List of disability organizations

This is a list of disability organizations, including advocacy groups and charities that provide services to people with disabilities.

A

 * Action Deaf Youth
 * ADAPT
 * American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) (1876) – AAIDD are promoters for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
 * American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services.
 * American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations.
 * American Council of the Blind (ACB) – represents a diverse range of groups within the blind community.
 * American Diabetes Association (ADA) (1939) – educates the public about diabetes.
 * American Foundation for the Blind (1921) – primarily serves the blind population and focuses on advocacy and services.
 * The Arc of the United States – A national organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
 * ARC Association for Real Change (1976) – supports the providers of the individuals with learning disabilities.
 * Aspies For Freedom (AFF) – Raises public awareness for autism.
 * Autism Network International (ANI) (1992) – Advocacy and self-help for autistic people.
 * Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) (2006) – Advocacy to empower autistic people worldwide.

B

 * Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) – Advance the civic, economic, and social participation of persons with disabilities in a global society.
 * Best Buddies International (BBI) – create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to make friends.
 * British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS) - Canadian Indigenous cross disability organization

C

 * Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) (1918) – Volunteer organization dedicated to assisting Canadians who are blind.
 * Catalan Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (1993) – Helps support blind and visually impaired in everyday life.
 * Center for Independent Living (1972)
 * Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth
 * Community Options (1989)
 * Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates

D

 * Disability Rights Commission
 * Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (1979)
 * Disability Rights UK
 * Disabled American Veterans
 * Disabled Children's Computer Group
 * Disabled in Action (1970)
 * Disabled Peoples' International
 * Disability Rights Wisconsin (1977)
 * DisAbled Women's Network Canada

E-H

 * Easter Seals (1916) – an international organization that provides services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work, and play in their communities.
 * Enabling Unit – It ensures affirmative action's concerning persons with disabilities at University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and is a first such unit for students with disabilities in any medical institution in India.
 * Endeavour
 * Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 * FAIDD (The Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities)
 * Foundation for Active Rehabilitation
 * Galloway's Society for the Blind

I-K

 * IDIRIYA – not-for-profit Sri Lankan NGO promoting "Accessibility at Public Buildings and Facilities" and focusing on "Accessible Tourism for All".
 * Infinite Ability – a special interest group within the Medical Humanities Group of University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
 * International Association of Accessibility Professionals
 * International Blind Sports Federation
 * International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)
 * International Ventilator Users Network
 * Kupenda for the Children

L

 * L'Arche
 * Latvian Association for Support of Disabled People
 * Little People of America – the national organization for people with skeletal dysplasias that result in short stature.

M

 * March of Dimes Canada
 * Mind (The National Association for Mental Health, UK)
 * MindFreedom International (1990)
 * Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS)
 * Muscular Dystrophy Association

N-O

 * National Alliance on Mental Illness
 * National Association of the Deaf (1880) – an American organization that primarily serves the Deaf population and focuses on advocacy and services.
 * National Autistic Society
 * National Disabled Women's Educational Equity Project
 * National Down Syndrome Congress (1973) – a national (American) not-for-profit organization that provides individuals, families, and health care providers information and support about Down syndrome.
 * National Federation of the Blind
 * National Spinal Cord Injury Association
 * Not Dead Yet

P-Q

 * People with Disability Australia
 * Post-Polio Health International

R

 * Rehabilitation International
 * RespectAbility
 * RNIB (The Royal National Institute of Blind People)
 * RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People)

S

 * Scope
 * Slovenian Disability Rights Association
 * Society for Disability Studies
 * Spastic Society of Gurgaon (2007) – Indian Organization providing care to persons with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, autism, multiple disabilities
 * Special Hockey International
 * Special Olympics
 * Survivor Corps

T

 * TASH
 * Tourette Association of America – A national organization dedicated to the support of people living with Tourette Syndrome

U-Z

 * United Cerebral Palsy
 * United Spinal Association, formerly the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
 * Women with Disabilities Feminist Collective, Australian social support organization in the 1980s
 * World Institute on Disability
 * YAI, The National Institute For People With Disabilities Network (previously known as Young Adult Institute)