Resources

The following list of resources is a changing and continuously growing one. No organization, product or service paid to be included in the list. All were chosen through our own research based on the criteria of empowering the disabled community to become thriving members of society. Please share with us organizations, services and products that you feel needs to be included in this list.

Resources are alphabetized.

Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics, Inc

Aquanauts Adaptive Aquatics is a non-profit seeking to serve people with disabilities and military veterans by providing the adaptive sport of SCUBA Diving to improve social interaction, life enrichment, and wellness.

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Learn more: http://www.adaptivescubaprograms.org/page/2

The Center for Independence

The Center for Independence is a non-profit organization started in 1998 with the mission to to help people with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and other motor disorders achieve their highest potential emphasizing independence through conductive learning.

Location: Chicago, IL.
Learn more: https://www.cfimove.org/

The Disability Opportunity Fund (DOF)

The Disability Opportunity Fund (DOF) was created to fill the gap that exists for those living with disabilities of a lack of customized capital and of affordable housing. The DOF provides financing options that include loans, equity investments and customized advisory services.

Location: Rockville Centre, NY
Learn more: https://www.thedof.org/

Disability Rights Advocates

The Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is a legal organization formed in 1993 to advance the rights, inclusion, and equity of people with disabilities. It does this through high-impact litigation, education and advocacy and it does not charge its clients living with disabilities.

Locations: Berkeley, CA and New York, NY
Learn more: https://dralegal.org/

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund was started in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents with children with disabilities. It seeks to dismantle the economic and social disenfranchisement that people with disabilities still face with regard to education and employment, to name a few, through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.

Location: Berkeley, CA
Learn more: https://dredf.org/

Disability Rights Fund Inc

The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and its sister organization, the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund (DRAF) started in 2008 to provide funding and support through grants, education and technical assistance to organizations of persons with disabilities all across the world.

Location: Boston, MA
Learn more: https://disabilityrightsfund.org/