Advocacy

LRM'S Place LRM'S Place- Personal web site of public policy analyst Laura Remson Mitchell. Primary focus is on health-care reform and disability policy. Includes original articles and comment… Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)- An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates and parents established to improve the quality and qu… Washington Speech and Hearing Association Washington Speech and Hearing Association- Advocates for the communicatively impaired, speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Sprint Project Connect Sprint Project Connect- A wireless phone donation and recycling program, to raise money and support for people with disabilities. Bear's Society Bear's Society- About a self advocate who is currently People First President in Ridgecrest, California, making a difference. Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)- To ensure that people with disabilities are treated as equals and that they are given the same decisions, choices, rights, responsibiliti… Auto Workers Press Auto Workers Press- This site is created to specialize in disabled auto workers rights and to be an advocate for auto workers who are being discriminated against, on the basis of … TASH - Disability Advocacy Worldwide TASH - Disability Advocacy Worldwide- An international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in … Not Dead Yet! Not Dead Yet!- Disability activists opposed to the legalization of assisted suicide. Disabled Peoples' International Disabled Peoples' International- A grassroots,cross-disability network with member organizations in over 110 countries, over half of which are in the developing world. American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)- Fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real support instead of being locked away in nursing ho… Bazelon Center for Mental Health Laws Bazelon Center for Mental Health Laws- Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability. Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities- A coalition of approximately 100 national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures … Advocacy, Inc. Advocacy, Inc.- An Austin, Texas based non profit organization that represents the disabled community, including special education. Council for Disability Rights Council for Disability Rights- Advancing rights and enhancing lives for people with disabilities in Chicago, Illinois. Articles on advocating for yourself and coping with the syst… Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc. Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc.- A national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legi… NICHCY NICHCY- NICHCY is a national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability related issues, focusing on children and youth, birth to age 22. Yahoo! Groups: rpgwritersclub Yahoo! Groups: rpgwritersclub- The RPG Writers Club, a message board and chat room for amateur game designers. Active Exploits Diceless Roleplaying Active Exploits Diceless Roleplaying- Diceless roleplaying system with multiple setting books. Truerune's Suikoden RPG Truerune's Suikoden RPG- A system based on the Suikoden Video Game Series published in Word .doc format. Faunae Faunae- A free system about animals and their exploits in a world inspired by both fables and realistic nature. Heavy Ordnance Heavy Ordnance- Using the Reflex System players live out their childhood fantasies. Jons Page'O'Stuff Jons Page'O'Stuff- The site offers five free games. Three RPG's (one near-future cyberpunk type, one dark ages and one star trek type) and two quick-play board games. Mind's Eye Publishing Mind's Eye Publishing- Publisher of several free games and sponsor of the Free RPG Webring. BlueObelisk BlueObelisk- Project to develop resources for chemistry based around the concepts of open data, open standards and open source. Members list, details of activities, mailing list, … Schoolforge Schoolforge- An international coalition of organizations fostering free and open resources in and for education. Astronomical Software Wants To Be Free: A Manifesto Astronomical Software Wants To Be Free: A Manifesto- Paper by Benjamin J. Weiner and co-authors, arguing that the advantages of open-sourcing astronomical software outweigh the dr… GNU.org: Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software GNU.org: Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software- Explains the difference between "Free Software" described as a social movement focusing on freedom and "Open Source" de… Boycott Novell Boycott Novell- Discusses exclusionary and questionable deals (such as the deal between Novell and Microsoft) which it views as attempts to undermine the purpose and goals of the … Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure- Dedicated to establishing a free market in information technology, by the removal of barriers to competition and working towards …