Easterseals (U.S.)

Easterseals (formerly known as Easter Seals;[1] founded in 1919 as the National Society for Crippled Children)[2] is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing disability services, with additional support areas serving veterans and military families, seniors, and caregivers.

Parents can find support for a child who has a diagnosis at birth and there are services for people who have a disability due to disease, injury, or aging.

Easterseals' funding sources include government grants and agency programs, donations, and fee-for-service initiatives.

[9] Easterseals also created a public service campaign that highlighted accessibility and employment issues[10] to be addressed by the ADA's implementation.

Easterseals' national office, located in the Board of Trade Building in Chicago, provides assistance to several affiliates through management training, implementation of best practices, consultation services, fundraising, marketing, advocacy, and corporate relations.

Elections to the Board, composed of between 15 and 19 members, are held annually by another larger volunteer body, Easterseals National House of Delegates.