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Local Disability Organizations
| ADE Statewide Community Resources Portal | You can use this portal to search for statewide resources by county, region or category. |
| Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission | A state agency established in 1975 to provide a specialized range of services to Arkansans with spinal cord disabilities (SCI/D), at no cost to the client, with emphasis on individualized case management. ASCC case managers provide “one-to-one” customized services with focus on each client’s needs. |
| Brain Injury Alliance of Arkansas | Goals of the alliance include promoting awareness and prevention of brain injury, foster empowerment of persons with a brain injury and advocate for brain injury survivors in Arkansas. |
| Disability Rights Arkansas | DRA is Arkansas’s protection and advocacy organization. They help people with disabilities that need legal advice or representation, information, or a referral to another agency for services. They also provide information about voting rights, self-advocacy, and laws and policies that affect the lives of people with disabilities. |
National Disability Organizations
| ACT For Life Services | ACT for Life Services believes that no person should have to live their life in loneliness and isolation because of a disability. They are a non-profit organization established to provide a secure future to individuals with physical or intellectual disabilities. |
| After the Injury – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Helps parents help their kids recover. Get up-to-date information and expert guidance to help you help your injured child. |
| American Burn Association | The American Burn Association and its members dedicate their efforts and resources to promoting and supporting burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation, and prevention. |
| American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine | A non-profit association with a mission to improve the lives of disabled people by working with hospitals, universities, professional and advocacy organizations and rehab professionals. |
| American Disabilities Act (ADA) | The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with disabilities from discrimination. Disability rights are civil rights. From voting to parking, the ADA is a law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life. |
| Amputee Coalition | Their mission is to support, educate, and advocate for people impacted by limb loss and limb difference. |
| Brain Injury Association of America | Provides many resources including brain injury education, caregiver resources, brain injury news, stories, awareness and much more. |
| Brain Trauma Foundation | For over 30 years, Brain Trauma Foundation has been conducting innovative clinical research and developing evidence-based guidelines that improve outcomes for the millions of people who suffer from traumatic brain injuries every year. |
| Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation | This foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by advancing innovative research and improving quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis. |
| Disabled American Veterans | DAV Helps more than a million veterans every year. They stand ready to provide a lifetime of support to veterans of all generations, their families and their survivors at no cost including VA benefits help, medical transportation, employment and transition services. |
| Facing Disability | FacingDisability.com connects families who suddenly have to deal with paralysis after a spinal cord injury to people like them who have already been there. |
| Limbs for Life Foundation | A global nonprofit organization dedicated to providing fully-functional prosthetic care for individuals who cannot otherwise afford it and raising awareness of the challenges facing amputees. |
| Love Your Brain Foundation | The LoveYourBrain Foundation is a non-profit organization that improves the quality of life of people affected by traumatic brain injury and raises awareness about the importance of brain health. |
| Mobility International USA | Mobility International USA, empowering people with disabilities around the world to achieve their human rights through international exchange and international development. |
| Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center | The MSKTC is a national center that helps facilitate the knowledge translation process to make research meaningful to those with Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury and Burn Injury. |
| National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) | Since 1990, National Association of State Head Injury Administrators has been fulfilling its mission of assisting State government in promoting partnerships and building systems to meet the needs of individuals with brain injury and their families. |
| National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) | Founded in 1999, the NCHPAD is a public health practice and resource center on health promotion for people with disability. NCHPAD seeks to help people with disability and other chronic health conditions achieve health benefits through increased participation in all types of physical and social activities, including fitness and aquatic activities, recreational and sports programs, adaptive equipment usage, and more. |
| National Organization on Disability | The National Organization on Disability (NOD) increases employment opportunities for Americans with disabilities. Our programs and services enable companies to realize the competitive advantages of hiring people with disabilities. |
| National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) | The NARIC is the library of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). They collect, catalog, and disseminate the articles, reports, curricula, guides, and other publications and products of the research projects funded by NIDILRR. NIDILRR funds more than 250 projects each year that conduct research on a wide range of issues including technology, health and function, independent living, and capacity building. |
| Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) | The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts. |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members – veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction. |
| PRIDE Industries | PRIDE Industries is a pioneer in social enterprise. For 55 years, they’ve provided competitive business services to fuel their mission of creating employment for people with disabilities. |
| Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) | The purpose of RESNA is to contribute to the public welfare through scientific, literary, professional and educational activities by supporting the development, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge and practice of rehabilitation and assistive technology in order to achieve the highest quality of life for all citizens. |
| Shepherd Center: Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation | Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Shepherd Center is a private, not-for-profit hospital specializing in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, spine and chronic pain, and other neuromuscular conditions. |
| Southwest ADA Center | The Center’s mission is to promote voluntary compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing three core services — technical assistance, training and materials dissemination. Activities designed to carry out the mission in Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana are facilitated through the home office in Houston, TX as well as its affiliates. |
| The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) | The American Association of People with Disabilities is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities. |
| The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care | The Consumer Voice is the leading national voice representing consumers in issues related to long-term care, helping to ensure that consumers are empowered to advocate for themselves. We are a primary source of information and tools for consumers, families, caregivers, advocates and ombudsmen to help ensure quality care for the individual. |
| The United States Department of Justice – Disability Rights Section | The Disability Rights Section works to achieve equal opportunity for people with disabilities in the United States by implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Executive Order 12250. The Section’s enforcement, regulatory, coordination, and technical assistance activities, along with an innovative mediation program, provide a multi-faceted and dynamic approach for carrying out this mission. |
| Travis Roy Foundation | Dedicated to helping spinal cord injury survivors and their families live more independent and hopeful lives. |
| United Spinal Association | United Spinal Association is a national 501(c) (3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to empowering and advocating for people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) and all wheelchair users, to discover greater independence and quality of life. |
| United States Access Board | The Access Board is an independent federal agency that promotes equality for people with disabilities through leadership in accessible design and the development of accessibility guidelines and standards. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Access Board is now a leading source of information on accessible design. |