Due to the promotion of the disability rights movement，the United States has made great achievements in voluntary service for people with disabilities. This report clarifies the theoretical background and the stages of development of the voluntary service for the disabled in the United States，analyzes the the U.S. federal voluntary legislation and typical cases of the voluntary service for the handicapped in the United States，comes to a conclusion that the federal government has played a leading role in the voluntary service which is commonly operated in the forms of projects，social groups have also take an active part in it. As the main fields of voluntary service activities，the community provides multi-field and personalized services for the disabled. The government guarantees the rights of both sides of the voluntary service activities through legislation，and together with various sectors of the society，provides funds and other support for the voluntary service for the disabled. Motivated by the idea of lifelong volunteer service，the elderly and the disabled have also become an important group of volunteers. The voluntary service for the disabled in the United States is employment-orientated and advocates the disabled to live independently. The highly informative service platforms and systematic theoretical research results have also promoted the the quality of voluntary service for the disabled to a certain extent.