Surf these sites: Advocacy, Incorporated -- To advocate for, protect, and advance the legal, human, and service rights of people with disabilities. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law -- Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability. Children''s Defense Fund List of Advocates by State -- A complete listing of Organizations, networks, publications for child advocacy by state. How to Organize an Effective Parent/Advocacy Groups -- 100 page handbook on How to Organize an Effective Parent/Advocacy Group and Move Bureaucracies. ParentPatch -- Links to internet sites on child advocacy; Iep meetings, laws, education issues. Find books on child advocacy and discussion groups. Protection & Advocacy, Inc. -- PAI works in partnership with people with disabilities - to protect, advocate for and advance their human, legal and service rights. We strive toward a society that values all people and supports their rights to dignity, freedom, choice and quality of life. TASH -- TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. Their past focus has been on people with more severe disabilities, although they are now focusing on advocacy. They have great products in their catalog as well -- i.e. switches, augmentative communication, etc.
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