Advocacy Organizations
Resources for Service Provision
Disability Related Resources
Community Resources
Governmental Resources
Educational Organizations
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ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
- National Council on Disability
NCD provides advice to the President, Congress, and executive branch agencies
to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee
equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, 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.
- The Arc of the Oregon
Serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their
families throughout the State of Oregon.
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The Arc of the United States
Serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their
families throughout the United States
- American Network of Community Options and Resources
A national network of providers offering support for people with developmental
disabilities.
- National Council for Support of Disability Issues
The National Council for Support of Disability Issues helps
advance public attitudes, awareness, respect, consideration and advance
the success of people with all types of disabilities.
- United Way
United Way is a national network of nearly 1,300 local organizations that work to
advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health.
These are the building blocks for a good life: a quality education that leads to a
stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health.
- Goodwill Industries International
Goodwill Industries International is North America’s leading nonprofit provider of education, training, and
career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency,
homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those
with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.
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