This list includes organizations and publications that provide information on disability-related legislation and legal resources for parents and caregivers with disabilities.
Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children
Publication providing a comprehensive review of the barriers and facilitators people with diverse disabilities experience when exercising their right to create and maintain families.
Ncd.gov publication (external link)
ADA Rights of Parents with Disabilities
Government website with multiple resources covering how child welfare services and courts can provide access and accommodations to make sure parents and prospective parents with disabilities are not discriminated against.
ADA.gov website (external link)
Parenting with a Disability: Know Your Rights Toolkit (2016) by Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Document that covers disability law and parental rights, including instances of adoption, foster care, and custody arrangements.
NCD.gov publication (external link)
Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Courts under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Document by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) that issues technical assistance to assist state and local child welfare agencies and courts to ensure that the welfare of children and families is protected in a manner that also protects the civil rights of parents and prospective parents with disabilities.
ADA.gov publication (external link)
The Arc Position Statement on Parents with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
Position statement providing background on the issue and overview of supports that should be available to parents with I/DD.
TheArc.org publication (external link)
National ADA network
Website covering the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); not parenting specific but some information regarding parenting with a disability.
ADATA.org website (external link)
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
A national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities; includes some supports for parents with disabilities.
DREDF.org website (external link)
Directory of Law School Public Interest & Pro Bono Programs
Directory of law schools that have a pro bono requirement for their students; may be a legal resource for parents and grandparents in need of legal assistance with custody or other issues.
Americanbar.org website (external link)
Grandfamilies.org
A national legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system.
Grandfamilies.org website (external link)
Adopt US Kids
Adoption and foster support for parents with disabilities.
AdoptUSkids.org website (external link)
Parents’ Rights for Special Education Services – CA Department of Education
Explains the rights of California parents of children with disabilities in the special education process, not specific to parents with disabilities.