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On this page you will find links to other agencies and associations that we believe contribute to the Independent Living Philosophy, ads for items from other individuals and opportunities for community involvement and personal improvement. Feel free to email us with items you would like to have posted by sending an email to mg@polaris.net

At the bottom of the page you will also find other disability-related list services to which you can subscribe.

www.ADAPT.org
Welcome to the ADAPT home page. There's no place like home, and they mean real homes, not nursing homes. ADAPT is fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.

www.ADAwatch.org
ADA WATCH online will keep you informed and link you with citizens united in the struggle to protect the ADA. Be a part of their online community and let your voice be heard.

www.abletrust.org
The Able Trust believes that when people with disabilities want to work, they should. The Trust supports individuals and non-profit vocational rehabilitation programs throughout Florida with fund-raising, grant making and public awareness of disability issues.

FAAST.org
FAAST envisions a seamless supportive partnership between Florida business and government to provide assistive technology products and services which will enable persons with disabilities to participate in independent living, education, work and recreation from birth to death.

www.abilityforum.com
The Ability Forum's mission is to build a complete on-line community resource center where people with disabilities overcome barriers through the power of technology.

www.fndfl.org
Family Network on Disabilities

www.rehabworks.org
A statewide employment resource for businesses and people with disabilities.

http://dms.myflorida.com/other_programs/commission_on_disabilities
Seeking Information on Other Disabilities?
Visit the Governor's Commission on Disabilities or call ADA Working Group Clearinghouse on Disability Information, Florida's "One-Stop" Cross-Disability Hotline: 1-877-ADA-4YOU (232-4968) Toll Free / Voice / TTY.

Some other List Services and Newsletters that you can subscribe to:

Ticket_to_Work-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
You may subscribe to a list serve to keep up with all the current events surrounding the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act by sending a blank email message to this address.

www.myflorida.com
On this page you can sign up for the Florida Governor's Newsletter.

Division of Vocational Rehabilitiation DOE http://www.rehabworks.org/

Division of Blind Services DOE http://dbs.myflorida.com/

Executive Office of the Governor http://www.myflorida.com/b_eog/owa/b_eog_www.html.main_page

 Association of Programs for Rural Independant Living http://www.april-rural.org/index.html

Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc. www.advocacycenter.org

Florida Developmental Disabilities  Council  http://www.fddc.org

National Council on Independent Living  www.ncil.org

National Disability Rights Network (formerly NAPAS) http://www.napas.org/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/

The Family Network on Disabilities of Florida http://fndfl.org/

The Family Café http://www.familycafe.net/

Agendy for Persons with Disabilities http://apd.myflorida.com/

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org/

Florida Substance Abuse and Mental Health Corporation http://www.samhcorp.org/

Office for Cival Rights http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html

Florida Association of the Deaf http://www.fadcentral.org/

Florida Supportive Housing Coalition http://www.flshc.net/

Department of JusticeADA http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

 

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