ACDS Competitors

Mission Statement: To promote the independence and inclusion of people with cerebral palsy, intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities through our network of affiliates and partnerships. Vision Statement: A life of dignity, independence, and opportunity for people with disabilities. To learn more about us, click here: https://www.linktr.ee/ucpnational

The Arc is the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. With approximately 140,000 members affiliated through over 600 state and local chapters across the nation, we are on the front lines to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families have the support and services they need to be fully engaged in their communities. The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with I/DD and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes. If you are interested in a career with The Arc, visit our job board: http://www.thearc.org/what-we-do/resources/job-board.

LifeShare Blood Center regularly supplies blood components to approximately 100 medical facilities, primarily throughout Louisiana, east Texas and south Arkansas. Founded in Shreveport, LA in 1942, it is a nonprofit community service provider governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. LifeShare is a member of America’s Blood Centers and the American Rare Donor Program, is licensed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and accredited by AABB. The Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) is one of only 66 AABB accredited IRL's in the world and a supplier of rare blood as a member of the American Rare Donor Program. Our Scientific Support Services have a reputation for the use of molecular techniques to assist with complex BB investigations. They are one of just six AABB accredited molecular labs in the world and provide consultative services utilizing specialized testing to resolve the most difficult compatibility or serological problems including such specialized tests such as the monocyte-monolayer assay (MMA), which is performed by only four laboratories in the country.