NOND was founded in Chicago, Illinois on April 10, 2003, during the Rush University College of Nursing Symposium on Students with Disabilities: Nursing Education and Practice.

NOND is an open membership, cross-disability, professional organization that works to promote equity for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions in nursing through education and advocacy by:

• promoting best practices in education and employment;
• providing resources to individuals, nursing and disability organizations, and educational and healthcare institutions;
• influencing the provision of culturally responsive nursing practice; and
• creating systemic improvements.

NOND values the:

• experiences, cultures, abilities, and rights of people with disabilities;
• history, practice, and service of the nursing profession;
• empowerment of people with disabilities within nursing; and
• enhancement of the nursing profession.

• NOND's Vision
• NOND's Goals
• NOND's Board Members and Advisory Committee