Resources
Advocacy
Employment
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- U.S. Department of Justice–ADA
- U.S. Department of Labor–Rehabilitation Act as Amended
- U.S. Department of Justice–Civil Rights Center
Education
- U.S. Department of Education–Office of Special Education
- Successful Advocacy Guide
- Disability Rights Wisconsin Self Advocacy Toolkit
Federally Funded Facilities
Housing
Communication Access
Transportation
The Laws
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- The Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1988 (FHAA)
- The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992
- The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA)
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act)
Disability Rights Organizations
- Commission on Disability Rights
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
- Disabled in Action
- Disability Rights Advocates
- Disability Rights Legal
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
- Legal Action Center
- National Disability Rights Network
- National Council on Disability
- National Rehabilitation Information Center
- Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights
Supported Decision Making
Benefits
State/Federal Aid
- Indiana FSSA
- Indiana FSSA Resource Guide
- Indiana Disability Rights
- Indiana Medicaid program
- Social Security Administration
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Disability Law Center
- Medicare nursing home comparison sheet
- Indiana State Health Insurance Program
Employment
Technology
Housing
Rental Searches
Rental Assistance
- Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (Hendricks, Boone, Hamilton)
- Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
- Interlocal Community Action Program (Hancock, Madison)
- Human Services, inc (Johnson, Shelby)
- South Central Community Action Program (Morgan)
- Indianapolis Housing Agency
Home Modifications
- Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
- National Resource Center for Supportive Housing and Home Modifications
Visitable
Independent Living
National Resources
- Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU)
- National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
- Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living(APRIL)
Indiana Centers for Independent Living
Seniors
Community Centers
- Hendricks County Senior Services Center
- Hamilton County Senior Services Center: PrimeLife Enrichment
- Hancock County Senior Services Center
- Shelby County Senior Services Center
- Johnson County Senior Services Center
Aging in Place
- CICOA Aging & In-Home solutions
- Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- Medicare nursing home comparison sheet
- BOSMA
Money Follows the Person (MFP)
Transportation
Public Transit Options
Vehicle Modifications
Youth
Parent Resources
- Indiana School for the Deaf
- Indiana School for the Blind
- Early Childhood Transition Resources on Family Involvement
- Adult and Child
- National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
- Rights and Protection for Children with TBI
- US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
School Staff/Faculty Resources
- About Special Kids
- (School resource for training on special education, and parent to parent interaction)
- National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education
- Teaching Strategies for those with TBI
Others
General Disability Information
- Indiana Disability Resource Finder
- Disability Justice
- Bureau of Developmental Disability Services
- Independent Living Aids
- Create Ability Inc.
- Silverts Adaptive Clothing
- Magna Ready Adaptive Clothing
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
- ADA National Network
- Internal Revenue Service Disability Related Products
- United States Access Board
- Making Homes Visitable: A Guide for Wheelchair Users and Hosts
- The League’s Directory for Disability Information
- Visit Indy Accessibility Guide
- Scooters N Chairs
- Nursing Home Abuse Center for LGBT Seniors
AIDs/HIV
- amfAR
- AIDS Action Committee
- National Association of People with AIDS
- American Civil Liberties Union HIV Project
Cognitive/Developmental/TBI
- Dyslexia Institute of Indiana
- Autism Society of Indiana
- Indiana Resource Center for Autism
- Autism.org
- Down Syndrome Indiana
- Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome
- National Down Syndrome Society
- The ARC
- Learning Disabilities Association of Indiana
- CHADD
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Brain Injury Association of America
- TBI Treatment
- Center for Parent Information and Resources TBI
- Rights and Protection for Children with TBI
- Epilepsy Foundation
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Autism Speaks
- INformation Network
Cerebral Palsy/Spinal Injury/MS
- United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Indiana
- United Cerebral Palsy
- Paralysis.org
- United Spinal Association
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society- Indiana State
- United Spinal Association
Mental Health
- NAMI Greater Indianapolis
- Mental Health America of Indiana
- American Psychiatric Association
- National Mental Health Association
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- National Alliance on Mental Health
- National Mental Health Consumers’ Self Help Clearinghouse
- Addiction Assistance Resources
Vision Impairments
- American Council of the Blind of Indiana
- National Federation of the Blind
- American Foundation for the Blind
- National Library Service
- Guide dog Users International
- Maxi-Aids
- I Can Connect
Hearing Impairments
- Indiana Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
- Deaf Linx
- National Association of the Deaf
- Alexander G. Bell Association of the Deaf
- Deaf Digest
- Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency
- Deaf Women United
- National Rainbow Coalition of the Deaf
- National Black Deaf Advocates
- Deaf Atzlan
- Sordos de Puerto Rico
- Native American Deaf Congress
- Hearing Loss Association of America
- Guide to Hearing Loss
Find your local Center for Independent Living (CIL) here: http://www.ilru.org/. If there is not a CIL in your area, call us directly for help finding resources in your area. (317) 926-1660.