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| | AAIDD is an organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families. | | http://www.aaidd.org |
| | ANCOR is an organization for private providers of services and supports for individuals with disabilities. | | http://www.ancor.org/ |
| | The Arc of the United States (The Arc) seeks to reducing the incidence and limiting the consequence of intellectual disabilities (mental retardation) through education, research, advocacy, and support of families, friends and community. The Arc's state and local chapters provide a variety of services to individuals and their families, including advocacy, parent support, daycare centers, employment, and residential programs. The Arc answers lay and professional inquiries about mental retardation by telephone or letter. The Arc publishes mand pamphlets, brochures, booklets, and curriculum materials. It was formerly called the Association for Retarded Citizens. | | http://www.thearc.org |
| | | Best Buddies International (BBI) aims to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-on-one friendships and integrated employment. The non-profit 501(c)(3) organization fosters mutually enriching friendships between people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities and college students, high school students, middle school students, and community members. Matches go to movies, sporting events, concerts and participate together in recreational activites. In addition, BBI also has an E-Buddies program that creates e-mail friendships between people with and without intellectual disabilities. | | http://www.bestbuddies.org |
| | | The Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD) at the University of Washington makes important contributions to the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families, through a comprehensive array of research, clinical services, training, community outreach, and dissemination activities. | | http://www.depts.washington.edu/chdd/ |
| | | The International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) is a nonprofit organization of independent service providers who make print accessible for people who are blind, physically or cognitively disabled, or who cannot use printed materials because of a disability. They read printed material for broadcast on a closed-channel basis (an FM station simultaneously broadcasts the service along with its regular programming to designated listeners via special receivers) or on an open-channel basis (local stations interrupt their regular programming). Internet and dial-in telephone services may also be used. Previously called the National Association of Radio Reading Services, Inc. (NARRS). | | http://www.iaais.org |
| | The mission of the Kennedy Foundation is to provide leadership in the field of intellectual disabilities. The guiding strategy of the Foundation is to fund areas where a multiplier effect can be achieved through development of innovative models for services and supports to persons with intellectual disabilities and their families, or for highly selective demonstrations of the prevention of intellectual disabilities. | | http://www.jpkf.org/ |
| | | Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (Bazelon Center) is a national legal advocacy organization representing people with mental illness or mental retardation. Through precedent-setting litigation, public policy advocacy, and technical support for local lawyers and other advocates, the Bazelon Center works to define and protect the rights of adults and children who rely on public services and to ensure their equal access to health and mental health care, education, housing, and employment. The Bazelon Center was founded in 1972 as the Mental Health Law Project and rededicated in 1993 to honor the federal judge whose decisions pioneered the field of mental health law. Its work is funded primarily by foundations and individual donors. | | http://www.bazelon.org |
| | | The Kennedy Institute for Ethics is a comprehensive academic bioethics center. The Institute and its library serve as a resource for those who research and study ethics, as well as those who debate and make public policy. The Kennedy Institute is home to a group of scholars who engage in research, teaching, and public service on issues that include protection of research subjects, reproductive and feminist bioethics, end of life care, health care justice, intellectual disability, cloning, gene therapy, eugenics, and other major issues in bioethics. | | http://kennedyinstitute.georgetown.edu/ |
| | NADD offers information and help for individuals, families and professionals who are dealing with mental health issues and intellectual and other developmental disabilities. | | http://www.thenadd.org |
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