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Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS or LSSMN) is a social service organization headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with programs serving residents in each of the state's 87 counties. As one of the largest social service non-profit organizations in Minnesota , LSS employs over 2,500 staff and is supported by 10,000 volunteers. [ 3 ]
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations. [1]
Bethesda, a 501(c)3 non-profit, provides supports and services for more than 2,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in 11 states including California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Opinion: Disability Pride Month inspires me to reflect on lessons learned over more than three decades in community leadership. As a leader in disability advocacy, here are five lessons I have ...
The Arc of the United States is an organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization was founded in the 1950s by parents of people with developmental disabilities. [1] Since then, the organization has established state chapters in 39 states, and 730 local chapters in states across the country. [2]
1973 – In December 1973 Leonard Roy Frank and Wade Hudson founded Network Against Psychiatric Assault (NAPA), a patients' and survivors' advocacy group. [101] [102] 1974 – Significant amendments were made to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in 1974. [103] The most important change was the expansion of the definition of "handicapped individual."