External Links
The following links list is is for organizations referenced in this Guide. It is not a comprehensive list. Use the links to go directly to the website of the organizations listed.
AAIDD American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities- formerly AAMR
AAPD American Association of People with Disabilities
ABA American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law Access Board
ACF Administration for Children & Families
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD Administration on Developmental Disabilities
AFP Alliance for Full Participation
ANCOR American Network of Community Options and Resources
AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association
APTA The American Physical Therapy Association
APA American Psychological Association
ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ATAP Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs
AUCD Association of University Centers on Disabilities
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
CBO Congressional Budget Office
CCD Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEC Council for Exceptional Children
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - New Freedom Initiative
Coleman Institute: State of the States in Developmental Disabilities
CQL Council on Quality and Leadership
CRIPA Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons
CRS Congressional Record Service
CSVAR Council of State Administrators
Disabilityinfo.gov Clearinghouse
DREDF Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
DOJ Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
ETA Employment and Training Administration
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Regulatory Information
FHEO Fair Housing / Equal Opportunity
FH Laws Fair Housing Laws and Presidential Executive Orders
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FTA Federal Transit Administration
Glossary of Congressional Terms from C-SPAN
GAO Government Accountability Office
GPO Government Printing Office
HHS Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Civil Rights Compliance
HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development
ICDRInteragency Committee on Disability Research
MCHB Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Medicare Medicare Information .
NADSP National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
NACDD National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
NACo National Association of Counties
NASDDDS National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
NASDSE National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NCBDDD National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
NCSL National Conference State Legislatures
NCD National Council on Disability
NDRN National Disability Rights Network
NDSC National Down Syndrome Congress
NDSS National Down Syndrome Society
NGA National Governors Association
NICDD National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities
NICHD Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
NIH National Institutes of Health Institutes and Centers.
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NOD National Organization on Disability
ODEP Office of Disability Employment Policy
ODEP DisabilityInfo.Gov
OFA Office of Family Assistance
OAH Office of Assisted Housing
ODAR Office of Disability Adjudication and Review
ORDP Office of Retirement and Disability Policy
OSEP Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services
OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OST Office of the Secretary of Transportation Sites with Rulemaking and Related Resources
PCPID President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
PIH Office of Public and Indian Housing
RSA Rehabilitative Services Administration
SABE Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SSA Social Security Administration
THOMAS, legislative information from the Library of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives - Appropriation
U.S. House of Representatives - Budget
U.S. House of Representatives - Education and Labor
U.S. House of Representatives - Energy and Commerce
U.S. House of Representatives - Financial Services
U.S. House of Representatives - Judiciary
U.S. House of Representatives - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
U.S. House of Representatives - Subcommittee of Special Interest for Disability Policy - Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
U.S. House of Representatives - Transportation and Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives - Veterans’ Affairs
U.S. House of Representatives - Ways and Means
U.S. Senate - Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senate - Subcommittee of Special Interest for disability Policy - Health Care, Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy
U.S. Senate - Health, Education Labor and Pensions (HELP)
U.S. Senate - Subcommittees on Special Interest for Disability Policy - Children and Families, Employment and Workplace Safety, Retirement and Aging
U.S. Senate - Veterans Affairs