Master Web List

Institute on Disabilities
Temple University

This listing is provided for informational purposes only. These sites represent only a sample of those available and is by no means complete or comprehensive. All sites listed have been reviewed for type and quality of content. However, as some sites are extensive and usually contain links to related sites, they may contain some information not specifically endorsed by the Institute on Disabilities.

ADVOCACY - COGNITIVE DISABILITIES

Michael Kennedy, "Self-Determination" ( http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/mikeself.htm )
Michael Kennedy & Patricia Killius, "Self-advocacy: Speaking for yourself" (http://soeweb.syr.edu/thechp/saspeak.htm )
Bonnie Shoultz, The Self-advocacy Movement ( http://web.syr.edu/~thechp/selfadvm.htm )
Speaking for Ourselves ( http://www.speaking.org )
The Arc ( http://www.thearc.org )
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered ( http://www.sabeusa.org )

SIBLINGS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Sibling Support Project ( http://www.thearc.org/siblingsupport )

Rachel Simon's Personal Home Page ( http://www.rachelsimon.com )

NATIONAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS

American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) ( http://www.adapt.org )

ADAPT uses nonviolent direct-action advocacy for issues such as accessibility on public transportation and non-institutional community supports. 303-733-9324 (Denver office), 512-442-0252 (Austin office).

Bob Kafka and the Real Choice, New Mobility, April 2001. ( http://www.newmobility.com/review_article.cfm?id=362&action=browse )
Bob Kafka is committed to activism, and he has learned were, when and how to channel his energy. Without street action, he says, legal victories are stale, and even good laws are toothless.

The Council for Disability Rights ( http://www.disabilityrights.org ) is a clearinghouse for information on national advocacy initiatives, including attendant-care services, employment, housing, and transporation. 205 W. Randolph, Suite 1645, Chicago, IL 60606; 312-444-9484; 312-444-1967 (TTY)

Disability Rights Advocates ( http://www.dralegal.org ), operated by and established for people with disabilities, protects and advocates civil rights throughout the United States and worldwide and works to ensure dignity, equality, and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities. 449 15th Street, Suite 303, Oakland, CA 94612-2821; 510-451-8644; 510-451-8716 (TTY).

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill ( http://www.nami.org )
Not Dead Yet ( http://www.notdeadyet.org ) is an organization of disability activists opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Diane Coleman, Progress CIL, 7421 Madison St., Forest Park, IL 60130; 708-209-1500; 708-209-1826 (TTY).