Links
for National Issues
- ADA Watch
The ADA Watch is a coalition of 75 national disability organizations and
over 300 state and local organizations dedicated to protecting the civil
rights granted under the Americans with Disabilitites Act (ADA).
- ADAPT
ADAPT is an organization of people with a variety of disabilities who are
steadfast in their advocacy efforts to make the community the place
of entitlement
instead of institutions. Find out everything you wanted to know about MiCASA
at this site
- Association of University
Centers on Disabilities
Tracks issues on a federal level and offers easy ways to
communicate with your congressmen
- Bazelon Center for
Mental Health Law - Action Alerts
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental
disability
- Disability Rights and Education Defense
Fund
A national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the
civil rights of people with disabilities.
- Justice For All E-Mail Network
Web Page
A network were formed to defend and advance disability rights and programs
in the 104th Congress. One JFA goal is to work with national and state organizations
of people with disabilities to get the word from Washington D.C. out to
the grassroots.
- Monday Morning in Washington, DC
The national Down Syndrome Association and the national Arc publishes a
weekly report on issues and events of importance to disability advocates
happening on the national stage.
- National Center
for Learning Disabilities
A web site devoted to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
and No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
- The Capitol Insider
- The Arc
Weekly news and information from our Nation's Capital - Updated Weekly
