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Wayfinder Family Services (WFS), Founded in 1953 [1] as the Foundation for the Junior Blind and previously known as Junior Blind, [2] is a United States–based nonprofit organization for services for the blind. The organization's mission is to help children and adults who are blind, visually impaired, or multi-disabled achieve independence.
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is a California state department which administers vocational rehabilitation services. It provides vocational rehabilitation services and advocacy from over 100 locations throughout California seeking employment, independence, and equality for individuals with disabilities.
[9] [10] On October 1, 2021 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the demolition of 103 vacant buildings in the historic South Campus. Concerns were raised by the Los Angeles Conservancy which had identified over 60 historic buildings slated for demolition. They questioned the need for wholesale demolition of the Historic South ...
The city of Los Angeles will pay nearly $40 million for misusing federal housing grants when it created affordable housing that was not accessible to people with disabilities, according to an ...
According to state data on “Missing and Unidentified Persons” analyzed by NBC News and the Dock Ellis Foundation, a nonprofit that provides education and resources to families of missing ...
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 ...
Los Angeles Preschool Advocacy Initiative A multi-year effort since 2007 with the David and Lucille Packard Foundation to increase access to quality early care and education for underserved communities and to support efforts that address the child care and development needs of children, ages 0–5.
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), located in Berkeley, California, and Washington, DC, US, is a national cross-disability civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities. Founded in 1979, DREDF advances the civil and human rights of people with ...