Local
Disability Navigators - Omsbudmen services, still in development, will offer individual advocacy and support services for people with disabilities. Our vision: by 2008, Oregonians with disabilities and their families will have access to independent ombudsman supports, web-based specialized disability information and referral service, and a statewide toll-free phone number to provide immediate assistance with individual problem solving.
The Arc of Multnomah and Clackamas - The Arc of Multnomah - Clackamas advocates for, supports and serves children and adults with mental retardation and/or related developmental disabilities and their families.
Oregon Advocacy Center - OAC is an independent non-profit organization which provides legal advocacy services for people with disabilities anywhere in Oregon. OAC is designated under federal law as the protection and advocacy system for Oregon, but it is not a part of the state or federal government. OAC has attorneys and advocates who assist people with disabilities.
Oregon DD Coalition - The Oregon DD Coalition's mission is to promote quality service and supports which respectfully further the rights, equality, justice, and inclusion for all Oregonians with developmental disabilities and their families.
SAAL (Self Advocates as Leaders) - We are an organization of people with developmental disabilities interested in becoming strong leaders, training and developing leadership skills, and becoming equal partners in policy and legislation that affects our lives. We are a group of people with disabilities who are committed to making life better for people with disabilities all over Oregon.
National
A Guide to Disability Rights
Americans With Disabilities Act (Department of Justice site) - Technical assistance related to ADA
Disability Rights Commission - At the Disability Rights Commission we have one key goal: "A society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens".
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, founded in 1979, is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities.
Easter Seals Project Action - Funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transportation Administration, Easter Seals Project ACTION promotes cooperation between the transportation industry and the disability community to increase mobility for people with disabilities under the ADA and beyond. We offer various resources, as well as training and technical assistance, in an effort to make the ADA work for everyone, everyday. More than a dozen years after our creation, our goal - and our name - remains unchanged: Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation (ACTION).
Disability Rights Advocates - DRA is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities. DRA advocates for disability rights through high-impact litigation, as well as research and education. We do not charge our clients for our services.
Mouth Magazine - Mouth is a bi-monthly disability rights magazine whose readers' only special needs are for human rights and straight talk.
Ragged Edge Magazine - International magazine focusing on disability from a civil-rights perspective. News, essays, articles, and blogs on disability-rights culture, ideas, ...
National Disability Rights Network - The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States. Through training and technical assistance, legal support, and legislative advocacy, the National Disability Rights Network works to create a society in which people with disabilities are afforded equality of opportunity and are able to fully participate by exercising choice and self-determination.
Not Dead Yet - Not Dead Yet was founded on April 27,1996, shortly after Jack Kevorkian was acquitted in the assisted suicides of two women with non-terminal disabilities.
Justice For All - The Justice For All E-mail Network (JFA) exists to defend and advance disability rights. JFA seeks to work with individual advocates and organizations of people with disabilities to share information and call people to action.
Global
Department for International Development (UK)
Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (AU)
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