Welcome to the Disability Coalition
The Coalition is an alliance of organizations and individuals who have joined to promote the full and equal participation of men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. We work together to advocate for public policy that ensures self-determination, independence, empowerment, and inclusion for people with disabilities in areas such as accessibility, education, healthcare, housing, and voting rights.
Blog Newsline
- 07/02/2009
Pfizer Inc announced today that it will launch an innovative program to help eligible unemployed Americans and their families who have lost their health insurance maintain access to their Pfizer medicines for free. The inspiration for the new program, called MAINTAIN™ (Medicines Assistance for Those who Are in Need), was generated by Pfizer employees who were witnessing friends, family and neighbors struggle to make ends meet after losing their jobs.
- 07/01/2009
It is with great pleasure that I would like to introduce to you Project BRAIN’s newest team member, Wanda M. Baker. Jennifer and I welcomed Wanda to our team on June 16, 2009 as the new full-time Resource Specialist & Trainer covering the West Tennessee Region.
- 07/01/2009
The National Network of ADA Centers announces new episodes on the Disability Law Lowdown website at ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. The first video podcast series in American Sign Language bring a new level of service to the Deaf community by expanding traditional audio-only podcasts to include video that allows subscribers too see native Deaf speakers signing the show’s content.
- 06/18/2009
AT&T Tennessee today delivered a check for $466,628 to the Tennessee Regulatory Authority for the Tennessee Relay Service and the Telecommunications Devices Access Program. TRS and TDAP are services administered by the Tennessee Regulatory Authority to provide free or low cost services for qualifying Tennesseans with disabilities.
TN General Assembly
Help make a difference by joining the Action Network and using our website to keep up on the latest happenings at the General Assembly.
Communicating with Your Legislator
Keeping up with Legislators and Committees
Small Grants
Information coming this summer about the Coalition's small grants program for organizations.
