Rehabilitation
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD):
http://www.aapd.com
The largest national nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the United States, dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities. AAPD works in coalition with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. - Council of State Administrators (CSVAR):
http://www.rehabnetwork.org
The Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation is composed of the chief administrators of the public rehabilitation agencies serving individuals with physical and mental disabilities in the States, District of Columbia, and the territories. These agencies constitute the state partners in the State-Federal program of rehabilitation services provided under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The Council's members supervise the rehabilitation of some 1.2 million persons with disabilities. - National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR):
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR
Provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. - Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP):
http://www.dol.gov/odep/welcome.html
Provides information, training, and technical assistance to business leaders, organized labor, rehabilitation and service providers, advocacy organizations, families and individuals with disabilities. - Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA):
http://www.resna.org
Resna is an association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies. - The National Rehabilitation Association (NRA):
http://www.nationalrehab.org
An organization that provides opportunities through knowledge and diversity for professionals in the fields of rehabilitation.