Rehabilitation Counseling: Organizations

"ARCA is an organization of rehabilitation counseling practitioners, educators, and students who are concerned with improving the lives of people with disabilities. Rehabilitation Counselors are counselors with specialized training and expertise in providing counseling and other services to persons with disability."

A group within the American Psychological Association interested the the psychological aspects of disability and rehabilitation.

"ACRE is a national membership organization for trainers and educators who work in the field of employment for people with disabilities. We share a common mission of advocacy through education to improve the quality of employment services for people with disabilities."

"California Hands & Voices is a parent-driven, non-profit Organization dedicated to supporting families’ choices in language, communication modality and methodologies without bias."

"The Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation is composed of the chief administrators of the public rehabilitation agencies serving individuals with physical and mental disabilities in the States, District of Columbia, and the territories. These agencies constitute the state partners in the State-Federal program of rehabilitation services provided under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The Council’s members supervise the rehabilitation of some 1.2 million persons with disabilities."

"CORE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and is a member of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA). CORE accredits graduate programs that provide academic preparation for a variety of professional rehabilitation counseling positions."

"Vision Statement: The leading professional association of choice for rehabilitation professionals and those with interest in private sector rehabilitation."

"The Job-Driven VRTAC strives to identify, adapt, embed, and sustain job-driven practices that lead to improved employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Our center supports businesses to find and retain productive workers. The center creates VR-specific sustainable models of job-driven practices. Outcomes and strategies from the Job-Driven VRTAC will develop a knowledge base on the four topic areas of 1) labor market information, 2) services to employers, 3) building and maintaining employer relations, and 4) services to training providers."

"NAMRC is dedicated to promoting cultural diversity and disability through advocacy for excellence and equity in rehabilitation research, education and practice."

"The National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) is a professional organization of educators dedicated to quality services for persons with disabilities through education and research. NCRE advocates up-to-date education and training and the maintenance of professional standards in the field of rehabilitation."

"The National Organization on Disability is a leading resource for businesses seeking to access the talent pool of America’s 80% of working-age people with disabilities who are not employed."

"NRA members work to eliminate barriers and increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. We provide our members opportunities for advocacy and increased awareness of issues through professional development and access to current research topics. Together, we work towards a society where there are no barriers, environmental or attitudinal, to full employment and participation in life."

"The National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) was founded in 1958 as an organization to represent the unique concerns of practicing rehabilitation counselors. Membership then consisted of primarily state/federal vocational rehabilitation employees. Since that time, NRCA has continued to broaden its membership base, and expand benefits to members. Today, NRCA is one of the largest national organization representing rehabilitation counselors practicing in a variety of work settings: private non-profit agencies, hospital medical settings, educational programs, private-for-profit businesses, state/federal agencies, private practice, unions, and others."

"RESNA is the premier professional membership organization dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of people with disabilities through increasing access to technology solutions."

"SDS is a lively scholarly association of more than 400 artists, scholars and activists who promote Disability Studies, recognizing disability as a complex and valuable aspect of human experience."

"SCRS develops comprehensive programs, responding to the needs of the disability community, enabling them to lead healthy, independent, and productive lives. Most services are provided free of charge to all persons with disabilities. Funds for programs come from federal, state, county and city governments, and grants from private foundations, corporations, and individuals."

The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) assists Californians with disabilities to obtain and retain employment and maximize their equality and ability to live independently in their communities.

"The mission of the Rehabilitation Counseling program at CSUSB is to develop students to be Rehabilitation Counselors who work with individuals with disabilities. Special encouragement is given to students who wish to focus on bilingual/multicultural issues in their program. Students may work as practitioners, case managers, and administrators. The Program encourages the recruitment, retention, and successful completion of students from under-represented populations in order to ensure diversity within the profession."

"The National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM) [is] the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s (RSA) central repository for training resources in vocational rehabilitation. The NCRTM offers the vocational rehabilitation and education communities, grantees, researchers, trainers and practitioners the opportunity to gain visibility for their work, while contributing new knowledge to their specific fields."

"The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) works to improve the lives of people with disabilities by guarding against abuse; advocating for basic rights; and ensuring accountability in health care, education, employment, housing, transportation, and within the juvenile and criminal justice systems. NDRN is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and the Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the Network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States."

Their mission is to "provide leadership and resources to assist state and other agencies in providing vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other services to individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and integration into the community and the competitive labor market."

"This website was intended to be a place for a variety of stakeholders to easily find guidance, tools, and resources for Section 508 procurements with the ultimate goal of ensuring equal participation for people with disabilities by improving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility."

"Ticket to Work is a free and voluntary program that can help Social Security beneficiaries go to work, get a good job that may lead to a career, and become financially independent, all while they keep their Medicare or Medicaid. Individuals who receive Social Security benefits because of a disability and are age 18 through 64 probably already qualify for the program."

"We are the premier database for unbiased, comprehensive information on products, solutions and resources to improve productivity and ease life’s tasks."

"The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), founded in 1979, is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities."

"The mission of the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE) is to facilitate the sharing of information between rehabilitation researchers in the U.S. and those in other countries. CIRRIE makes available to the disability community in the U.S. knowledge that has been found useful in other countries."