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American Society for Deaf Children
An national, independent non-profit organization whose purpose is providing support, encouragement, and information to families raising children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
http://www.deafchildren.org/ |
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Angelman Syndrome Foundation
ASF's Mission is to advance the awareness and treatment of Angelman Syndrome through education, information exchange and research.
http://www.angelman.org |
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Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
AAMDS's mission is to serve as a resource directory for patient assistance and emotional support; provide educational materials and updated medical information; and financially support research to find effective treatments for aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.
http://www.aamds.org |
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Arthritis Foundation
Arthritis Foundation efforts center on the three-fold mission of the organization: research, prevention and quality of life. The Arthritis Foundation currently provides nearly $20 million in grants to nearly 300 researchers to help find a cure, prevention or better treatment for arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation?s sponsorship of research for more than 50 years has resulted in major treatment advances for most arthritis diseases.
http://www.arthritis.org |
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ASL Access
ASL Access takes the position that American Sign Language - ASL - is a unique language, used by many Deaf people and of practical value for others who appreciate visual communication. ASL Access encourages the acquisition and advancement of ASL skills, the appreciation of ASL literature, the provision of information in ASL, and the production of ASL video recordings. The mission of ASL Access is to provide ASL resources to public libraries as a service to communities.
http://www.aslaccess.org |
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Assistive Media
The mission of Assistive Media is to heighten the educational, cultural, and quality-of-living standard for people with disabilities and help achieve independence and become better integrated within the mainstream of society and community life in general. Assistive Media accomplishes this by providing free-of-charge, copyright-approved, high caliber audio literary works to the world-wide disability community via the Internet effectively, inexpensively and efficiently.
http://www.assistivemedia.org |
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Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
http://www.TASH.org |
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Autism Society of America
The society's mission is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families.
http://www.autism-society.org/ |
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AVKO: Dyslexia Research Foundation
The AVKO Dyslexia Research Foundation has been founded to help determine: What dyslexia is, why traditional methods of teaching reading and writing fail to help most dyslexics learn to read and write. What techniques seem to the best to teach dyslexics, what concepts are necessary for a dyslexic to learn, and what materials work best with dyslexics. What is needed to be done to raise the level of literacy to the point where the words, illiteracy, phonemic awareness, learning disabilities, dysgraphia, family literacy, adult literacy, and illegible handwriting will no longer have relevance.
http://www.avko.org |
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Best Buddies
Best Buddies is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with mental retardation by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. Best Buddies has grown from one chapter on one college campus to a vibrant, international organization involving participants annually on more than 500 middle school, high school and college campuses in the United States, Canada, Egypt, and Greece. In our 11 years of existence,
http://www.bestbuddies.org |
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Burn Survivors Online
Burn Survivors Online (BSO) is a leading interactive Internet resource providing general medical information on burn injuries and a range of avenues offering peer support for burn survivors and their families. Through the World Wide Web, BSO is able to reach out to people in need, no matter where they reside.
http://www.burnsurvivorsonline.com |
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Canine Companions
Canine Companions for Independence is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships.
http://www.caninecompanions.org |
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Captioned Media Program
Free-loan media (no rental fees). Open-captioned (no need for a decoder). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Includes prepaid return labels. Deaf and hard of hearing persons, teachers, parents, and others may borrow materials. Other services include provision of free captioning information.
http://www.cfv.org |
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Center for an Accessible Society
Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, The Center for An Accessible Society is a national organization designed to focus public attention on disability and independent living issues by disseminating information developed through NIDRR-funded research to promote independent living.
http://www.accessiblesociety.org/ |
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