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Asperger's Syndrome

  • AHEADD
    AHEADD (Achieving in Higher Education with Autism/Developmental Disabilities) is a private, community organization that provides support for students in higher education with Learning Disabilities, High-Functioning Autism (HFA), Asperger's Syndrome (AS), Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
  • Asperger Syndrome Coalition of United States, Inc. (ASC-U.S.)
    A national nonprofit organization committed to providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on social and communication disorders, with particular focus on Asperger syndrome and related disorders.
  • Aspergers Association of New England
    The Asperger's Association of New England (AANE)'s mission is to foster awareness, respect, acceptance, and support for individuals with AS and related conditions and their families.
  • Autism Society of America
    The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism.
  • Coulter Video: Austism Spectrum Disorders
    Explore this site to read articles written through first hand experience of a students with Asperger's and his parents. Learn about the journey through his childhood and college years.
  • Online Aspergers Syndrome Information and Support (O.A.S.I.S.)
    This site provides general information on Asperger syndrome and related disorders, including resources and materials, announcements of major pertinent events and publications, as well as being the major "intersection" for communication amount parents, clinicians and educators, and individuals with social disabilities.
  • The University of Melbourne, Australia: Towards Success in Tertiary Study with asperger's syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders
    This booklet has been written for students who are studying or intend studying at tertiary level and who have Asperger's Syndrome or another autism spectrum disorder. The strategies included here bring together the experiences of students, staff and support organisations. This booklet also builds on existing resources, both print and electronic media.
  • Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children: Preparing for College (TEACCH)
    The TEACCH website incudes information about their program, educational and communication approaches to teaching individuals with autism, their research and training opportunities, as well as information and resources on autism.
  • University Students With Autism And Asperger's Syndrome
    Student support is a new initiative aimed at providing specialist support and guidance to students with Asperger syndrome and their place of learning. Advice and information is given by our consultants in helping to develop an understanding of the difficulties people with Asperger syndrome may face with regards to their studies.
  • Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic
    This site provides information about clinical and research services at the Developmental Disabilities Section at the Yale Child Study Center, as well as publications on autism, Asperger Syndrome, and related disorders; lists of resources organized by state; and links with many clinical and research groups, as well as parent support or organizations and advocacy agencies.
 

Assistive Technology/Computer Accessibility

  • Abledata
    ABLEDATA provides objective information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources. Although ABLEDATA does not sell any products, we can help you locate the companies that do.
  • Accessibility information about Microsoft Products
    At Microsoft, we strive to build technology for everyone. Accessible technology enables opportunity for people of all abilities-including those with difficulties, impairments, and disabilities-to scale new heights and achieve goals they never thought possible.
  • Apple Accessibility
    Apple has been committed to helping people with disabilities access their personal computer. Apple's commitment to accessibility is evident throughout the Mac OS X operating system which is by design, easy to use, but also includes a wide variety of features and technologies specifically designed to provide accessibility to users with disabilities. Apple refers to these features collectively as Universal Access and has integrated them right into the operating system so they can be used in conjunction with a variety of applications from Apple and other developers.
  • Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Acces
    CATEA supports individuals with disabilities of any age within the State of Georgia and beyond through expert services, research, design and technological development, information dissemination and educational programs. The application of these resources is intended to promote maximum access to opportunity and environments by enhancing individuals' capabilities through the appropriate use of technology.
  • New England Technology Marketplace NEAT
    NEAT was established to provide information and access to equipment and devices that can change the lives of people of all ages, with all types of disabilities, both temporary and permanent. It is a place to learn about products and equipment that assist people with day-to-day activities they have trouble doing themselves, either because of disability or the effects of aging. Equipment may also be donated or bought from NEAT.
  • Rehabtool.com
    Our mission at rehabtool.com is to help children and adults with disabilities enhance their lives, increase their independence and productivity, and gain greater social inclusion through the use of leading-edge assistive technology.
  • The Alliance for Technology Access
    The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is the national network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors, and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.
 

Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD)

  • ADD Resources
    ADD Resources, a national non-profit organization, helps people with ADD/ADHD achieve their full potential through education, support and networking opportunities.
  • ADDA: Attention Deficit Disorder Association
    The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is designated as a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization by the Internal Revenue Service. This international organization has been in existence since 1989. The mission of ADDA is to provide information, resources and networking to adults with AD/HD and to the professionals who work with them.
  • ADDvance
    You may be a parent searching for information to help your child, an adult experiencing problems at work, a high school or college student struggling to keep up, a young adult trying to take charge of your own life, a woman whose daily life feels overwhelming, or a professional looking for information to help your clients with ADD (ADHD). Whoever you are, whatever your questions, we are here to assist you in finding the answers you're looking for.
  • Children and Adult ADD/HD (CHADD)
    The organization is composed of dedicated volunteers from around the country who play an integral part in the association's success by providing resources and encouragement to parents, educators and professionals on a grassroots level through CHADD chapters.
  • National Resource Center on AD/HD: A Program of CHADD
    The National Resource Center on AD/HD: A Program of CHADD is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) affects how millions of children and adults function on a daily basis. The NRC was created to meet the information needs of both professionals and the general public.
  • TIPS for Transitioning to College(Taken from Attention Deficit Disorder Association, a current web resource)
    The transition from high school to college can be difficult for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (AD/HD). However, with appropriate foresight and planning, it can be managed successfully.
 

Brain Injuries

  • Brain Injury Association of USA
    The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is the leading national organization serving and representing individuals, families and professionals who are touched by a life-altering, often devastating, traumatic brain injury (TBI). Together with its network of more than 40 chartered state affiliates, as well as hundreds of local chapters and support groups across the country, the BIAA provides information, education and support to assist the 5.3 million Americans currently living with traumatic brain injury and their families.
  • The University of Melbourne, Australia: Towards Success in Tertiary Study with an Acquired Brain Injury
    This booklet has been written for students who are studying or intend studying at tertiary level and who have Acquired Brain Injury. The strategies included here bring together the experiences of many students, staff and support organizations. This booklet also builds on existing resources, both print and electronic media.
 

Career

  • ACT: Resources for Education and Workplace Success
    ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development.
  • America's Job Bank
    America's Job Bank can help find the job that's right for you. Thousands of new jobs are posted daily by employers searching for someone like you.
  • Bender Consulting Services, Inc.
    Providing consulting in information technology and creating employment opportunities for all people with abilities.
  • Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)
    COSD is a unique consortium composed of large and small universities, well - known national employers and US Government agencies focused on the career employment of college graduates with disabilities. COSD is funded through a grant provided by the U. S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.
  • Career Services
    UConn's center for career exploration and advice, located on the Storrs campus.
  • Disability Resources on the Internet: Career Center
    Disability Resources, inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work and play independently. We disseminate information about books, pamphlets, magazines, newsletters, videos, databases, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, telephone hotlines and on-line services that provide free, inexpensive or hard-to-find information to help people with disabilities live independently.
  • Disaboom
    Disaboom is an interactive online community for those with disabilities and their caregivers, friends, families, organizations, medical providers and others.
  • Entry Point!
    Entry Point!, a program of the American Association for the Advancment of Science (AAAS) offers outstanding summer internships and semester co-ops in major companies throughout the United States. Entry Point! is available to students with disabilities majoring in science, engineering, mathematics, and some business fields.
  • Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- 2006-07 Edition
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. This site offers information for students looking to pursue various careers.
  • GettingHired.com
    GettingHired is a national employment and social networking portal that uniquely connects job seekers with disabilities with employers committed to hiring them. Many career building tools are available including Career Compatibility Assessments, Cover Letter and Resume Building Tools, Video Interviewing Training, and more.
  • IBM's Diversity Recruitment Programs
    Think core values. Look for a company that believes workforce diversity is a major contributor to success. IBM has been the leader in corporate workforce diversity since its founding. Did you know that we employ specialists dedicated to recruiting women, minorities and people with disabilities?
  • Impact: Feature Issue on Employment and Women with Disabilities
    The Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, has published "Impact: Feature Issue on Employment and Women with Disabilities," a publication offering personal stories, strategies, research, and resources to enhance employment options for girls and women with disabilities.
  • Job Accommodation Network
    A free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation, and educating callers about self-employment options.
  • JobEnable.Com
    The goal of JobEnable.com is to enhance the opportunities for people with disabilities to find employment by providing a vehicle where they can showcase their qualifications and talents to an audience of prospective employers. On JobEnable.com, job seekers can post their resumes and search the database for available positions. Employers are able to post jobs and search resumes, recruiting qualified candidates who are the best fit for their organization.
  • Major to Career Converter
    Find a listing of career opportunities reflective of your academic major, interests, values, personal style and skills. Some career opportunities will require advanced study.
  • Monster.com Diversity and Inclusion
    This job search engine finds job postings from employers that are actively seeking qualified diversity candidates.
  • National Business and Disability Council's Resume Database
    Graduating students, new and old persons with disabilities who hold postsecondary degrees are invited to register their resumes with the NBDC. There is no charge to list your resume.
  • National Technical Assistance Centers on Workforce and Disability
    The National Center on Workforce and Disability for Adults (NCWD-Adult) is a comprehensive technical assistance resource that can assist organizations and professionals who provide workforce development and employment related services to adults with disabilities. The NCWD-Adult provides training, technical assistance, policy analysis, and information to improve access for all in the workforce development system. The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD-Y) is a comprehensive technical assistance resource to assist the workforce development community to address issues affecting the employment of youth with disabilities. The NCWD-Y includes partners with expertise in disability, education, employment and workforce development issues. The Collaborative strives to ensure that youth with disabilities are provide full access to high quality services in integrated settings that maximize employment and independent living opportunities.
  • O*NET Onlin
    The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation. Information from this freely available database forms the heart of O*NET OnLine, the interactive application for exploring and searching occupations. The database also provides the basis for our Career Exploration Tools, a set of valuable assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.
  • Target Jobs
    Graduate career advice and jobs.
  • The 411 on Your Job Rights
    This new fact sheet from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) explains to teens and young people their employment rights. The fact sheet is also available in Spanish at http://www.youth.eeoc.gov/downloads/factsheet_es.pdf.
  • The Work Site - Employment Support for People with Disabilities (Social Security Online)
    The Work Site strives to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities by designing policies that make work pay, promoting research and program innovation, educating the public about programs and services that facilitate entry into the workforce, and partnering with other public and private groups to remove employment barriers for people with disabilities.
  • The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities
    The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a resource to connect public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workforce. Employers seek to fill both temporary and permanent positions in a variety of fields.
  • U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy
    The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides national leadership on disability employment policy by developing and influencing the use of evidence-based disability employment policies and practices, building collaborative partnerships, and delivering authoritative and credible data on employment of people with disabilities.
  • Youth, Disclosure, and the Workplace: Why, When, What, and How
    This fact sheet provides guidance and explore issues related to disclosing one's disability to an employer.
 

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

 

Disability Etiquette

  • Disability Etiquette Handbook: City of San Antonio Access Office
    The City of San Antonio, Texas Planning Department and the Disability Advisory Committee have prepared this Disability Etiquette Handbook to enhance opportunities for persons with disabilities to pursue their careers and independent lifestyles. The Disability Etiquette Handbook is yet another step toward making San Antonio one of the most accessible cities in the nation. It contains information that can help make San Antonio a better place for all who visit, live and work here.
  • Federal Communications Commission: Disability Etiquette
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. This site provides excellent etiquette tips on general etiquette, sensitivity to blindness and visual impairments, and interacting with people with speech disabilities.
  • Marist College's Disability Etiquette - Tips on Interacting with People with Disabilities
    People with disabilities are individuals with families, jobs, hobbies, likes and dislikes, problems and joys. While the disability is an integral part of who they are, it alone does not define them. Don't make them into disability heroes or victims. Treat them as individuals.
  • National Organization on Disability: Disability Etiquette Tips
    The mission of the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) is to expand the participation and contribution of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. By raising disability awareness through programs and information, together we can work toward closing the participation gaps.
  • United Spinal Association: Disability Etiquette
    United Spinal Association was founded in 1946 by veterans with spinal cord injuries to help enable members, as well as others with disabilities, to lead full and productive lives. You don't have to feel awkward when dealing with a person who has a disability. This booklet provides some basic tips for you to follow. And if you are ever unsure about what to do or say with a person who has a disability, just ask!
 

Disability Information: General

  • Access Unlimited: Disability Link Barn
    At Access Unlimited we believe that mobility, like people, comes in all shapes and colors. We celebrate the rich diversity of our customers' needs by creating products that allow easy access to ANY vehicle, from cars and vans to trucks and SUVs. We believe that adaptive equipment should be unobtrusive and should meet the needs of its user with a minimum of modification to vehicle or lifestyle. We believe every person should be able to choose the vehicle they like best, regardless of their disability.
  • American Network of Community Options and Resources
    ANCOR is a nonprofit trade association representing private providers who provide supports and services to people with disabilities. ANCOR is distinguished in this industry by its balance of leading practices resources and advocacy for member agencies and the people and families they serve and support.
  • Cornicopia of Disability Information (CODI)
    CODI serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. It consists of both an Internet Directory of Disability Information and a repository of electronic disability documents, dating back to the early 1990s. Many of the documents on CODI are publicly available nowhere else on the Internet.
  • Disability History Museum
    The Disability History Museum's mission is to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories. Our goal is to help foster a deeper understanding of disability and to dispel lingering myths, assumptions, and stereotypes by examining these cultural legacies.
  • Disability Information and Resources
    This site serves as a resource to provide useful information regarding disability resource on the internet.
  • Disability Resources: Connecticut
    Disability Resources allows one to search their state to find disability organizations or agencies in your home state.
  • Disaboom
    Disaboom is an interactive online community for those with disabilities and their caregivers, friends, families, organizations, medical providers and others.
  • The Boulevard
    The Boulevard is a disability resource directory of products and services for the physically challenged, elderly, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
  • WebMD
    WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information. You can trust that our content is timely and credible. Read more About WebMD.
 

Disability Information: Postsecondary Environment

  • Association of Disability and Higher Education (AHEAD)
    AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education. As an international resource, AHEAD values diversity, personal growth and development, and creativity, promotes leadership and exemplary practices, provides professional development and disseminates information and orchestrates resources through partnership and collaboration.
  • Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Best Practices: Disability Documentation in Higher Education
    In recognition of the importance of disability documentation to the AHEAD membership and other interested constituencies, AHEAD presents the following principles and documentation dimensions as best practice for disability service providers in higher education to use in developing and refining a comprehensive, consistent and responsive approach to disability documentation. The framework presented here is responsive to both the spirit and letter of legal mandates and is broadly designed so that it can be adapted to fit the individual contexts of a variety of institutions.
  • DO-IT Center (Disability, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)
    DO-IT serves to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It promotes the use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment.
  • The George Washington University HEATH Resource Center: National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
    The HEATH Resource Center of The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables the clearinghouse to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.
  • U.S. Department of Education's Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know your Rights and Responsibilities
    The information in this pamphlet, provided by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U. S. Department of Education, explains the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities who are preparing to attend postsecondary schools. This pamphlet also explains the obligations of a postsecondary school to provide academic adjustments, including auxiliary aids and services, to ensure the school does not discriminate on the basis of disability.
 

Emergency Evacuation

 

Faculty/Staff

  • Classroom Accommodation Network
    The Classroom Accommodation Network's (CAN) mission is to assist educators with identifying and implementing accommodations in the classroom to assist students with disabilities in gaining access to a quality higher education. Funded through the U.S. Department of Education, CAN plans to meet our mission through research, workshops, mentoring, lectures, and technical assistance.
  • Faculty/Staff Information
    In order for students with disabilities to be successful in college, they need to be adequately prepared and programs, information resources, and facilities must be accessible to them. The websites on this page are designed to help faculty, administrators, and staff create accessible environments, programs, and resources for students with disabilities.
  • Fast Facts for Faculty
    The Ohio State University Partnership Grant – Fast Facts for Faculty: These publications are information briefs designed to help college and university instructors improve the climate and quality of education for students with disabilities.
 

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

 

Family Members

 

Financial Aid

The following resources provide links to available financial aid information. You will find information about aid, scholarships, and fellowships for students with disabilities, as well as some general listings.

 

Graduate School Entrance Exams

  • Association of American Medical Colleges
    The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act for individuals with documented disabilities who demonstrate a need for accommodations. The AAMC provides accommodated to those individuals with disabilities for the MCATS.
  • Education Testing Services (Resources for Test Takers with Disabilities)
    This site provides information to applicants with disabilities who seek approval of reasonable testing accommodations for examz such as the GRE's. Please review all of the materials before submitting your request. Application forms may be obtained by linking to a specific testing program listed below.
  • Graduate Management Admission Council
    The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC®), we are committed to providing access to the GMAT® exam by offering reasonable accommodations to test takers with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. Testing accommodations are available for test takers who meet certain eligibility criteria and properly document their request.
  • Law School Admissions Council
    Accommodations may be available to individuals with documented disabilities who are registered to take the LSAT. Please be aware that submission of the Accommodations Request Packet does not guarantee testing accommodations. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis on the documentation submitted.
 

Learning Disabilities

  • Council for Learning Disabilities
    The Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD) is an international organization concerned about issues related to students with learning disabilities. Working to build a better future for students with LD has been the primary goal of CLD for more than 20 years.
  • Educational Testing Service
    This section provides information to applicants with disabilities who seek approval of reasonable testing accommodations. Please review all of the materials before submitting your request. Application forms may be obtained by linking to a specific testing programs listed.
  • Focus on Learning Organization
    Educational software and services for middle school, high school, and college students. Creative, innovative and interactive products that empower students of all ages.
  • GWU Heath Resource Center: Online Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
    The HEATH Resource Center Clearinghouse has information for students with disabilities on educational disability support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, accessing college or university campuses, career-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.
  • LD Online
    LD OnLine.org is the world's leading web site on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month. LD OnLine seeks to help children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD.
  • Learning Disabilities Association of America
    Since 1963, LDA has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals. At the national, state and local levels, LDA provides cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources. These services make the Learning Disabilities Association of America the leading resource for information on learning disabilities.
  • Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut, Inc.
    LDA of Connecticut is a non-profit organization of parents, professionals, and persons with learning disabilities. We are dedicated to promoting a better understanding of learning disabilities and securing appropriate educational and employment opportunities for children and adults with learning disabilities and related disorders.
  • National Center for Learning Disabilities
    NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities.
  • National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities (NTA)
    The NTA was jointly funded from 1995 to 2001 by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor, including the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and the National School-to-Work Office. The mission of the NTA was to promote the transition of youth with disabilities toward desired postschool experiences, including gainful employment, postsecondary education and training, and independent living.
  • Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association
    NLDA is a non-profit corporation dedicated to research, education, and advocacy for nonverbal learning disorders.
  • The Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
    CACLD is a non-profit organization committed to helping children and adults with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorders. We are the premier organization of its kind in the region. This site will inform you about the latest Programs , help you access our large Bookstore , and assist in your Search for more information.
  • The International Dyslexia Association
    The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them.
 

Legislation

 

Mental Health

  • Campus Blues
    CampusBlues.com is designed to facilitate student awareness and use of school resources. The college experience is challenging by design. Students learn about themselves and life by developing ways to adjust to new environments and support systems. This is an important process in becoming self-sufficient.
  • College Mental Health
    According to a recent survey, nearly half of all college students report feeling so depressed that they had trouble functioning, and 15 percent meet the criteria for clinical depression. It is important for college-age students to seek care so they can have a healthy mind and lead a healthy life.
  • Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)
    The mission of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is to improve the quality of life of the people of Connecticut by providing an integrated network of comprehensive, effective and efficient mental health and addiction services that foster self-sufficiency, dignity and respect.
  • Go Ask Alice!
    Go Ask Alice! is Columbia University's health Q and A Internet site! Alice is glad you're here, and hopes you'll browse the archives in search of the answers to your health questions.
  • National Institute of Mental Health
    The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. This public health mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually, prevention of these disabling conditions that affect millions of Americans.
 

Personal Assistants

  • Center for Personal Assistants Services
    The Center for Personal Assistance Services provides research, training, dissemination, and technical assistance on issues of personal assistance services in the United States.
 

Prospective Students

  • College Preparation Resources for Students
    The DO-IT resources can help students with disabilities prepare for college, succeed in college, and successfully transition from two-year to four-year postsecondary institutions.
  • Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
    The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education is providing the information in this pamphlet to explain the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities who are preparing to attend postsecondary schools. This pamphlet also explains the obligations of a postsecondary school to provide academic adjustments, including auxiliary aids and services, to ensure that the school does not discriminate on the basis of disability.
 

Rehabilitation Services

  • Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS)
    The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services' mission is to create opportunities that allow individuals with disabilities to live and work independently. BRS has three components: The Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Disability Determination Services, and Connecticut Tech Act Project.
 

Service Animals

  • Canine Companion for Independence
    Canine Companions for Independence is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships.
  • Delta Society: Basic Info About Service Dogs
    The Delta Society works to improved human health through service and therapy animals. The Society's goals are to expland awareness of the positive effect animals can have on human health and development, remove barriers that prevent involvement of animals in everyday life, and expand therapeautic and service role of animals in human health, service, and education.
  • Guide Dogs: FAQ and Etiquette
    Guide Dogs for the Blind provide enhanced mobility to qualified individuals through partnership with dogs whose unique skills are developed and nurtured by dedicated volunteers and a professional staff.
  • Service Dogs and Other Special Animal Relationships Links
    The links listed on the website explain what a service dog is and how it is distinguished from a dog that merely does good deeds. Some of the links will lead to help in locating or training service dogs, others explain the rules on access rights for people using service animals.
  • Seton Hall: Policies on Service Dogs
    At Seton Hall University it is the student's responsibility to ensure the safety of a service animal. While legal access rights are afforded users of assistance animals, with that comes the responsibility of ensuring that the animal behaves and responds appropriately at all times in public and that the partner/handler, as a team, must adhere to the same socially accepted standards as any individual in the university community.
 

Spinal Cord Injuries

  • Apparelyzed
    A spinal cord injury peer support group.
  • National Spinal Cord Injury Association
    The National Spinal Cord Injury Association is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) and their families. This number grows by thirty newly-injured people each day.
  • Paralysis Resource Center
    Welcome The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.
  • Spinal Injury Resource Center
    I put this site together shortly after my injury. It was very difficult to find information on spinal cord injury at that time that wasn't scattered across the Internet in bits and pieces. So I decided to put together a resource where anybody who was interested could find everything in one place.
  • The Healthy Gimp
    Practical information & motivation for persons with a spinal cord injury & other physical disabilities to achieve good health, success & self-determination.
 

Study Abroad/International Travel

  • Access Abroad
    The Learning Abroad Center in the Office of International Programs is the University of Minnesota's comprehensive resource for study, work, intern, service-learning, volunteer, and travel experiences worldwide. The Learning Abroad Center is a leader in providing innovative international learning experiences that expand and redefine the world for a diverse population of students, colleagues, and staff.
  • Accessible Travel Source
    Access-Able Travel Source is dedicated to aiding travelers with disabilities and the mature traveler. The site by having practical information needed to go cross town or around the world. The data base has not only accessible accommodations, but everything to make a trip fun and exciting. We have information about scuba diving for persons with all types of disabilities.
  • Disability World
    Disability World is a new web-zone dedicated to advancing an exchange of information and research about the international independent living movement of people with disabilities.
  • Higher Education Accessibility Guide
    This website is a guide to the accessibility services which are available in Higher Education Institutions across Europe. The information includes contact information to a large number of European institutes and programs which specialize in providing resources for those with disabilities who would like to travel abroad.
  • Independent Living's "Study and Work Abroad for All"
    A catalogue of information about studying and training abroad at universities in Europe, North America and other parts of the world, including information for people with disabilities.
  • Mental Health and Crisis Management: Assisting University of Notre Dame
    Student Abroad Students (2002)
  • Mobility International USA
    Mobility International USA works to Empower people with disabilities around the world through international exchange and international development to achieve their human rights.
  • No Barriers to Study (NBTS)
    The NBTS is a consortium of college and university professionals from the areas of disability services, international programs, study abroad, diversity and other interested groups. The NBTS group meets twice a year to discuss issues and concerns regarding students with disabilities studying abroad.
  • Opportunities in the U.S. for Non-U.S. Citizens
    The National Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Exchange at Mobility International USA created this webpage which covers the most commonly asked questions international students with disabilities have.
  • Student Disability Travel Resources for Europe
    A resourceful website with contact information for various institutions and programs specializing in those with disabilities.
  • University of Connecticut Study Abroad Program
    The University of Connecticut offers over 200 study abroad programs in 65 countries on six continents. You can study as far away as China or as close as Mexico, in a small village in the desert or on a large ship at sea.
  • University of Minnesota Access Abroad
    The Learning Abroad Center in the Office of International Programs is the University of Minnesota's comprehensive resource for study, work, intern, service-learning, volunteer, and travel experiences worldwide. The Learning Abroad Center is a leader in providing innovative international learning experiences that expand and redefine the world for a diverse population of students, colleagues, and staff.
 

Suicide Prevention

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
    The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a 501(c)(3) organization, has been at the forefront of a wide range of suicide prevention initiatives in 2007 -- each designed to reduce loss of life from suicide. We are investing in groundbreaking research, new educational campaigns, innovative demonstration programs and critical policy work.
  • Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
    SPRC promotes the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and enhances the nation's mental health infrastructure by providing states, government agencies, private organizations, colleges and universities, and suicide survivor and mental health consumer groups with access to the science and experience that can support their efforts to develop programs, implement interventions, and promote policies to prevent suicide.
  • The Jed Foundation
    A college student's suicide is a tragedy that devastates not only the surviving family and close friends but the student's entire campus community. The Jed Foundation, a national nonprofit organization, was born from one such tragedy following the loss of Jed Satow, a college sophomore. Jed died by suicide without anyone fully understanding that his life was in imminent danger.
  • Ulifeline
    ULifeline is an anonymous, confidential, online resource center, where college students can be comfortable searching for the information they need and want regarding mental health and suicide prevention. ULifeline is available where college students seek information the most - at their fingertips on the Internet.
 

Transition

  • National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
    The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) works to ensure that the nation's 15 million children, adolescents and adults with learning disabilities have every opportunity to succeed in school, work and life. NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and opportunities.
  • Technical Assistance on Transition
    PACER's Technical Assistance on Transition and the Rehabilitation Act (TATRA) Project and other Parent Information and Training programs funded by the US Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) focus on helping families prepare youth with disabilities for employment and independent living. Projects provide information and training on transition planning, the adult service system, and strategies that prepare youth for successful employment, postsecondary education, and independent living outcomes.
  • The Why, When, What, and How of Disclosure in an Academic Setting, After High School
    This fact sheet provides guidance and explore issues related to disclosing one's disability when transitioning to life after high school.
  • Transition Coalition
    Located at the University of Kansas, Department of Special Education, the Transition Coalition maximizes professional development focusing on secondary school reform and transition at the national, state, and local levels.
  • Transitioning Information for Parents & Families
  • Transitioning Information for Prospective Students
  • Transitioning Information for Secondary Personnel
 

Veteran Resources

  • Connecticut Department of Higher Education's Veteran's Education Benefits
    The Connecticut Department of Higher Education, State Approving Agency (SAA), contracts with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to approve programs for GI Bill educational benefits under Titles 38 and 10 of the United States Code. In addition, the SAA provides oversight of approved programs at education institutions and training facilities in Connecticut
  • Connecticut Department of Veteran's Affairs
    Connecticut has provided care for Veterans and their dependents for over 140 years. We have a domicile with approximately 483 beds available that provides residents with a continuum of rehabilitation care. Veterans receive substance abuse treatment, educational and vocational rehabilitation, job skills development, self-enhancement workshops, employment assistance and transitional living opportunities.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs GI Bill Website.
    Welcome to the GI Bill Website. Search for approved programs of education on the US Department of Veteran Affairs website. You can search for approved programs at colleges, non-college degree granting institutions, licensing & certification granting providers, and national testing providers.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Online Application Website (VONAPP)
    The VONAPP (Veterans On Line Applications) website is an official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website, that enables veterans to apply for benefits using the Internet. U.S. military veterans and some service members within six months of separation or retirement can apply for compensation, pension, and vocational rehabilitation benefits. U.S. military veterans, service members with two years of service, and members of the Selected Reserve can apply for education benefits.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center
    Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program's Website
    This website is dedicated to providing information about veteran benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to veterans, employers, and the general public.
  • Disabled American Veterans
    The organization accomplishes this goal by providing free assistance to veterans in obtaining benefits and services earned through their military service. It is fully funded through its membership dues and public contributions. It is not a government agency and receives no government funds
  • Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents Booklet 2007
    Veterans of the United States armed forces may be eligible for a broad range of programs and services provided by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These benefits are legislated in Title 38 of the United States Code. This booklet contains a summary of these benefits effective Jan. 1, 2007.
  • Key to Career Success: Career One Stop
    The Key to Career Success campaign connects veterans and transitioning service members with high quality career planning, training, and job search resources available at local One-Stop Career Centers.
  • Military Homefront
    MilitaryHOMEFRONT web portal is the central, trusted, and up-to-date source for Service members and their families to obtain information about all Department of Defense Quality of Life programs and services.
  • Military One Source
    Whether its help with child care, personal finances, emotional support during deployments, relocation information, or resources needed for special circumstances, Military OneSource is there for military personnel and their families... 24/7/365
  • Military Scholarship Information
    Don't let "scholarship mythology" stop you from applying for education money. Learn the truth about using scholarships to help cover your education costs.
  • National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    The National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) aims to advance the clinical care and social welfare of U.S. Veterans through research, education and training on PTSD and stress-related disorders.
  • National Resource Directory
    The National Resource Directory is an online partnership of "shared care" providing information on, and access to, services and resources for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, their families and families of the fallen, and those who support them from recovery and rehabilitation to community reintegration.
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America
    The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members-veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.
  • Returning Veterans Resource Project
    Returning Veterans Resource Project NW is a nonprofit organization comprised of politically unaffiliated and independent health care practicioners who offer free and confidential* services to veterans and their families of past and current Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns. Our volunteers include mental health professionals, acupuncturists and other allied health care providers. We believe it is our collective responsibility to offer education, support, and healing for the short and long-term repercussions of military combat on veterans and their families.
  • So You Want To Go Back To School
    The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provides information for veterans planning to attend a postsecondary institution, including your rights as a student with a disability, information you may need to provide, what you can expect, and more.
  • Veteran Disability Compensation
    If you are military veteran with a service-related disability you may qualify for over $2,471 in monthly benefits. These benefits are paid to veterans who have injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty, or were made worse by active military service. It is also paid to certain veterans disabled from VA health care. These benefits are tax-free.
  • Veteran Job Search
    The first place to look for veteran jobs. In partnership with Monster.com, veterans, active duty, guard and reserve can search for thousands of jobs for veterans from employers who value military experience. Plus a special section for security clearance jobs.
 

Visual Impairments

  • American Council of the Blind
    The American Council of the Blind is the nation's leading membership organization of blind and visually impaired people. It was founded in 1961 and incorporated in the District of Columbia.
  • American Foundation for the Blind
    The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources. AFB's work in these areas is supported by the strong presence the organization maintains in Washington, DC, ensuring the rights and interests of people with vision loss are represented in our nation's public policies.
  • Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)
    The Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) is responsible for the confidential registry of people who are blind in Connecticut and provides, within available resources, comprehensive low vision services, specialized education services, life skills training, case management, and vocational services to individuals of all ages who are legally blind and to children who are visually impaired. The agency assists them in acquiring the skills and support services necessary to be independent.
  • National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
    The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is two-fold-to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind.
  • Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB and D)
    Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic's materials are for all people who cannot effectively read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability. An education is your right to embrace. Providing equal access to the printed word for our members - that is our profound privilege.
 

Website Accessibility

  • Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center (ITTATC)
    The ITTATC is charged with helping businesses, state governments, and consumers to understand the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act. The Center also works to promote the principles and benefits of universal design in the development of electronic and information technology.
  • Jim Thatcher's Web Accessibility Information and Links to Resources
    Jim Thatcher provides us with an annotated list of links to web resources relating to accessibility. It was originally created as part of the web course but I have modified it, and added new entries.
  • State of Connecticut Website Accessibility Policy for State Websites
    The State of Connecticut was one of the first States to recognize the need for equal access for all its customers through the Internet. Connecticut established its first working group to develop guidelines to ensure HTML documents are accessible to persons with disabilities on August 23, 1996. The first Universal Website Accessibility Policy was adopted on December 27, 1996.
  • Tools and Resources for Accessible Web Design
    This site provides us with accessibility guidelines, standards, accessibility resources including tutorials, repair tools, and support.
  • W3C Website Accessibility Initiative
    The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) works with organizations around the world to develop strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.
  • WebAIM: Web Accessibility In Mind
    WebAIM has provided comprehensive Web accessibility solutions since 1999. These years of experience have made WebAIM one of the leading providers of Web accessibility expertise internationally.
 
  
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