Protection and advocacy organizations, located in each state and territory, help people with disabilities ensure their basic rights, fight abuse, and advocate for equal access and accountability in health care, education, and employment. This link will connect you with a listing of protection and advocacy organization in each state.
The National Fair Housing Alliance works to eliminate housing discrimination and ensure equal housing opportunities for all people. This link asks you to put in your location, and it will connect you with a local agency who can support you if you think you have been the victim of housing discrimination.
The Job Accommodation Network is a service offered by the Department of Labor that provides advice on how employers can accommodate employees with disabilities.
The Office of Disability Employment Policy provides information on the American with Disabilities Act, how and when to disclose disability in the workplace, and how to ask for a reasonable accommodation at work.
American Job Centers, located in each state, can help you look for work and offer job search workshops, free computer access, and more. This link connects you to a webpage where you can search for local employment assistance.
VR agencies, located in each state and territory, help people with disabilities prepare for, obtain, maintain, or regain employment. This link provides a state-by-state listing of VR agencies.
This website provides more information about this program and contact information for people who are interested in the Ticket to Work program, want to become a provider, or use Ticket to Work and want help.
As part of its work on the Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC), The Arc provided grants to seven state and local chapters of The Arc to organize coalitions aimed at improving support to all families of people with disabilities and seniors in their states. The coalitions were hosted in Arizona, California, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin between 2015 and 2017. These coalitions had the following goals:
As part of its work on the Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC), The Arc provided grants to seven state and local chapters of The Arc to organize coalitions aimed at improving support to all families of people with disabilities and seniors in their states. The coalitions were hosted in Arizona, California, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin between 2015 and 2017. These coalitions had the following goals:
This brief summarizes the insights from these coalitions.
This report outlines the next steps in researching family support by reviewing the current state of the field and identifying future directions for family support research in various areas, including (1) exploration and discovery of family caregiving experiences, (2) family support interventions, (3) family support policy, programs, and services, and (4) research methods in family support. This report was produced by the Family Support Research and Training Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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