Self-Advocacy and Future Planning

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
CCD advocates for people with disabilities and families to ensure they get fully integrated into society. This is done by identifying and researching public policy issues as well as recommendations for solutions. The organization also educates Congress on such issues to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities in the policies and programs. The CCD mission statement is to ensure self-determination, independence and integration of people with disabilities into all aspects of society which is done with excellence by the information and resources they provide for self-advocacy. Great tool!
http://www.c-c-d.org/

United Way of North East FL
This website is for an organization that provides free information and referral and access to health, social and human services help for a 9-county area. The counties include: Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Baker, Nassau, Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton, and Putnam counties. Anyone in these areas can dial 211 to access information about financial support, medical assistance, food and shelter, support groups and much more! Simply dialing 2-1-1, callers are able to be connected with specially trained information and referral call center specialists from their community who can assist them with finding solutions to the problems and issues that are troubling them. The website does just the same and is a great tool!
http://www.uwnefl.org/


Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

The mission of DREDF is to, “advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.” The organization helps advocate for families and people with disabilities in the community and court cases. Their actions strengthen public policy for the legal right of people with disabilities. On the website there is information about disability issues such as, transportation, health care, and special education. Also, links to disability laws that will help anyone understand the legal rights of individuals with a disability and their families. Anyone wishing to educate themselves on such issues and join to support or advocate for people with disabilities, will greatly benefit from such a recourse.
http://www.dredf.org/about.shtml