Native Disability Resources

• Indian Health Service Home Page

http://www.ihs.gov/

IHS has the mission to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level and to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.

• Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation, Inc. (CANAR)

http://www.canar.org/

The mission of CANAR is to serve as an avenue for collaboration and cooperation between Administrators of rehabilitation projects serving Native American persons with disabilities, to increase and enhance the quality of services, resulting in positive outcomes for Native American persons with disabilities.

• Health of Native People of North America

http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v1n2/gray

This is an annotated mediagraphy compiled for the purpose of providing a comprehensive listing of the current audiovisual materials on Native health in the United States and Canada.

• Three Feathers Associates

http://www.threefeathersassoc.com/

This organization has a mission to promote the health, education, and welfare of American Indian and Alaska Native people.

• American Indian Disability Technical Assistance Center

http://aidtac.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/

The American Indian Disability Technical Assistance Center, or AIDTAC, is an informational and technical assistance center that works with American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages to help their members with disabilities live healthy lives as part of the community.

• Office of Minority Health

http://www.omhrc.gov/

Advises on public health issues affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, Blacks/African Americans, and Hispanics/Latinos.

• Pathways to Improving Outreach to American Indians and Alaska Natives who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing

http://www.uark.edu/depts/rehabres/AmericanIndian/Study.htm

Project to address key rehabilitation outreach needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind, and who are living in urban settings or are in transition from tribal lands.

• Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc.

http://www.spiritlakeconsulting.com/index.html

This mission of Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc. is to improve people's lives in American Indian and other disadvantaged communities through evaluation, grant writing, and technical assistance regarding Native disability.

• Understanding Disabilities in American Indian and Alaskan Native Communities: Toolkit Guide

http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2003/native_toolkit.htm

This toolkit is a collective project of the National Council on Disability and Native disability experts. It contains information about disabilities, Indian tribes, and resources. It also contains suggestions for improving services, providing protections, and tapping resources in local tribal communities for people with disabilities. The guide focuses primarily on health care, independent living, education, and vocational rehabilitation. In addition, resources are provided in the areas of housing and transportation.

This resource list was adapted from Family Village Native American Disability Resources.