1. Many disability organizations are classified by type of disability. Do you see differences between these organizations based on whether they are meant to represent people with apparent disabilities vs. non-apparent? How about when you compare organizations representing people with intellectual and mental disabilities vs. physical disabilities?
Use this link as your reference to answer question 1.
2. Do you believe an association like AAPD is stronger than a group organizing people around a specific disability (like the blind or deaf communities, for example)? Are they stronger politically in creating change on behalf of their community or in their ability to serve their own members?
3. One resource is very different from the others – the organization “Autism Speaks” is run by parents of children with autism, rather than people with disabilities themselves. What differences do you note between Autism Speaks and other, disability-led organizations? How do you think this impacts the organization and its ability to create change vs. how the organization might serve its disability community members?
4. Have you found or researched other disability rights organizations than those listed? If so, how do they compare when you think about the important role of organizing people with disabilities in our fight for equality and disability rights in the US?
