Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with ...

The Center for Independent Living (CIL) is a national leader in helping people with disabilities live independently and become productive, fully participating members of society.

My hands shake so much - I never thought I would be able to examine my own breasts. At BHAWD I learned how to do a self-exam... I felt I was taking care of myself. At the BHAWD clinic I was able to get onto the exam table, and for the first time, have a good breast exam. I know that early detection might save my life some day but, in the past, having a mammogram was such an ordeal. Through ...