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The Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE) sector in Australia generally has its roots in the early 1950s when families of people with disabilities established sheltered workshops to provide vocational activity for people with disability. At this time employment opportunities for people with disability were extremely limited. [4]
American Foundation for the Blind (1921) – primarily serves the blind population and focuses on advocacy and services. The Arc of the United States – A national organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ARC Association for Real Change (1976) – supports the providers of the individuals with learning ...
Supported living also developed along different trend lines in the US, two of which included a broadening of the community living concepts in the new community paradigms of community membership [28] of support and empowerment [29] [30] of conversion from an institutional to a community paradigm [31] of person-centered planning [32] of community regeneration (and neighborhood assets) [33] and ...
AbleLight, formerly known as Bethesda Lutheran Communities, is a non-profit human service organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through faith-based programs. Bethesda, a 501(c)3 non-profit, provides supports and services for more than 2,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their ...
The Tetra Society was founded in 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia, by quadriplegic Sam Sullivan. [1] It grew to more than 300 volunteers in 45 chapters across North America.
Samaritans Foundation (or Samaritans) is an Australian-based charity operating in New South Wales. The organisation provides a number of social support services for the homeless and people with disabilities.
Kessler Foundation, established in 1985, [1] [2] is a nonprofit in the field of rehabilitation research for people with disabilities. [3] Kessler Foundation has its roots in the Kessler Institute, [1] founded in 1949 to improve medical outcomes and employment of people disabled by brain or spinal injury. [4]
One of Benetech's key education program initiatives is Bookshare, an e-book library for people with print disabilities such as dyslexia, blindness, low vision, and physical disabilities. [ 2 ] Another project is Benetech Service Net, an open standards data exchange platform that makes it easier to share and maintain information on local social ...