Disability Resources
Natick Commission on Disability
On this page we provide federal laws and rules, as well as state and local laws and rules that protect the rights of individuals with disabilities. This page also includes links to local and regional nonprofit organizations that advocate for disability rights.
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities. As a national cross-disability rights organization, AAPD advocates for full civil rights for the over 60 million Americans with disabilities by promoting equal opportunity, economic power, independent living, and political participation.
ACLU Know your rights/ Disability Rights
People with disabilities face widespread discrimination, segregation, and exclusion. But federal disability rights laws can provide protection. (Updated October 2023 to reflect additions regarding online hiring and digital discrimination.)
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
ADAPT is a national grassroots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom.
The Asperger/Autism Network (AANE)
AANE helps people with Asperger's or similar autism spectrum and neurodiverse profiles build meaningful, connected lives. They look to provide individuals, families, and professionals with information, education, community, support, and advocacy - all in an inclusive atmosphere of validation and respect.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
As the leading nonprofit national organization for individuals with ADHD, CHADD works to provide support/encouragement, information, and resources for both parents and children with ADHD.
The Disability Visibility Project
The Disability Visibility Project is an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture.
The Divas with Disabilities Project (DWD)
The Divas With Disabilities Project is a digital movement and community that is committed to increasing the participation and representation of Black and brown women and girls -DIVAS- Dynamic, Illuminating, Victorious, Achieving Sisters with visible disabilities.
For more than 50 years, the Epilepsy Foundation has shone a light on epilepsy by promoting awareness and understanding, advocating for laws that matter to people with epilepsy, and funding epilepsy research and the training of specialists.
I’m disabled, how the hell do I survive this?
Slides by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Invisible Disability Project (IDP) is a social/cultural movement and an educational media project that consciously disrupts "invisibility" imposed upon unseen disabilities at the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality.
Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
MIUSA is a disability-led non-profit organization that serves to implement innovative programs to empower people with disabilities achieve their human rights through international exchange and development. MIUSA offers partnerships, projects, training and programs centered around advancing the rights of people with disabilities on a global scale.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives.
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN
The National Disability Rights Network works in Washington, DC on behalf of the Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) and Client Assistance Programs (CAPs), the nation's largest providers of legal advocacy services for people with disabilities.NDRN promotes the network's capacity, ensures that P&As/CAPs remain strong and effective by providing training and technical assistance, and advocates for laws protecting the civil and human rights of all people with disabilities.
Sins Invalid is a disability justice-based movement building and performance project that celebrates disabled people, centering and led by disabled Black, Indigenous, and people of the global majority, and queer, trans, and nonbinary disabled people.