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Ability360 is a consumer-controlled Center for Independent Living in Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 1981 as Arizona Bridge to Independent Living, that empowers people with disabilities to achieve and sustain independent lifestyles. Its campus co-locates 11 disability service organisations and includes a world-class adaptive sports and fitness centre.
Access Living is Chicago's Center for Independent Living, largely governed and staffed by people with disabilities, offering peer support, advocacy, independent living skills training, and civil rights enforcement. Founded in 1980, it serves people with any disability across metropolitan Chicago.
The National Centre for Autism that pioneered the autism movement in India and South Asia — providing special education, parent support, training programmes, and policy advocacy for autistic people and their families since 1991.
The continental membership body of Disabled Persons' Organisations across Africa, established in 2014, uniting and amplifying the voices of persons with disabilities at pan-African, regional, and international levels. ADF is governed by an elected Executive Council drawn from representative DPOs continent-wide.
Nation's largest cross-disability rights organisation, focused on increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities through civic engagement and employment advocacy.
APF France Handicap is France's largest disability organisation, recognised for public utility and governed by people with disabilities since its founding in 1933. It defends the rights of people with motor disabilities and chronic illness through 575 local delegations, establishments, and adapted enterprises across France.
A regional intergovernmental centre established in Bangkok as the legacy of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, jointly supported by the Royal Thai Government and JICA. Endorsed by UN ESCAP as the regional cooperative base for disability-inclusive development across the Asia-Pacific, promoting training, knowledge exchange, and technical cooperation.
APAE is Latin America's largest network serving people with intellectual, multiple, and autism-spectrum disabilities, with over 2,100 local chapters across Brazil since 1954. It provides health, education, and social assistance through a family-led model, collectively serving approximately 350,000 people.
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) is a national Disabled Peoples Organisation (DPO) governed and led by people with disability, working for long-term social change. Founded in 2003, AFDO represents member organisations across Australia and acts as a unified national voice on disability policy, rights, and NDIS reform.
ASAN is a national advocacy organisation run by and for autistic people, working to advance the rights of autistic people through public policy, community-building, and direct support. Their motto is "Nothing About Us Without Us."
The Caribbean Disability Network is a regional civil society platform founded in 2024 to advance disability inclusion and rights across the Caribbean, fostering collaboration among disability advocates, governments, development partners, and the private sector. It organises the annual Caribbean Disability Conference and leads regional data and research initiatives.
China's national government-commissioned federation representing the interests of the country's 85 million persons with disabilities, established in Beijing in 1988. CDPF oversees national disability policy, rehabilitation services, vocational training, and accessibility standards through a network of provincial and county branches employing approximately 120,000 staff.
CNIB Foundation is a national Canadian charity that has supported people living with sight loss since 1918, providing community programs, assistive technology resources, and advocacy to empower blind and partially sighted Canadians to participate fully in life. Through a nationwide network of over 50 offices and the largest accessible library in North America, CNIB delivers peer support, tech training, and employment readiness programs across every province.
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities is Canada's oldest national, disability-led human rights organization, uniting provincial advocacy groups since 1976 to advance inclusion across all areas of society. It pursues disability rights through Supreme Court of Canada interventions, federal consultations, and public education on issues from accessible transport to income security.
The Czech National Disability Council is the largest umbrella organisation of people with disabilities in the Czech Republic, uniting more than 250,000 members through national associations and Regional Disability Councils. Founded in 2000, it advocates for the rights and interests of people with all types of disabilities at the national and European levels.