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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 ...
Javed Abidi – director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India [1]; Abia Akram – disability rights activist from Pakistan; founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan; prominent figure in the disability rights movement in the country, as well as in Asia and the Pacific; named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum.ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including: legislation, depiction in the media, and disability services.
Pictured at center to the right of the lectern is disability advocate Joni Eareckson Tada. In 2005, Tada was appointed to the Disability Advisory Committee of the U.S. State Department . [ 18 ] Tada served on the National Council on Disability under presidents Reagan and Bush in 1988.
How a disability rights advocate found points of agreement between the U.S. and Cuba. Nora Gámez Torres. March 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM. U.S. State Department.
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) is an independent national American association of parents of children with disabilities, attorneys, advocates, and related professionals who protect the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities and their families. COPAA has a 22-member Board of Directors who run the organization.
Emily Voorde, left. her father, John, and Pete Buttigieg at the 2012 Democratic Convention at Charlotte, N.C.
[1] [10] On social media, she is known as The Seated Nurse, and uses her platform to advocate for disabled healthcare workers. [2] She trains as a boxer to help build her strength for activities such as CPR. [3] Dalzell was asked by Apple Inc. to appear in a commercial for the Apple Watch, discussing how the watch has helped her physical ...