Disability Awareness: Community Resources

Scroll down for links to Indiana-based nonprofits, State of Indiana Government Departments, and National Organizations providing resources and services

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Local Resources

Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities

From website:  "The Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities (GCPD) strives to uplift people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in Indiana by implementing the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act), a federal law created to support people with disabilities and their families."

 

Indiana Civil Rights Commission

From website: "The Indiana Civil Rights Commission enforces the Indiana civil rights laws and provides education and services to the public in an effort to ensure equal opportunity for all Hoosiers and visitors to the State of Indiana."

Indiana Disability Rights

From website: "Working to uphold, promote and advance the rights of individuals with disabilities."

Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS)

From website: "The Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services manages the delivery of services to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities."

Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

From website: "The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana's University Center for Excellence in Disabilities, has fostered a foundation of excellence for community investment in developmental disabilities since 1970. Our mission is to work with communities to welcome, value, and support the meaningful participation of people of all ages and abilities through research, education and service."

"The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community has a full-serve lending library with a wide variety of resources about disabilities across the lifespan. Regardless of where you live, we are happy to lend our materials to you through the mail or to help you find the answers you need."

Indiana Disability Resource FINDER's Glossary

This glossary includes acronyms and definitions of terms.  It is provided and maintained by the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.

AccessAbility

From website: "We advocate with and empower all people with disabilities through supports and services, free of charge in Central Indiana."