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• Abilities Network

  http://www.abilitiesnetwork.org/
  Coalition of agencies serving people with disabilities.

• Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.

  http://www.aje-dc.org/
  Works to educate and train parents, and those working with parents about the laws that govern the education of children with disabilities or conditions that impede their ability to learn and successfully matriculate through the public school system. Includes programs, workshops, events and employment opportunities.

• Easter Seals

  http://www.easterseals.com/DCMDVA/
  Assists people with disabilities in living independently.

• Green Door

  http://www.greendoor.org/
  Works to prepare people with severe and persistent mental illness to work and live independently. Include programs, services, employment opportunities and membership information.

• L'Arche Washington, DC

  http://www.larche-gwdc.org/
  Offers permanent special needs housing for men and women with developmental disabilities. Includes membership information, news and events.

• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill DC

  http://www.namidc.org/
  Facilitates self-help groups for mental health consumers, family members and friends. Features support groups.

• Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, Inc.

  http://www.dcqualitytrust.org/
  Advocacy group for children and adults with developmental disabilities in the District of Columbia. Founded as part of a settlement in the class action lawsuit that closed Forest Haven, the District’s institution for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

• Regional Disabilities Resources

  http://knowledgeway.org/disabilitieslinks/trans.html
  Provides local transit information for persons with disabilities.

• University Legal Services Assistive Technology Program for the District of Columbia - ULS/ATPDC

  http://www.atpdc.org/
  Works to improve the District's capacity to provide appropriate assistive technology devices and services for all Washingtonians with disabilities. Includes programs, services, calendar and newsletter. [English, Spanish]

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