Donations
American Disabilities Foundation is officially a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
BASH EVENT OVERVIEW Video
Mission Focused Fundraising & Ways to Support the ADF & the Bash
The American Disabilities Foundation relies on the generous donations by our supporters, donors, & contributors. We are blessed by the many donors and contributors every year to make the Bash possible and successful.
Now, we are expanding the work of the Foundation and look to grow our programming beyond the Bash. This is part of our new approach with new campaigns to help sustain the nonprofit beyond the event itself annually.
The Bash is not just about a fun day for our disabled community…
…it is about changing lives. We must strongly communicate this distinction with our words, images, events, and even our messaging structure! Everything about the Bash focuses on how donations impact the lives of the disabled in our community.
This is extremely critical when enlisting the involvement of community leaders. The Bash can produce significant dollars and create volunteer & board prospects. These two benefits make it very appealing. The Bash should be presented as a vehicle to involve large numbers of community members in support for our cause, children and families and caregivers whose lives are changed by the presence of caring adults and an engaged community.
Current Florida Disability & Health Stats
Prevalence of Disabilities among Florida Adults (ages 18 and older)*
- 25%
Did you know? 1 in 5 Americans have a disability, seen or unseen. In Palm Beach County, it’s 1 in 4 – 25% of our community.
- 33.33%
Did you know? 1 in 3 Florida adults have a disability. That’s 33.3% in FL.
- 13.5%
Disability Types: Mobility — 13.5%
- 13.1%
Disability Types: Cognitive — 13.1%
- 5.4%
Disability Types: Hearing — 5.4%
- 4.8%
Disability Types: Vision — 4.8%
What are the right terminologies for referring to people with disabilities?
Right terminologies for referring to people with disabilities.
Accepted Terms
Appropriate
Person with disability
Disabled person
Inappropriate
Handicapped,
Differently abled/crippled
Special people
Divyang
The disabled
Person with visual disability
Person with blindness
Person with low vision
The blind
Deaf person
Hard of hearing person
Deaf-mute/dumb
Person with intellectual disability
Mentally retarded /Retard
Person with psychosocial disability/mental illness
Mad, Psycho
Person with autism
Person with epilepsy
Person with hemophilia
Person affected by Leprosy
Autistic/Epileptic/Hemophilic/Leper
Wheelchair user
Wheelchair bound
American Disabilities Foundation (ADF)
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Address
American Disabilities
Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 99.
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Federal ID# 46-4699013