Statement of Solidarity
On 15th Anniversary of American with Disabilities Act
July 26, 2005

Any national, state, and local non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization wishing to sign onto the ADA Solidarity Statement should send an email to imparatoa@aol.com.

Fifteen years ago today, with bipartisan support in Congress and broad endorsements from the civil rights coalition, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), calling for the "shameful wall of exclusion" to come tumbling down. As we mark this significant anniversary, we celebrate improvements in access to polling places and the secret ballot, government services and programs, transportation, public places, communication and information technology. Parents pushing strollers, workers delivering packages, and travelers pulling roller bags have grown accustomed to curb cuts, ramps, and other accessibility features less common in 1990. Our country is more accessible today thanks to the ADA, and all Americans are better off.

Although substantial progress has been made, we are reminded every day of the significant remnants of the "shameful wall of exclusion" that continue to prevent this great country from realizing the full promise of the ADA.

• The majority of Americans with disabilities continue to live in poverty and unnecessary isolation.
• Most adults with disabilities are either not working or not working to their full potential, robbing the economy of the contributions of tens of millions of would-be workers.
• Children and youth in special education continue to drop out of school in alarming numbers before obtaining a regular high school diploma.
• The promises of higher education, accessible and affordable housing and transportation, quality affordable healthcare, and a living wage continue to elude many adults with disabilities and their families.
• The ADA is slowly driving policy changes that have enabled more people with significant mental and physical disabilities to live independently in the community, but the ongoing institutional bias in the Medicaid program keeps too many people trapped in nursing homes and other institutions, unable to enjoy the freedoms and personal choices about where and how to live that other Americans take for granted.

New technologies are increasing the independence and productivity of many Americans. Yet, advances in technology alone are not guaranteed to improve the lives of people with disabilities. As we develop applications like Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VOIP) telephony, wireless telecommunications, widespread broadband internet connectivity, new medical devices, new computer applications, and a plethora of new genetic tests, it is critical that these technologies be designed and used in a way that increases the inclusion, independence, and empowerment of Americans with disabilities as well as Americas growing senior population.

The ADA has begun to change the landscape of our cities and towns, but a civil rights law alone does not create the kind of transformation of attitudes that Americans with disabilities, their families, and allies are fighting to achieve. This kind of change requires widespread discussion, education, and consciousness-raising.

• In 2005, how do fears, myths, and stereotypes continue to artificially limit understanding and acceptance of disability as a form of human diversity?
• What role do the mass media and entertainment industries play in forming public perceptions of disability, and how can decision makers in these important fields be influenced to produce more content that depicts the actual life experience and first person perspectives of people with disabilities?
• What can be done to further improve accessibility at the design stage of new products and programs?
• How can disability awareness and disability-friendly practices create more productive places of business and learning?
• What concrete actions can worship communities and sports and recreation programs take to foster full participation of children, youth, and adults with disabilities in these activities?
• Why do so many Americans continue to view disability as a fate worse than death, and how do these views affect surrogate medical decision making and the application of new genetic testing technologies?

These questions form the basis of an American conversation that still needs to take place.

Widespread social change cannot simply be legislated, and it will not occur without bold leadership from all sectors of American society.

• Public and private employers, in particular, must make a serious, concerted effort to recruit and advance qualified workers with disabilities within their labor force.
• Election officials must take the necessary actions to ensure that every adult is able to enter his or her polling place and cast a secret and independent vote.
• School administrators and university presidents must embrace their responsibility to deliver a world-class education to all their students.

It is time for leaders across America--business owners, little league coaches, moms and dads, sheriffs and clergy--to reject exclusion, paternalism, and segregation and to take personal responsibility for removing barriers to full participation that still exist in every community in this country.

With the aim of making America work better for everyone, the undersigned organizations pledge to build on the progress of the last 15 years and join together to promote the full participation and self-determination of the more than 50 million U.S. children and adults with disabilities. We believe that disability is a natural part of the human experience that in no way should limit the right of all people to make choices, pursue meaningful careers, live independently, and participate fully in all aspects of society. We encourage every American to join us in this cause, so that our country may continue on the path that leads to liberty and justice for all.

Signed (as of September 26, 2005):

National Organizations

1. AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities)
2. AARP
3. Abilities, Inc.
4. ABILITY Awareness / ABILITY Magazine
5. ADA Watch/National Coalition for Disability Rights
6. ADAPT
7. AFL-CIO
8. American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
9. ALDA, Inc. (Association of Late-Deafened Adults)
10. Alliance for Children and Families
11. Alliance for Public Technology (APT)
12. Alliance for Retired Americans
13. American Academy of Audiology
14. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
15. American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
16. American Association of Leisure and Recreation
17. American Association of Mental Retardation
18. American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
19. American Association of University Women
20. American Association on Health and Disability
21. American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services
22. American Council of the Blind
23. American Counseling Association
24. American Dance Therapy Association
25. American Diabetes Association
26. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
27. American Foundation for the Blind
28. American Institute on Domestic Violence
29. American Medical Student Association
30. American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
31. American Music Therapy Association
32. American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
33. American Occupational Therapy Association
34. American Psychological Association
35. American Public Health Association
36. American Therapeutic Recreation Association
37. American Wheelchair Table Tennis Association (AWTTA)
38. Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)
39. Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)
40. APSE: The Network on Employment
41. Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
42. Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
43. Association of State Independent Living Councils (ASILC)
44. Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
45. Better Living Associates
46. Brain Injury Association of America
47. Campaign for America’s Future
48. Center for an Accessible Society
49. Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions (CDIHP)
50. Center on Disability and Health
51. Center for Ethics in Action
52. Central Conference of American Rabbis
53. Chemical Sensitivity Disorders Association
54. Child Care Law Center
55. Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
56. Coalition of Assistance Dog Organizations (CADO)
57. Coalition of Religious Communities
58. Common Cause
59. Consumers Union
60. Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)
61. Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
62. Disability Service Providers of America (DSPA)
63. Easter Seals
64. EIN SOF Communications
65. Enable America
66. Epilepsy Foundation of America
67. Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. (ELA)
68. Exceptional Parent Magazine
69. Exploding Myths, Inc.
70. Family Voices
71. Fannie Lou Hamer Project
72. Federally Employed Women
73. Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
74. Friends Committee on National Legislation
75. General Federation of Women's Clubs
76. Gerontological Society of America
77. Hadassah, The Womens Zionist Organization of America
78. Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation (I-NABIR)
79. Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
80. Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
81. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR)
82. League for the Hard of Hearing
83. League of Women Voters of the United States
84. Legal Momentum
85. Lift, Inc.
86. Little People of America
87. Medicare Rights Center
88. MindFreedom Support Coalition International
89. Mobility Golf
90. Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
91. Mothers from Hell 2
92. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
93. National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC)
94. National Association for Visually Handicapped
95. National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
96. National Association of Social Workers
97. National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
98. National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
99. National Business & Disability Council (NBDC)
100. National Center for Environmental Health Strategies
101. National Center for Self-Determination and 21st Century Leadership
102. National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
103. National Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Foundation (CFIDS), Inc.
104. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
105. National Congress of American Indians
106. National Consumers League (NCL)
107. National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW)
108. National Council of La Raza
109. National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
110. National Council on Rehabilitation Education
111. National Council on the Aging
112. National Disability Rights Network
113. National Down Syndrome Congress
114. National Down Syndrome Society
115. National Employment Lawyers Association
116. National Empowerment Center (NEC)
117. National Federation of Temple Youth
118. National Federation of the Blind
119. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
120. National Health Law Program, Inc. (NHeLP)
121. National Home Visitability Organization
122. National Indian Telecommunication Institute
123. National Industries for the Blind (NIB)
124. National Multiple Sclerosis Society
125. National Organization For Women
126. National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND)
127. National Organization on Disability
128. National Recreation and Park Association
129. National Rehabilitation Association
130. National Research Center for Women & Families
131. National Spinal Cord Injury Association
132. National Women’s Law Center
133. National Women's Health Network
134. 9to5, National Association of Working Women
135. NISH
136. Not Dead Yet
137. On a Roll Communications, LLC
138. Organization for Autism Research
139. Paralyzed Veterans of America
140. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
141. People for the American Way
142. People Who
143. People with Disabilities Broadcasting Corporation
144. Physically Challenged Bowhunters of America (PCBA)
145. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington Office
146. Progressive Coalition
147. Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas
148. RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)
149. Rock the Vote
150. Screen Actors Guild – Performers With Disabilities Committee
151. Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
152. Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)
153. Spina Bifida Association of America
154. Stop Family Violence
155. TASH
156. TDI (Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.)
157. Telecommunication Services for the Deaf
158. The Arc of the United States
159. The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation
160. The National Coalition on Self Determination, Inc.
161. The National Coalition to Amend the Medicare Homebound Restriction
162. The National Women’s Conference
163. The Rolling Rains Report
164. The Silent Witness Project
165. Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
166. Union for Reformed Judaism
167. Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
168. United Cerebral Palsy
169. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
170. United Spinal Association
171. USAction
172. Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP)
173. WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
174. Women In Media & News (WIMN)
175. Women of Reform Judaism
176. Women’s Committee of 100
177. Workplace Fairness
178. World Institute on Disability

State and Local Organizations

Alabama

179. Alabama Advocates, Inc.
180. Center for Independent Living of Jasper (Jasper, AL)
181. Family Voices of Alabama
182. Independent Living Center of Mobile (Mobile, AL)
183. Support for Recovery
184. The Alabama Disabilities Commission of the Governor’s Office on Disability

     Alaska

185. Access Alaska, Inc.
186. Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL), Inc. (Juneau, AK)
187. State of Alaska ADA Coordinators Office (Juneau, AK)

     Arizona

188. ABIL – Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (Phoenix, AZ)
189. ArchiveXpress (Tuscon, AZ)
190. Arizona Center for Disability Law (Phoenix, AZ)
191. Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
192. DIRECT Center for Independence, Inc. (Tuscon, AZ)
193. DKA (Dorothy Kret and Associates, Inc.) (Phoenix, AZ)
194. New Horizons Advocacy Center for Independent Living (Prescott Valley, AZ)
195. Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition (Phoenix, AZ)
196. SMILE (Services Maximizing Independent Living and Empowerment) (Yuma, AZ)
197. Sun Sounds of Arizona (Tempe, AZ)
198. The Arc of Tucson (Tuscon, AZ)

     Arkansas

199. Arkansas Therapeutic Recreation Society, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
200. Delta Resource Center for Independent Living (Pine Bluff, AR)
201. Spa Area Independent Living Services, Inc. (SAILS) (Hot Springs, AR)
202. Arkansas Disability Policy Consortium

     California

203. Access Center of San Diego, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
204. Alan Clark Entertainment Enterprise Service-Providers
205. Assisted Living Continuum, Inc. (Cathedral City, CA)
206. California NOW
207. Californians for Disability Rights, Inc.
208. Community Access Center (CAC) (Riverside, CA)
209. Disability Access Technical Assistance & Training Project (Sacramento, CA)
210. DisabledCommunity.Org
211. Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living (DRAIL)
212. Diverse Disability Media
213. EIN SOF Communications
214. FREED Center for Independent Living (Grass Valley, CA)
215. Independent Living Network
216. Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
217. KUSF, 90.3 FM "Disability and Senior News Report” (San Francisco, CA)
218. 9to5 Bay Area, NAWW (San Jose, CA)
219. Pacific ADA & IT Center (Oakland, CA)
220. Special Parents Information Network of Santa Cruz County
221. The Ed Roberts Campus – California
222. The Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center

     Colorado

223. American Council of the Blind of Colorado
224. Boulder NOW (Boulder, CO)
225. Center for People With Disabilities (CPWD)
226. Center for Rights of Parents with Disabilities at the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (Denver, CO)
227. Cerebral Palsy of Colorado
228. Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) (Denver, CO)
229. Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
230. Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
231. Colorado Springs Independence Center
232. Colorado Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
233. Community College of Aurora (Aurora, CO)
234. Deaf program at the Highlands Ranch High School (Douglas County, CO)
235. Denver Commission for People with Disabilities (DCPD) (Denver, CO)
236. Disabled Resource Services
237. 9to5 Colorado (Denver, CO)
238. Protection and Advocacy System for Colorado
239. Resources for Disabled Students, Colorado State University
240. Rocky Mountain ADA & IT Center (Colorado Springs, CO)
241. The Center for Persons with Disabilities at the Community College of Denver (Denver, CO)

     Connecticut

242. Ability Beyond Disability (Bethel, CT)
243. Americans with Disabilities Act Coalition of Connecticut
244. Center for Disability Rights (of Connecticut ) (West Haven, CT)
245. Connecticut Legal Rights Project
246. Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut Inc. (Norwich, CT)
247. Independence Unlimited (Hartford, CT)

     Delaware

248. ADAPT Delaware (Newark, DE)
249. Delaware-Maryland Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America
250. SHHH of Delaware

     District of Columbia

251. D.C. Center for Independent Living, Inc.
252. HEART, Inc.
253. Help-Your-Self
254. Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)
255. SOME, Inc. (So Others Might Eat)
256. University Legal Services/P&A

     Florida

257. Alliance For Access (Zephyrhills, FL)
258. Alliance For Artists (Zephyrhills, FL)
259. Axis One, Inc.
260. Caring & Sharing Center for Independent Living (Largo, FL)
261. Center for Independent Living in Central Florida, Inc.
262. Coalition for Independent Living Options
263. Consumer Support Services, Inc.
264. Deaf Service Center Association of Florida
265. Disability Independence Group
266. Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (Tallahassee, FL)
267. Florida Association of the Deaf
268. Gold Coast Recreational Therapy Association, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
269. SHHH Fla, Inc. ( FLASHHH )
270. Suncoast Center for Independent Living (Sarasota, FL)
271. The Able Trust (Tallahassee, FL)
272. The Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities PAIMI Council

     Georgia

273. Access Center for Independent Living (Gainesville, GA)
274. ALDA – Peach Association of Late Deafened Adults (Lawrenceville, GA)
275. Atlanta ADAPT
276. Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities
277. Atlanta Legal Aid Society
278. Atlanta Hears/SHHH
279. Autism Society of America-Georgia
280. Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission
281. Brain Injury Resource Foundation
282. Center for the Visually Impaired (Atlanta, GA)
283. Disability Law and Policy Center of Georgia, Inc.
284. disABILITY LINK
285. disABILITY LINK NW Center for Independent Living (Rome, GA)
286. Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta
287. Easter Seals Southern Georgia, Inc.
288. Empowering Challenged Individuals With Education, Employment And
Entrepreneurship (ECIE3) (Decatur, GA)
289. Endeavor Freedom, Inc.
290. Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too! (Stone Mountain, GA)
291. Georgia ADA Exchange, Inc.
292. Georgia ADAPT
293. Georgia Advocacy Office
294. Georgia Association of the Deaf-Blind
295. Georgia Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
296. Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network
297. Georgia Rural Urban Summit (Decatur, GA)
298. Georgia State Rehabilitation Council
299. Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Program
300. Handicapped Driver Services, Inc. (Marietta, GA)
301. Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability
302. Just For You! Personal Support Services, Inc.
303. Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) of Georgia, Inc.
304. Living Room, Inc.
305. Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living (Athens, GA)
306. National Coalition Building Institute (Atlanta, GA)
307. National Mental Health Association of Georgia (Altanta, GA)
308. 9to5 Atlanta Working Women (Atlanta, GA)
309. North Metro Miracle League
310. People First of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
311. People First of Georgia (Decatur, GA)
312. PeoplePAC of Georgia
313. Savannah-Chatham Council on Disability Issues
314. Shepherd Center (Atlanta, GA)
315. Sign Language Interpreting Specialists, Inc. (SLIS)
316. Southeast Disability Business and Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) (Atlanta, GA)
317. Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc.
318. The Arc of Georgia (Marietta, GA)
319. The Lindsey Miller Family Support Project (Atlanta, GA)
320. U.S. Disabled Athletes Fund/BlazeSports America (Atlanta, GA)
321. Universal Design Alliance (Suwanee, GA)
322. Walton Options for Independent Living (Augusta, Georgia)
323. WinAble, Inc.

     Hawaii

324. Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii
325. Disability and Communication Access Board (Honolulu, HI)
326. Disability Rights Hawaii (Hilo, HI)
327. Hawaii Centers for Independent Living (Honolulu, HI)
328. Hawaii Disability Rights Center (Honolulu, HI)
329. Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities (Honolulu, HI)
330. Legal Services for Children (Wai’anae, HI)
331. Statewide Independent Living Council of Hawaii (HISILC)

     Idaho

332. Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc. (Idaho and Protection Advocacy)
333. Disability Action Center - NW, Inc. (Moscow, ID)
334. Families Together for People with Disabilities (Moscow, ID)
335. Idaho State Independent Living Council
336. Idaho Task Force on the ADA (Region X DBTAC, Idaho Affiliate)
337. Intermountain Fair Housing Council (Boise, ID)
338. Living Independence Network Corporation (LINC)
339. National Native American Families Together Parent Center (Moscow, ID)

     Illinois

340. Access Living
341. Anixter Center (Chicago, IL)
342. Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities at the University of Illinois at Chicago
343. Chicago NOW PAC
344. Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois (Springfield, IL)
345. Council for Disability Rights
346. Equip for Equality (Chicago, IL)
347. Fox River Valley Center for Independent Living (Elgin, IL)
348. Great Lakes ADA And Accessible IT Center (Chicago, IL)
349. Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living
350. Illinois NOW
351. Illinois-Iowa Center for Independent Living (Rock Island, IL)
352. Jacksonville Area Center for Independent Living (Jacksonville, IL)
353. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
354. Lake County Center for Independent Living (Mundelein, IL)
355. LIFE Center for Independent Living (Bloomington, Illinois)
356. LINC, Inc.
357. Northwest Suburban IL NOW
358. Opportunities For Access (Mt. Vernon, IL)
359. Progress Center for Independent Living
360. STAR Learning Academy of Saint Xavier University (Chicago, IL)
361. Stone-Hayes Center for Independent Living (Galesburg, IL)
362. United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois (Springfield, IL)
363. West Central Illinois Center for Independent Living (Quincy, IL)
364. Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living (Joliet, IL)

     Indiana

365. ADA Indiana
366. Council for Community Accessibility, (Bloomington, IN)
367. FUSE, Inc. (Families United for Support and Encouragement)
368. Mayors Council for People with Disabilities (Muncie, IN)
369. New Lease on Life, Inc.
370. Recreational Therapists of Indiana, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
371. Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living (SICIL) (Bedford, IN)
372. Spina Bifida Family Support

     Iowa

373. Conner Center for Independent Living (Iowa City, IA)
374. Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
375. Iowa Association of the Deaf (IAD)
376. Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Des Moines, IA)
377. Iowa Division of Persons with Disabilities (Des Moines, IA)
378. Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
379. Peer Action Disability Support (PADS)

     Kansas

380. Encouraging Families with Exceptional Children Together (EFECT)
381. Independence, Inc. (Lawrence, KS)
382. Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. (Wichita, KS)
383. Kansas Association of the Deaf
384. Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (Topeka, KS)
385. OCCK Inc.
386. Prairie Independent Living Resource Center
387. Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas (SILCK)

     Kentucky

388. Access to the Arts, Inc. (Louisville, KY)
389. Center for Accessible Living (Louisville, KY)
390. Kentucky Association of the Deaf, Inc.
391. Metro Disability Coalition (Louisville, KY)
392. Protection and Advocacy
393. Seven Counties Services, Inc.

     Louisiana

394. First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans, Social Justice Committee (New Orleans, LA)
395. Louisiana Citizens for Action Now (LaCAN)
396. Louisiana Democracy Project (Baton Rouge, LA)
397. Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
398. New Horizons Independent Living Center (Shreveport, LA)
399. Veteran Feminists of America (Lafayette, LA)

     Maine

400. Maine Association of the Deaf
401. Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
402. Maine Statewide Independent Living Council
403. Speaking Up For Us of Maine
404. Women's Center for Ethics in Action, Maine

     Maryland

405. Independence Now
406. Making Choices for Independent Living, Inc (Baltimore, MD)
407. Maryland ADAPT
408. Maryland Area Guide Dog Users, Inc. (Silver Springs, MD)
409. Maryland Association of the Deaf
410. Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council
411. Mid-Atlantic ADA & IT Information Center (Rockville, MD)
412. SHHH of Maryland
413. Southern Maryland Center For L.I.F.E.
414. The Arc of Anne Arundel (Annapolis, MD)
415. The Freedom Center (Frederick, MD)

     Massachusetts

416. Adaptive Environments
417. Associated Advocacy Center – Visions for the Future, Inc. (Sandwich, MA)
418. Boston Center for Independent Living
419. Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities (Cambridge, MA)
420. Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled (CORD) (Hyannis, MA)
421. Center for Living and Working (Worcester, MA)
422. Disability Policy Consortium (Boston, MA)
423. Environmental Health Coalition of Western Massachusetts
424. Framingham Disability Commission
425. Institute for Community Inclusion (University of Massachusetts Boston)
426. Marlborough Commission on Disabilities (Marlboro, MA)
427. Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
428. MetroWest Center for Independent Living (Framingham, MA)
429. New England ADA & IT Center (Boston, MA)
430. Perkins School for the Blind (Waterton, MA)
431. Programs in Deaf Studies, Boston University (Boston, MA)
432. Resource Partnership
433. Service Employees International Union, Local 2020 (Roxbury, MA)
434. Stavros Center for Independent Living (Amherst, MA)

     Michigan

435. ADAccess (http://www.ADAsmallbusinessinfo) (West Bloomfield,MI)
436. Blue Water/ Wayne County Center for Independent Living (Detroit, MI)
437. Capital Area Center for Independent Living (CACIL)
438. Career Alliance, Inc.
439. Center for Civil Justice
440. Community Connections of SW Michigan
441. Dearborn Commission on Disability Concerns (Dearborn, MI)
442. Developmental Disabilities Institute
443. Disability Resource Center of Southwest Michigan (Kalamazoo, MI)
444. Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
445. Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living (Haslett, MI)
446. Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns and Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
447. Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
448. Michigan Rehabilitation Association
449. Michigan Rehabilitation Council (Lansing, MI)
450. Michigan SHHH
451. Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council
452. Michigan’s Birmingham Area SHHH
453. Oakland & Macomb Center for Independent Living
454. Reel Life: A Disability Film Festival (Dearborn, MI)
455. Sexuality and Disability: Education, Advocacy & Support (http://www.sexsupport.org)
456. The Disability Network
457. Triangle Foundation (Detroit, MI)

     Minnesota

458. Community Supports for People with Disabilities Department at South Central College
459. Minnesota Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL)
460. Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities (St. Paul, MN)
461. Minnesota State Council on Disability
462. Southern Minnesota Independent Living Enterprises and Services (Mankato, Minnesota)
463. Southwestern Center for Independent Living (Marshall, MN)

Mississippi

464. ADAPT of Mississippi
465. Institute for Disability Studies, The University of Southern Mississippi (Jackson, MS)
466. Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) of Mississippi, Inc.
467. Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
468. Mississippi Council of The Blind, Inc.
469. Mississippi Protection And Advocacy System, Inc.
470. Parents United Together
471. Southern Echo

     Missouri

472. Cochlear Implant Association, Inc. (CIAI) (St. Louis. MO)
473. Columbia Area NOW (Columbia, MO)
474. Delta Center for Independent Living
475. Gateway Chapter of SHHH (St. Louis, MO)
476. Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living (St. Joseph, MO)
477. Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
478. Missouri Statewide Independent Living Council
479. Paraquad, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
480. People First of Missouri
481. The Starkloff Disability Institute (St. Louis. MO)
482. The Whole Person, Inc. (Kansas City, MO)
483. West-Central Independent Living Solutions (Warrensburg, MO)

     Montana

484. ADAPT Montana
485. Alliance for Disability and Students of The University of Montana (Missoula, MT)
486. Missoula Coalition for Disability Rights (Missoula, MT)
487. Montana Association of the Deaf (MAD)
488. Summit Independent Living Center (Missoula, MT)

     Nebraska

489. ADAPT Nebraska
490. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Nebraska Chapter (Omaha, NE)
491. Nebraska Association of the Deaf (NEAD)
492. Nebraska Statewide Independent Living Council (NESILC)
493. Omaha Down Syndrome Parents Network
494. The Arc of Nebraska
495. The League of Human Dignity

     Nevada

496. Nevada Assistive Technology Collaborative
497. Nevada Office of Disability Services (Carson City, NV)
498. Nevada Personal Assistance Services Advisory Council
499. Nevada Statewide Independent Living Council
500. Nevada Traumatic Brain Injury Council

     New Hampshire

501. Center for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE) (Durham, NH)
502. Granite State Independent Living (GSIL)
503. New England Therapeutic Recreation Association, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (representing the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut)
504. New Hampshire NOW (Bedford, NH)
505. SHHH New Hampshire
506. The Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire

     New Jersey

507. “Monday Morning" Advocacy Network of Middlesex County (South Amboy, NJ)
508. Abilities Center of Southern NJ, Inc.
509. ACCSES (American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services) New Jersey
510. Alliance 2000 New Jersey
511. Disabilities Resource Center (Egg Harbor Township, NJ)
512. Disabled Advocates Working for Northwest, Inc. (DAWN, Inc.) (Wharton, NJ)
513. Disabled American Veterans Chapter 67 (South Amboy, NJ)
514. Employment Horizons
515. My Community Care Team
516. New Jersey Association of County Disability Services, Inc.
517. New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
518. Occupational Center of Union County (Roselle, NJ)
519. The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (New Brunswick, NJ)
520. The Equalizers

     New Mexico

521. New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability
522. The Arc Thriftown

     New York

523. Access to Independence of Cortland County, Inc
524. Action Toward Independence, Inc. (office at Monticello, NY)
525. ADA Committee of New York State
526. Advocates for Better Communication (a.b.c.)
527. AIM Independent Living Center (Corning, NY)
528. ARISE (Syracuse, NY)
529. Brain Injury Association, NYS
530. Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID)
531. Catskill Center for Independence (Oneonta, NY)
532. Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York
533. Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
534. Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State
535. Civil Rights and Disability Law Project of Albany Law School
536. Consumer Directed Choices, Inc.
537. Disability Network of New York City
538. Disabled In Action (Metropolitan, NY)
539. Epilepsy Coalition of New York State, Inc.
540. Housing Works, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)
541. ICD (New York, NY)
542. ilusa.com
543. Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Inc. (Troy, NY)
544. Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older Adults (JPAC) (New York, NY)
545. Legal Services of Central New York, Inc. (Syracuse, NY)
546. Long Island Center for Independent Living, Inc. (LICIL) (Levittown, NY)
547. Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc.
548. Mental Health Empowerment Project Inc.
549. Mental Patients Liberation Alliance
550. New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
551. New York Association on Independent Living, Inc.
552. New York State Association of SHHH
553. New York State Rehabilitation Association
554. New York Vision Rehabilitation Association
555. Niagara Frontier Center for Independent Living, Inc. (Niagara Falls, NY)
556. Northeast ADA & IT Center (Ithaca, NY)
557. Northeast Career Planning
558. NYSID (New York State Institute on Disability, Inc.)
559. Regional Center for Independent Living (RCIL) (Rochester, NY)
560. Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (Yeshiva University)
561. Southern Tier Independence Center (Binghamton, NY)
562. Staten Island Center for Independent Living
563. Suffolk Independent Living Organization (SILO)
564. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (New York, NY)
565. The Queens Chapter of SHHH at Lex (Queens, NY)
566. Westchester Disabled On the Move Inc. (Yonkers, NY)
567. Westchester Independent Living Center Inc.
568. Women's WORLD (New York, NY)

     North Carolina

569. Alliance of Disability Advocates Center for Independent Living (Raleigh, NC)
570. Autism Society of NC, Guilford County Chapter
571. National Organization for Women-TRIAD North Carolina Chapter
572. North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
573. North Carolina Governor’s Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities
574. North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
575. North Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council
576. Programs for Accessible Living (Charlotte, NC)
577. Protect All Children's Environment
578. Statewide Independent Living Council of North Carolina
579. Western Alliance Center for Independent Living (Asheville, NC)

     North Dakota

580. Fair Housing of the Dakotas (Bismarck, ND)
581. North Dakota Association of the Deaf
582. North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project (Bismarck, ND)

     Ohio

583. ADA-OHIO
584. Advocates for Ohioans with Disabilities
585. APRIL (Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living) (Kent, OH)
586. AXIS Center for Public Awareness of People with Disabilities (Columbus, OH)
587. Buckeye Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America
588. Center for Mental Retardation (Cleveland, OH)
589. Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio
590. Cincinnati-Dayton Area Recreation Therapy Association, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
591. Great Plains ADA/IT Center (Columbia, OH)
592. Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP)
593. MOBILE Center for an Independent Living Environment
594. Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
595. Ohio NOW (Columbus, OH)
596. Ohio Olmstead Task Force (OOTF)
597. Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council
598. SEA (Society for Equal Access Independent Living Center, Inc.) (Dover, OH)
599. Society for Equal Access Independent Living Center (Dover, OH)
600. The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
601. The Deaf & Deaf-Blind Committee on Human Rights
602. The Ohio Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (Delaware, OH)
603. The Ohio State University
604. The Southeastern Ohio Center for Independent Living (Lancaster, OH)

     Oklahoma

605. Cheyenne and Arapaho American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation (Concho, OK)
606. Oklahoma Association of Centers for Independent Living
607. Oklahoma Association of the Deaf
608. Statewide Independent Living Council of Oklahoma
609. Therapeutic Recreation Association of Oklahoma, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association

     Oregon

610. Accessible Bend (Bend, OR)
611. Disability Advocacy for Social and Independent Living (DASIL) (Medford, OR)
612. Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living (EOCIL) (Ontario, OR)
613. FIRST SHHH (Portland, OR)
614. Incight
615. Independent Living Resources (Portland, OR)
616. Keen Mobility
617. Lane Co. SHHH
618. Lane Independent Living Alliance ( LILA) (Eugene, OR)
619. Northwest ADA & IT Center (Portland, OR)
620. Oregon Business Leadership Network
621. Oregon Consumer League
622. Oregon Ecobuilding Network (Portland, OR)
623. Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (Portland, OR)
624. Oregon RehabAction Network (ORAN)
625. Oregon State Independent Living Council
626. Pacific Northwest chapter, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
627. SPOKES Unlimited (Klamath, OR)
628. The Center on Self-Determination at Oregon Health & Science University's, Oregon Institute on Disability and Development

     Pennsylvania

629. Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE) (Philadelphia, PA)
630. Center for Spirituality and Disability (Philadelphia, PA)
631. City of Pittsburgh/Allegheny County Task Force on Disabilities
632. Community College of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, PA)
633. Community Resources for Independence
634. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Delaware Valley (PA)
635. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Pennsylvania
636. Disabilities Law Project (PA)
637. Disabilities Rights Advocacy Group Inc. (DRAG) (Philadelphia, PA)
638. Epilepsy Foundation Western/Central PA
639. FISA Foundation
640. Inglis Foundation
641. Liberty Resources, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
642. Mental Health Association of Allegheny County
643. Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
644. Northeast Pennsylvania Center for Independent Living
645. Pennsylvania Council of the Blind (Harrisburg, PA)
646. Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council
647. Pennsylvania NOW, Inc.
648. Pennsylvania SHHH (Media, PA)
649. Pennsylvania Society for the Advancement of the Deaf (PSAD)
650. Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council (PA SILC)
651. Peoples Oakland
652. Philadelphia and Bucks County Pink and Blues
653. Philadelphia NOW
654. S. June Smith Center (Lancaster County, PA)
655. Southwestern Pennsylvania Alliance of HUD Tenants
656. The Center for Independent Living of South Central Pennsylvania
657. The Center For Victims of Violence and Crime (Pittsburgh, PA)
658. United Cerebral Palsy of Pennsylvania
659. United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh
660. Vision for Equality, Inc.
661. Voices for Independence
662. VSA arts of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
663. Western Pennsylvania Area Therapeutic Recreation Association, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association
664. Women’s Law Project (Philadelphia, PA)

     Rhode Island

665. Environmental Health Coalition, Rhode Island
666. Rhode Island Association of the Deaf
667. Rhode Island Governor's Commission on Disabilities

     South Carolina

668. South Carolina Independent Living Council
669. Walton Options South Carolina (Aiken, SC)

     South Dakota

670. Center for Disabilities at the University of South Dakota
671. National MS Society, Dakota Chapter
672. South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities

     Tennessee

673. disABILITY Resource Center (Knoxville, TN)
674. Greater Knoxville Civil LIberties Alliance (CLA)
675. Middle Tennessee Chapter of TASH (MTASH)
676. Nashville NOW
677. Orange Grove Center (Chattanooga, TN)
678. Statewide Independent Living Council of Tennessee
679. Tennessee AIDS Support Services, Inc. (TASSI)
680. Tennessee Disability Coalition
681. Tennessee Health Care Campaign
682. Tennessee NOW
683. The Arc of Tennessee

     Texas

684. ABLE Center for Independent Living (Odessa, TX)
685. Accessibility Coalition of the Coastal Bend (Corpus Christi, Texas)
686. ARCIL (Austin, TX)
687. Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities (Austin, TX)
688. Blind Mice, Inc. (Houston, TX)
689. Brazoria County Center for Independent Living (Angleton, TX)
690. Center For People With Disabilities (Houston, TX)
691. Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
692. Creative Achievements
693. Disability Law Resource Project (DLRP)
694. Disability Policy Consortim (DPC) of Texas (Austin, TX)
695. Fort Bend Center for Independent Living (Sugarland, TX)
696. Grupo Dignidad, Igualdad, y Oportunidad
697. Houston Center for Independent Living (Houston, TX)
698. LIFE/RUN Center for Independent Living (Lubbock, TX)
699. Rehab Engineering Inc. (San Antonio, TX)
700. RISE Center for Independent Living (Beaumont, TX)
701. SafePlace (Austin, TX)
702. San Antonio Independent Living Services (SAILS) (San Antonio, Texas)
703. Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living (TACIL)
704. Texas Mental Health Consumers (Austin, TX)
705. Texas Paralyzed Veterans Association
706. Texas Rehabilitation Association (Sugardland, TX)
707. Texas SHHH
708. Texas State Independent Living Council
709. Volar Center for Independent Living (El Paso, TX)

     Utah

710. Accessible Homes Foundation (Salt Lake City, UT)
711. ALDA Salt Lake Valley Group
712. Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University
713. Disabled Rights Action Committee (Salt Lake City, UT)
714. Options for Independence (Logan, UT)
715. Salt Lake SHHH
716. Utah Assistive Technology Foundation (Logan, UT)
717. Utah Association for the Deaf

     Vermont

718. Center on Disability and Community Inclusion at the University of Vermont
719. Vermont Association of Business, Industry & Rehabilitation
720. Vermont Center for Independent Living
721. Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights (Montpelier, VT)
722. Vermont Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (Montpelier, VT)

     Virginia

723. Appalachian Independence Center, Inc. (Abingdon, VA)
724. Blue Ridge Independent Living Center (Roanoke, VA)
725. Brain Injury Services, Inc.
726. disAbility Resource Center (Fredericksburg, VA)
727. Disabled Action Committee (VA)
728. Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia (DSANV)
729. Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living (ESCIL) (Exmore, VA)
730. ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV)
731. Jefferson Area Disability Services Board (Charlottesville, VA)
732. Junction Center for Independent Living, Inc. (Norton, VA)
733. Lynchburg Area Center For Independent Living, Inc. (Lynchburg, VA)
734. Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
735. Resources for Independent Living (Richmond, VA)
736. The Arc of the Piedmont
737. The Get Lost MD (Muscular Dystrophy) Foundation (Richmond, VA)
738. The Positive Vibe Café (Richmond, VA)
739. VAIL (Valley Associates for Independent Living)
740. Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council

     Washington

741. Edmonds Institute
742. National Rehabilitation Association, Inland Empire Chapter (Spokane, WA)
743. Payne & Associates, Inc. (Olympia, WA)
744. Washington State Clubhouse Coalition (WSCC)
745. Washington State Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment
746. Washington State Special Education Coalition
747. Washington State Therapeutic Recreation Association, a chapter of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association

     West Virginia

748. Appalachian Center for Independent Living, Inc. (Spencer, WV)
749. Fair Shake Network (Institute, WV)
750. Mountain State Centers for Independent Living of West Virginia (Sistersville, WV)
751. West Virginia Community Supports Disability Forum (WVCSDF)
752. West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council

     Wisconsin

753. Access to Independence, Inc.
754. ADA Wisconsin Partnership (Madison, WI)
755. Grassroots Empowerment Project (GEP)
756. IndependenceFirst
757. Madison Area Community Land Trust
758. Midstate Independent Living Consultants, Inc. (Stevens Point, WI)
759. Milwaukee County Commission on Aging Advocacy Committee
760. North Country Independent Living, Inc (Superior, WI)
761. Options for Independent Living (Green Bay, WI)
762. People First (Oshkosh, WI)
763. Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy (Madison, WI)
764. Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers
765. Wisconsin Council of the Blind (Madison, WI)
766. Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities (Madison, WI)
767. Wisconsin Council on Mental Health
768. Wisconsin Council on Physical Disabilities
769. Wisconsin SHHH Association (WISHHH)

     Wyoming

770. Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND)

     International Organizations

771. Alliance 2000 International, INC.
772. Council for Learning Disabilities
773. International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
774. International Association of Jewish Vocational Services
775. International Ventilator Users Network
776. Mental Disability Rights International
777. Post-Polio Health International
778. Special Olympics International

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