Paralysis Resource Guide - (Page 298) RESOURCES Key resources for the paralysis community ADVOCACY ADAPT started as American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit, blocking buses in cities across the nation to demonstrate the need for access to public transit. The organization played a major role in gaining passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and continues to take its message to the streets so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions. ADAPT national office, 201 S Cherokee, Denver, CO 80223; 303-733-9324; on the Internet see http://www.adapt.org American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is the largest national cross-disability member organization in the United States, dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for 56 million Americans with disabilities. AAPD works with other disability organizations for the full implementation of disability nondiscrimination laws. AAPD, 1629 K Street NW, Suite 503, Washington, DC 20006; tollfree 1-800-840-8844; on the Internet http://www.aapd.com Justice for All is an e-mail network formed to defend and advance disability rights and programs in Congress. For instructions on how to join this important communications link, see http://www.jfanow.org National Organization on Disability: Since 1982, NOD has been working to expand the participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of American life. NOD promotes voting, housing, employment, religious access, accessible urban design, statistical surveys, marketing to the disability community, much more. National Organization on Disability, 910 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006; telephone 202-293-5960; on the Internet see http://nod.org National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. NCD promotes policies and programs that guarantee equal opportunity and empowers people with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion into all aspects of society. NCD was instrumental in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. NCD, 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; telephone 202-272-2004; on the Internet see http://www.ncd.gov 298 http://www.adapt.org http://www.aapd.com http://www.jfanow.org http://nod.org http://www.ncd.gov
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