Related Links & Organizations
The Review of Disability Studies: In order to address the need for an internationally-focused academic journal in the field of Disability Studies, the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is pleased to announce the publication of, “The Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal” (RDS). RDS was founded in 2003 by the late Dr. David Pfeiffer.
 AAMR: The American Association on Mental Retardation is
the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals (and others)
concerned about mental retardation and related disabilities
AAMR Massachusetts Chapter
 ARC Massachusetts: Arc Massachusetts’ (formerly
the Massachusetts Association for Retarded Citizens) mission is to enhance the quality of
life for individuals with specific developmental disabilities. Arc Massachusetts
accomplishes this mission by promoting quality community services and advocating for
enlightened public policy
 Brandeis University: Waltham,
Massachusetts. Brandeis is the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored college or
university in the country. A culturally diverse student body of 3,020 undergraduates and
1,199 graduate students enjoys unsurpassed access to an involved faculty of nationally and
internationally acclaimed scholars. The school supports an innovative and exciting
program of learning that emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge and the
solution of real-life problems.
Also see the Sociology department where Irv Zola was a distinguished Professor and
Director. Brandeis Sociology Department.
 Heller School. Established in 1959, The
Heller School for Social Policy and Management is ensconced atop the hills of Brandeis University, a 235-acre
suburban campus nine miles west of Boston. You may know that Heller was the first school
of its kind to bridge the gap between social welfare and policy. But you may not know that
Heller faculty members have served as
expert witnesses in a number of pivotal class action suits that changed the face of human
services and established the right to education for children with disabilities in the
United States. Or that Heller faculty and alumni have held a variety of presidential
appointments, including the first two assistant secretaries of aging. Or that Heller
research has led directly to congressional legislation such as the Social Health
Maintenance Organization demonstration project in 1984 and the National Affordable Housing
Act of 1990.
Also see the Nathan and Toby Starr
Center where Gunnar Dybwad served as the Center's founding Director. Currently
Board Member Professor Marty Wyngaarden-Krauss is the Center's director.
 DSQ: Disabilities Studies Quarterly at the University of
Hawaii, Center on Disability Studies.
 Independent Living: A site dedicated to the
promotion and well being of people with disabilities. Their mission is to promote
opportunities and help gain political power as well as assisting development and education
where needed.
Irving Kenneth Zola Page: A website
dedicated to the life and research of Professor Irv Zola.
 Lemberg Children Center: The Gersh and Sarah Lemberg
Children’s Center, Inc. was founded in 1970 by members of the Brandeis University
community who needed high quality day care for their young children. The program includes
the Center for Early Childhood Teacher Development and the Rosemary F. Dybwad
Consultation Services Program. The Children's Center supports inclusive
education in the early childhood and primary school teacher development curriculum. The
Howe Library works with the Center in this effort.
 IASSID: International Association for the
Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities is an international
and interdisciplinary scientific organization that promotes worldwide research and
exchange of information on intellectual disabilities.
 Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation:
Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
 National ARC: The Arc
is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related
developmental disabilities and their families. It is devoted to promoting and improving
supports and services for people with mental retardation and their families. The
association also fosters research and education regarding the prevention of mental
retardation in infants and young children.
Society For Disability Studies: The Society for
Disability Studies is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization established to
promote interdisciplinary research on humanistic and social scientific aspects of
disability and chronic illness. Its membership includes social scientists, scholars in the
humanities and disability rights advocates concerned with the problems of disabled people
in society. The purpose of the society is to bring together people from diverse
backgrounds and substantive concerns. The Society is committed to developing theoretical
and practical knowledge about disability and to promoting the full and equal participation
of persons with disabilities in society.
Institute on Disability Culture.
"People with disabilities have forged a group identity. We share a
common history of oppression and a common bond of resiliance. We generate art,
music, literature and other expressions of our lives and our culture, infused from our
experience of disability. Most importantly, we are proud of ourselves as people with
disabilities. We claim our disabilities with pride as a part of our identity.
We are who we are: People with disabilities." Steve Brown, 1996 in Mainstream
Magazine on the meaning of disability culture.
 Adaptive Environment. A non-profit organization,
AE was founded in 1978 to address the environmental issues that confront people with
disabilities and elderly people. Adaptive Environments promotes accessibility as well as
universal design through education programs, technical assistance, training, consulting,
publications and design advocacy. Its mission is to promote, facilitate, and advocate for
international adoption of policies and designs that enable every individual, regardless of
disability or age, to participate fully in all aspects of society.
 The Roeher Institute. The Roeher Institute is a leading
policy-research and development organization. Its mission is to generate knowledge,
information and skills to secure the inclusion, citizenship, human rights and equality of
people with intellectual and other disabilities.
 The Canadian Association for Community Living is Canada's
national association dedicated to promoting the participation of people with intellectual
disabilities in all aspects community life.We were founded in 1958 by parents of children
with intellectual disabilities who wanted supports and services within the community
instead of in institutions. Over the years, we have become one of Canada's ten largest
charitable organizations, and have grown into a federation of 10 provincial and two
territorial associations comprising of 420 local associations and over 40,000 members.
 Federation for Children with Special Needs.
"The Mission of the Federation for Children
with Special Needs is to provide information, support, and assistance to parents of
children with disabilities, their professional partners, and their communities. We are
committed to listening to and learning from families, and encouraging full participation
in community life by all people, especially those with disabilities."
 Massachusetts
Developmental Disabilities Council. The mission of the Massachusetts
Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) is to provide opportunities for people with
developmental disabilities and their families to enhance independence, productivity,
integration and inclusion. It is the Council's belief that the greatest impact on public
policy occurs through self-advocacy, supported by the development and maintenance of
strong coalitions. We work to bring people with developmental disabilities and their
families together with policy makers to advocate on their own behalf. The Council fosters
and supports coalitions with other advocacy and community groups, and supports close
working relationships among and between the various public and private service providers
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