Links
Per the Press Release:
On Thursday, February 12th, 2009 Vice President Joe Biden Announced Kareem Dale as Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy.
This is the first time a President has had a Special Assistant focused exclusively on disability policy. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Vice-President-Joe-Biden-Announces-Kareem-Dale-As-Special-Assistant-to-the-President-for-Disability-Policy/)
More on the White House Disabilities Agenda may be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/disabilities/
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
(National Self Advocacy Association)
Chester Finn - Chair
P.O. Box 30142
Kansas City, MO 64112
www.sabeusa.org
chester.finn@omr.state.ny.us
SABEnation@gmail.com
North Carolina General Assembly Website
www.ncga.state.nc.us
The Arc of North Carolina
Dave Richard – Executive Director
www.arcnc.org
(919) 782-4632
NC Council on Developmental Disabilities
Holly Riddle - Executive Director
www.nccdd.org
(919) 420-7901
Disability Rights - NC
Vicki Smith - Executive Director
info@disabilityrightsnc.org
(877) 235-4210 toll free
(919) 856-2195
NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services - Consumer Empowerment Team
www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas
(919) 715-3197
North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Jim Swantz
www.dvr.dhhs.state.nc.us
(919) 855-3500
Alliance of Disability Advocates - Center for Independent Living
Rene Cummings – Executive Director
www.alliancecil.org
(919) 833-1117
First in Families of NC
Betsy MacMichael - State Coordinator
www.fifnc.org
(919) 781-3616 ext. 223
Kiwanis / Aktion Club
Jack Hatfield, Regional Coordinator NC & SC
jackhatfield@earthlink.net
(803) 748 – 5020
NC Office on Disability and Health
Karen Luken, Project Director
www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncodh
(919) 966-0881
Partnerships in Assistive Technology
www.PAT.org
assist@pat.org
(919) 872-2298
National Disability TV Channel
with-tv.blogspot.com
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