin, TX)
669. San Antonio Independent Living Services (SAILS) (San Antonio,
Texas)
670. Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living (TACIL)
671. Texas Mental Health Consumers (Austin, TX)
672. Texas Paralyzed Veterans Association
673. Texas Rehabilitation Association (Sugardland, TX)
674. Texas SHHH
675. Texas State Independent Living Council
676. Volar Center for Independent Living (El Paso, TX)Utah
677. Accessible Homes Foundation (Salt Lake City, UT)
678. ALDA Salt Lake Valley Group
679. Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University
680. Disabled Rights Action Committee (Salt Lake City, UT)
681. Options for Independence (Logan, UT)
682. Salt Lake SHHH
683. Utah Assistive Technology Foundation (Logan, UT)
684. Utah Association for the DeafVermont
685. Center on Disability and Community Inclusion at the University of
Vermont
686. Vermont Association of Business, Industry & Rehabilitation
687. Vermont Center for Independent Living
688. Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights (Montpelier, VT)
689. Vermont Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (Montpelier, VT)Virginia
690. Appalachian Independence Center, Inc. (Abingdon, VA)
691. Blue Ridge Independent Living Center (Roanoke, VA)
692. Brain Injury Services, Inc.
693. disAbility Resource Center (Fredericksburg, VA)
694. Disabled Action Committee (VA)
695. Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia (DSANV)
696. Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living (ESCIL) (Exmore, VA)
697. ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV)
698. Junction Center for Independent Living, Inc.
(Norton, VA)
699. Lynchburg Area Center For Independent Living,
Inc. (Lynchburg, VA)
700. Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Persons
701. Organization for Autism Research (Arlington, VA)
702. Resources for Independent Living (Richmond, VA)
703. The Arc of the Piedmont
704. The Get Lost MD (Muscular Dystrophy)
Foundation (Richmond, VA)
705. The Positive Vibe Cafi (Richmond, VA)
706. VAIL (Valley Associates for Independent Living)
707. Virginia Statewide Independent Living CouncilWashington
708. Edmonds Institute
709. National Rehabilitation Association, Inland
Empire Chapter (Spokane, WA)
710. Payne & Associates, Inc. (Olympia, WA)
711. Washington State Clubhouse Coalition (WSCC)
712. Washington State Governor's Committee on
Disability Issues and Employment
713. Washington State Special Education Coalition
714. Washington State Therapeutic Recreation
Association, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation AssociationWest Virginia
715. Appalachian Center for Independent Living,
Inc. (Spencer, WV)
716. Fair Shake Network (Institute, WV)
717. Mountain State Centers for Independent Living
of West Virginia (Sistersville, WV)
718. West Virginia Community Supports Disability
Forum (WVCSDF)
719. West Virginia Statewide Independent Living
CouncilWisconsin
720. Access to Independence, Inc.
721. ADA Wisconsin Partnership (Madison, WI)
722. Grassroots Empowerment Project (GEP)
723. IndependenceFirst
724. Madison Area Community Land Trust
725. Midstate Independent Living Consultants, Inc.
(Stevens Point, WI)
726. Milwaukee County Commission on Aging Advocacy
Committee
727. North Country Independent Living, Inc
(Superior, WI)
728. Options for Independent Living (Green Bay, WI)
729. People First (Oshkosh, WI)
730. Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy (Madison, WI)
731. Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers
732. Wisconsin Council of the Blind (Madison, WI)
733. Wisconsin Council on Developmental
Disabilities (Madison, WI)
734. Wisconsin Council on Mental Health
735. Wisconsin Council on Physical Disabilities
736. Wisconsin SHHH Association (WISHHH)Wyoming
737. Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND)
International Organizations
738. Council for Learning Disabilities
739. International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
740. International Association of Jewish Vocational Services
741. International Ventilator Users Network
742. Post-Polio Health International
743. Special Olympics International
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