Disability Rights Montana envisions a society where people with disabilities have equality of opportunity and are able to participate fully in community life by exercising choice and self-determination.
Links to other Services
ADAPT: A national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists.
Adaptive Dance: Offered by the Cohesion Dance Project, Adaptive Dance is a safe, fun, and supportive environment for students to move, learn, and grow, enjoying the artistic, social, and physical benefits of creative movement in an environment specifically tailored to their abilities.
Autism Parents Support Group: The parents meet socially once a month for those who live in Helena to share experiences, advice, and to provide general support for one another in accessing the information and services we need.
Deaf Community and Culture: How people “label” or identify themselves is personal and may reflect identification with the deaf and hard of hearing community, the degree to which they can hear, or the relative age of onset.
Disability History Museum: A library of virtual artifacts about the historical experiences of people with disabilities.
Disability Respect Guide: A thoughtful guide for your words and actions when interacting with members of the disability community.
Institute on Disability Culture: “We are proud of ourselves as people with disabilities. We claim our disabilities with pride as part of our identity.”
Montana Association of the Deaf: As a nonprofit organization, the mission of MAD is to promote, protect, and preserve the rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the state of Montana.
Montana Deaf-Blind Project Facebook Group: The major objective of the project is to expand the knowledge and skills of family members, teachers and service providers who provide services to individuals who are deaf-blind.
Montana Hands & Voices: Hands & Voices is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families and their children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, as well as the professionals who serve them.
Montana-National Federation of the Blind: Every day the National Federation of the Blind raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.
New Mobility: The magazine for active wheelchair users.