Key US Disability Organizations: MIUSA
American Association of People with Disabilities
1629 K Street NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20006
Tel/TTY: (202) 457-0046 or (800) 840-8844
Fax: (202) 457-0473
TTY: (888) 712-4672
E-mail: aapd@aol.com
Web: www.aapd-dc.org
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a non-profit, non-partisan, cross-disability organization whose goals are unity, leadership and impact. AAPD promotes partnerships with national, state and local disability advocacy organizations, and reaches out to the broader civil rights community for coalition building. AAPD supports leadership development and employment opportunities for all people with disabilities, especially young adults and people from diverse backgrounds.
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 502-7600 or (800) AFB-LINE (232-5463)
Fax: (212) 502-7777
TTY: (212) 502-7662
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
American Foundation for the Blind is a national organization that provides information related to blindness or visual impairment.
ARC
The Arc of the United States
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 650
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (301) 565-3842
Fax: (301) 565-3843 or (301) 565-5342
Web: http://www.thearc.org/
The Arc is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. The Arc advocates to enhance the dignity, expand the opportunities, and protect the rights of persons with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities.
Association on Higher Education And Disability
University of Massachusetts - Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
Tel/TTY: (617) 287-3880
Fax: (617) 287-3881
TTY: (617) 287-3882
E-mail: ahead@umb.edu
Web: www.ahead.org
Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) is an international, multi-cultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for people with disabilities. The association is a vital resource, promoting excellence through education, communication and training.
Development Disabilities Resource Center (DDRC)
11177 W. 8th Avenue, Ste 300
Lakewood, CO 80215
Tel: (303) 233-3363 Fax: (303) 233-4622
Email: ahogling@ddrcco.com
Web: http://www.ddrcco.com/
DDRC provides leading-edge services that create opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families to participate fully in the community. Quality, dignity and choice are the values of DDRC.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) (Main Office)
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Tel/TTY: (510) 644-2555
Fax: (510) 841-8645
E-mail: dredf@dredf.org
Web: www.dredf.org
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (Government Affairs)
1730 M Street N.W., Suite 801
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 986-0375
Fax: (202) 833-2116
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) 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.
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
Tel/TTY: (202) 651-5000
Web: www.gallaudet.edu
Gallaudet University is the world's only liberal arts based university created specifically for people who are Deaf. Gallaudet offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and non-degree certificates in many fields of study. Gallaudet offers information on exchange opportunities through the Center for Global Education and provides information related to deafness through their Public Relations office and Info to Go (formerly the National Information Center on Deafness). Additional addresses for regional centers and other campus departments are available from Gallaudet and on their website.
HEATH Resource Center
2121 K Street NW, #220
Washington, DC 20037
Tel/TTY: (202) 973-0904 or (800) 544-3284
Fax: (202) 973-0908
E-mail: askheath@heath.gwu.edu
Web: www.heath.gwu.edu
HEATH is the national clearinghouse for information about education after high school for people with disabilities. HEATH provides information on educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, transition, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational training schools, adult education programs, independent living centers and other training entities after high school for individuals with disabilities.
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 South Shepard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
Tel: (713) 520-0232
Fax: (713) 520-5785
TTY: (713) 520-5136
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org
Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) offers resources for individuals with disabilities to learn how to live life independently. It is the chance for people to make decisions on their own and to expand their freedom and explore new and exciting opportunities. ILRU is a national center that provides information, research, technical service, and training for those interested in independent living. ILRU also produces a directory of independent living centers in the United States, which is updated annually.
Learning Disabilities Association
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
Tel: (412) 341-1515
Fax: (412) 344-0224
E-mail: info@ldaamerica.org
Web: www.ldanatl.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) is a national nonprofit organization providing information and referral services for people with learning disabilities. LDA has chapters in every state.
Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
PO Box 10767
Eugene, OR 97440 USA
Tel: (541) 343-1284
Fax: (541) 343-6812
E-mail: info@miusa.org
Web: www.miusa.org
MIUSA is a US-based national non-profit organization; the mission of Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is to empower people with disabilities around the world through international exchange, information, technical assistance and training, and to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in international development and exchange programs.
A few of MIUSA's key resources are Loud, Proud and Passionate: Including Women with Disabilities in International Development Programs. Excellent resource to educate international development and women's organizations about the importance of including women with disabilities in community projects. Available in English, Spanish and Russian. The other resource is Building an Inclusive Development Community: A Manual on Including People with Disabilities in International Development Programs (Spring 2003). The Manual is a toolkit for development agencies, workers and other stakeholders concerned with the inclusion of people with disabilities, especially women and girls with disabilities, at all levels of the international development process.
National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
Tel: (301) 587-1788
Fax: (301) 587-1791
TTY: (301) 587-1789
E-mail: NADinfo@nad.org
Web: www.nad.org
National Association of the Deaf advocates for the hearing impaired in the United States and is a member of the World Federation for the Deaf.
The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE)
Mobility International USA
PO Box 10767
Eugene, Oregon
USA 97440
Tel/TTY: (541) 343-1284
Fax: (541) 343-6812
Email: clearinghouse@miusa.org
Web: www.miusa.org
NCDE is a resource to educate people with disabilities and disability-related organizations about international opportunities; to increase the participation of people with disabilities in the full range of international exchange programs; to provide international exchange organizations and colleges and universities with practical how-to consultation, assist them to be proactive in their inclusion of people with disabilities in their programs and advise them about the Americans with Disabilities Act and its implications for their programs; and to facilitate partnerships between people with disabilities, disability- related organizations and international exchange organizations.
National Council on Disability (NCD)
1331 F Street NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004-1107 USA
Tel: (202) 272-2004
Fax: (202) 272-2022
TTY: (202) 272-2074
E-mail: mquigley@ncd.gov
Web: www.ncd.gov
NCD is an independent federal agency led by 15 members appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The overall purpose of NCD is to promote policies, programs, practices and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disability, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
National Deaf Education Network and Clearinghouse
Publications and Information Dissemination (PID)
Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002 USA
Tel: (202) 651-5051 Fax: (202) 651-5054
TTY: (202) 651-5052
E-mail: Clearinghouse.Infotogo@gallaudet.edu
Web: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/clearinghouse/index.html
This clearinghouse has information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss and also provides information about Gallaudet University. They have many useful publications about different aspects of deafness.
The National Empowerment Center
599 Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
Tel: (978) 685-1518 or (800) POWER2U (769-3728)
Fax: (978) 681-6426
TTY: (800) TTY-POWER (889-7693)
E-mail: madpride@aol.com
Web: www.power2u.org
The National Empowerment Center is an organization offering information and referral to people who have been diagnosed with mental illness. In addition to providing referral to local resources, they can assist with information on self-help techniques and advocacy information. They are also a resource for information on accommodating people with mental health-related disabilities in international exchange. Their information is available in English and Spanish.
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Tel: (410) 659-9314
E-mail: nfb@nfb.org
Web: www.nfb.org
National Federation of the Blind provides information concerning individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
PO Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
Tel/TTY: (202) 884-8200 or (800) 695-0285
Fax: (202) 884-8441
E-mail: nichcy@aed.org
Web: www.nichcy.org
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) is an information and referral center that focuses on education and children and youth with disabilities. Information is available in English and Spanish.
Support Coalition International
PO Box 11284
Eugene, OR 97440-3484
Phone: (541) 345-9106
Fax: (541) 345-3737
E-mail: office@MindFreedom.org
Web: http://www.mindfreedom.org/
In 2001, SCI was the first psychiatric survivor run human rights group to be granted official Non Governmental Organization status from the United Nations. SCI currently has NGO Consultative Roster Status with ECOSOC in the UN. SCI is active in supporting an historic UN convention on disability and human rights. SCI supports and promotes organizations working for the rights of people with labeled with mental disabilities. In order to build the strength of the human rights in mental health movement, SCI is a coalition of more than one hundred grassroots groups, each functioning independently while sharing resources and benefiting from the exchange of experience, ideas, and energy.
US International Council on Disability (USICD) (formerly, United States Council for International Rehabilitation (USCIR))
51 Monroe Street, Suite 805
Rockville, MD 20850 USA
Tel: (301) 309-8269
Fax: (301) 309-9486
Email: usicd-hq@usicd.org or uscir@aol.com
Web: www.usicd.org
USICD's goal is to act as a conduit for the exchange of information among USCIR members and other members of Disabled People's International and Rehabilitation International, as well as among other organizations and individuals seeking to find or share information on various aspects of disability, rehabilitation and inclusion in the US and abroad.
World Institute on Disability (WID)
510 Sixteenth Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: (510) 763-4100
Fax: (510) 763-4109
TTY: (510) 208-9496
E-mail: webpoobah@wid.org
Web: www.wid.org
The World Institute on Disability (WID) is a nonprofit public policy center dedicated to promoting independence and full societal inclusion of people with disabilities. WID is committed to equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for all people with disabilities.
WID works internationally on a number of fronts to achieve these goals. They run programs focused on adaptive technology, education, rehabilitation, vocational training, and information referral.
WID is a member of the National Clearinghouse on Disability & Exchange Roundtable Consortium. WID places a high priority on collaborative work and has developed close working relationships with many organizations, both domestically and abroad. These include universities, federal and state government agencies, research institutes and local, national and international organizations that work in disability and other related fields. WID is also an affiliate of Rehabilitation International (RI).
