Web Resources
Compiled by Mark Johnson
Individuals and groups are
-CONFRONTING self appointed spokespeople/groups, for example,
1. Jerry Lewis, go to http://www.cripcommentary.com/LewisVsDisabilityRights.html
2. VOR, http://www.oaksgroup.org/nconsd
-ORGANIZING:
1. ADAPT, http://www.adapt.org
2. Not Dead Yet, http://www.notdeadyet.org
3. Concrete Change, http://concretechange.home.mindspring.com/
4. Homebound Clarification Act, http://www.amendhomeboundpolicy.homestead.com/
5. Nick's Crusade, http://members.aol.com/NickSD/crusade.html
6. NCIL'S Drive for 75 Campaign, http://www.ncil.org
7. Family Opportunity Act (HR 600 & S 321), http://www.familyvoices.org/foa.html
8. Vote 2000, http://www.nod.org
9. Accessible Congregations, http://www.nod.org
10. etc. feel free to add
-GETTING ORGANIZED:
1. ADA Watch, adawatch@napas.org,
I don't ever remember us initiating/leading the opposition to a Presidential appointment (Sutton).
Hopefully, a national (Civil Rights, Not State's Rights: Don't Thread on The ADA Campaign will occur during the 11th Anniversary of ADA).
2. Media Watch/Resource
-Watch/Action Network, Mediatalk
-Resource, http://www.accessiblesociety.org
-ALSO we're beginning to:
1. maximize the internet, thanks to pioneers like Roland Sykes ( http://www.tnet.com/dimenet
).
- http://www.disabilityresources.org
- http://www.ilusa.com
- http://www.ican.com
- etc., feel free to add
2. develop new leadership.
-Paul G. Hearne Awards, http://www.aapd-dc.org
-National Disabled Students Union, http://www.disabledstudents.org
-http://www.ga-ddcouncil.org/programs/howstudentdelegates.htm
3. develop consumer controlled foundations, for example, http://www.ela.org/
4. develop scholarship funds, for example, http://www.wedreamtoo.com/
5. develop a Political Action Committee, http://www.enableamerica.org/
6. document our history, for example
- http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dshp.html
- http://www.disabilityhistory.com
7. support a national disability rights coalition, http://www.aapd-dc.org
WE STILL NEED:
1. a health care reform campaign initiated by people with disabilities.
2. coordinated disability sports advocacy.
3. etc., feel free to add.
-IN ADDITION, more and more local infrastructure is being developed, for example, in GA
-People First
-Statewide Independent Living Council of GA
-Unlock (a partnership between several groups), http://www.ga-ddcouncil.org/unlock.htm
-Disability Law & Policy Center of GA (in addition to our P&A)
All I can say is, keep up the good work and remember: NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US.
