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National Disability Leadership Alliance (NDLA) is a national cross-disability coalition that represents the authentic voice of people with disabilities.
NDLA is led by 15 national organizations run by people with disabilities with identifiable grassroots constituencies around the country. The NDLA steering committee includes: ADAPT, the American Association of People with Disabilities, the American Council of the Blind, the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the Hearing Loss Association of America, Little People of America, the National Association of the Deaf, the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery, the National Council on Independent Living, the National Federation of the Blind, the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities, Not Dead Yet, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered, and the United Spinal Association.
Originally created as the Justice For All Action Network, over the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, members of the steering committee held a retreat to determine the future of the network. The group formalized the network, adopted the new name and tagline, and adopted operational guidelines.
The Great Lakes ADA Center is a member of the ADA National Network.The Center and Network's mission is to increase awareness and knowledge with the ultimate goal of achieving voluntary compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Great Lakes ADA Center is one of 10 Centers that comprise the Network serving the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
The Great Lakes ADA Center is a program of theDepartment of Disability and Human Development under the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Great Lakes ADA Center and the ADA National Network are funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the auspices of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)