The Coalition

8 September 2008

This following national, regional and local groups endorse the Coalition Statement of Support and Solidarity.  Learn more about Special Olympics and the "r-word." Coalition Leadership Committee National: Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts American Association of People with Disabilities Autistic Self-Advocacy Network Best Buddies International Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. National Coalition on Self-Determination National Council on Independent Living National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society Parent to Parent USA Self Advocates Becoming Empowered-SABE  Special Olympics TASH The Arc of the United States United Cerebral Palsy State: CalTASH PA TASH People First of California Local: Disabilities Network of NYC Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles Other Coalition Members and Supporters National: Accessibility for All Citizens Team "ACT Now" ACCSES Active Gray Matter Advanced Youth Leadership Power American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities American Foundation for the Blind American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) American Occupational Therapy Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. Autism Education and Training Center, Inc. Autism Society of America Autism Speaks CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Council for Exceptional Children CQL (Council on Quality and Leadership) The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Disability Rights Center E. is for Epilepsy by Paula Apodaca Easter Seals ELA Foundation, Inc. Evangelical Lutheran Deaf Association Exceptional Parent Magazine Family Voices First Signs, Inc. Friends of Richard Lapointe  Goodwill Industries International Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Independent Voices for Better Education  Information on Disability for Empowerment, Advocacy and Support (IDEAAS) Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation (I-NABIR) International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association (IMDSA) Kids Together, Inc. L’Arche USA Little People of America Lutheran Home Association Mosaic Music from the Heart National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDS) National Association of the Deaf National Association on Alcohol, Drugs and Disability, Inc. National Athletic Trainers' Association National Coalition on Self Determination, Inc. National Fragile X Foundation National Minorities with Disabilities Coalition (NMDC) National Rehabilitation Association National Spinal Cord Injury Association NISH Organization for Autism Information & Support, Inc. Presbyterians for Disability Concerns (PDC) Rayne Project Disability Ministries Sibling Support Project Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children The Advocacy Institute The National Youth Leadership Network The ServiceSource Network United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministries United Spinal Association Unlocking Autism Wrong Planet  Regional: Ability Beyond Disability Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions, Western University of Health Sciences Center for Disability Rights Darius Goes West, Inc. Developmental Disablities Alliance of Western New York Disability Network of Mid-Michigan Down Syndrome Family Support and Advocacy Group of Michiana Regional Center for Independent Living The E-Accountability Foundation State: ADAPT Delaware Advocates for Ohioans with Disabilities The Arc of Georgia Celebrating Abilities Inc. Connecticut Disability Advocacy Collaborative Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress Delaware Statewide Independent Living Council Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Pennsylvania Down syndrome Association of Atlanta Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota Down Syndrome Indiana Family Voices Indiana Family Voices of North Dakota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities Hawaii Down Syndrome Congress LaCAN (Louisiana Citizens for Action Now) Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council Michigan Alliance for Special Education Michigan Alliance For Special Education Michigan Rehabilitation Association Mississippi Association of the Deaf Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities Mississippi Educational Consultant & Advocate (MECA) New Jersey Coalition For Inclusive Ministries (NJCIM) North Carolina Association on Residential Resources (NORCARR) Parents for Positive Change Parents United Together of Mississippi Puerto Rico Down Syndrome Foundation, Inc. RESPECT of Florida Statewide Advocacy Network on Disabilities - STAND, Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc. Tennessee Disability Coalition University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Virginia Chapter of TASH (VA TASH) The Wisconsin Upside Down Foundation  Local: Advocacy for Kids, LLC Albany Advocacy Resource Center The Arc of Effifngham The Arc of Greater Cleveland The Arc of King County The ARC-Macon The Arc Thriftown Autism Connection Avenues To Independent Living B&B Care Services, Inc. Broward Coalition, Inc Center for Accessible Living Center for Self Determination, Inc. – Library and Training Project Cerebral Palsy Association of the North Country Chattanooga Down Syndrome Society Community Access Unlimited Consumer Council of Bernard Fineson Developmental Disabilities Service Organization of Queens (DDSO) Cooke Center for Learning and Development  Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greater Los Angeles Area Daniels & Associates, LLC DIAL Inc.- Center for Independent Living disABILITY LINK Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Indiana Down Syndrome Association, National Capital Region (Canada) Down Syndrome Association of Orange County Down Syndrome Association of San Antonio Down Syndrome Association of Virginia Peninsula Down Syndrome Association of Westchester, Inc. Down Syndrome Connection of Northwest Arkansas Down Syndrome Group of Northwest NJ Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City Down Syndrome Information Alliance Down Syndrome Information Network of the Twin Tiers Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada Down Syndrome of Louisville Down Syndrome Support Network of Stark County DS Action Eastern Carolina Vocational Center Evanston Citizens for Appropriate Special Education The Family and Friends Down Syndrome Association of Niagara County Family Voice of New Jersey Fotos Finas Friends and Family of Down Syndrome of Altoona, PA FRIENDS-Support Inc. GiGi's Playhouse Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization Grand Traverse Industries Greater Clear Lake Families Exploring Down Syndrome Green River Area Down Syndrome Association Gulf Coast Down Syndrome Society, Inc. Hawkeye Area Down Syndrome Association Helena Industries, Inc. Independence Empowerment Center The Independence Foundation Indian Creek Foundation Inspire Institute of Abundant Living Jawonio Jesus Cares Ministries of Belle Plaine Jewish Family and Career Services Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled of MetroWest Justice in Education Kirk Advocacy and Consulting, Inc. Law Offices of Anne I. Eason, LLC Nashville Dolphin Swim Team New Directions--Down Syndrome Association of Sioux Falls, South Dakota New Leaf North Coast Down Syndrome Network North Metro Miracle League North Texas SNAP, Inc. Opportunity Village Pacific Speech and Language, Inc. Pastoral Ministry With Persons With Disabilities - Archdiocese of Newark Peckham Inc. Quality of Life Enterprises, Inc. Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities Rochester ADAPT Salem Christian Homes, Inc. School Law Center, LLC Services To Enhance Potential (STEP) Shepherd Center Southern Maine Down Syndrome Family Network SPED*NET, Special Education Network of New Canaan, Ltd. Stavros Center for Independent Living (Amherst, MA) St. Clair County Down Syndrome Support Group TESH Tuscarawas County Peer Support Group of the Independent Living Center, New Philadelphia, Ohio Ups and Downs Calgary Down Syndrome Association Upstate Parents Network Willamette Valley Down Syndrome Association WorkSource Enterprises