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American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) - ADAPT advocates for the civil right of people with disabilities, old and young, to receive long term care services in the community instead of being warehoused in nursing homes and institutions. Justice for All - Justice For All and its extensive email network were formed to defend and advance disability rights and programs in the U.S. Congress. National Council on Disability - The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. National Council on Independent Living - The national association of hundreds of consumer-controlled Centers for Independent Living, non-residential grassroots advocacy and service organizations operated by and for people with disabilities. National Spinal Cord Injury Association - The National Spinal Cord Injury Association is an international nonprofit organization for people living with spinal cord injury. Their mission is to enable people with spinal cord injuries to make choices and take actions so that they might achieve their highest level of independence and personal fulfillment. Not Dead Yet - A grassroots disability rights group formed to oppose the movement to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia. NDY is the acknowledged leader in the disability community's opposition to legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia. TASH - TASH is a civil rights organization for, and of, people with mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, physical disabilities and other conditions that make full integration a challenge. World Association of Persons with Disabilities - advances the interests of persons with disabilities at national, state, local and home levels. World Institute on Disability - WID is an international public policy center dedicated to carrying out cutting-edge research on disability issues and overcoming obstacles to independent living. Founded by Ed Roberts, the "father" of the independent living movement.
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