Many parents of students with disabilities have learned the basics of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). However, as students and their families prepare for the transition from secondary school to postsecondary options they often find they are less familiar with the protections provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Higher Education's Obligations Under Section 504 and Title II of the ADA is described as it pertains to a postsecondary school's obligation to provide auxiliary aids to qualified students who have disabilities.
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If you represent a faith-based or community-based organization that is planning to apply for financial assistance from the United States Department of Labor (USDOL), is partnering with an existing USDOL-supported program, or is receiving USDOL financial assistance (e.g., a grant, sub-award, contract, in-kind assistance, etc.), the following information will help you better understand how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 applies to your organization as you serve people with disabilities.
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Pete Wright's site provides information and resources on Section 504.
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Questions and Answers on Disability Discrimination under Section 504 and Title II discusses how the law protects e laws protect all participants in programs from discrimination, including parents, students, and employees.
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
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KidSource author, Kelly Henderson, provides a side by side of major differences/similarities of the two laws.
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Institute for Community Inclusion published (2004) a side by side chart detailing the differences between high school and college located at ThinkCollege.net.
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The Chicago Office of the Office for Civil Rights developed these materials in response to numerous requests from educators, parents and advocates in Wisconsin to clarify the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, in the area of elementary and secondary education.
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Although available resources and the existence of an identifiable "system" for obtaining alternative format materials vary at the state and local levels throughout the United States, identifiable patterns emerge that can serve as guidelines for assisting students or parents with navigating their particular "system". Following are general guidelines for students in elementary through postsecondary educational programs. Not every aspect mentioned will pertain to every individual situation. Since the "system" for elementary and secondary students differs from that of postsecondary students (primarily due to the federal laws addressing various age groups) these two groups will be addressed separately. For each group, pertinent legislation will be discussed as a background for understanding the guidelines for navigating the "system" that follow. An annotated list of resources is provided at the end.
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The Northeast Regional Center based at Rochester Institute of Technology, home of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, compares each issue of the two laws.
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Article by Darcy Andries (Sep 27, 2006), originally posted at suite101.com. A brief rundown of the difference between an IEP and a 504 plan in regards to students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADD .
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Pete Wright of Section 504 and IDEA:Basic Similarities and Differences: http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/504_IDEA_Rosenfeld.html

Accommodations for College Students provides suggestions for parents whose kids are having difficulty getting colleges and universities to waive course requirements for students with disabilities.
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Policy for accommodations for ACT assessment.
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Keyboardian.com and IDEAL Group, Inc. created this table to make it easy for students and AT professionals to access lists of keyboard shortcuts to 234 commonly used applications.
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Higher Education's Obligations Under Section 504 and Title II of the ADA Examples of Auxiliary Aids.
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The Center for Personal Assistance Services provides research, training, dissemination and technical assistance on issues of personal assistance services (PAS) in the United States: * The relationship between formal and informal PAS and caregiving support, and the role of assistive technology (AT) in complementing PAS; * Policies and programs, barriers and new models for PAS in the home and community; * PAS Workforce development, recruitment, retention, and benefits; and * Workplace models of formal and informal PAS and AT at work.
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The College Board is committed to ensuring that students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations on its tests.
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The DCMP works with educational media producers/distributors, captioning agencies, and description agencies by offering information concerning media accessibility issues. Some examples of these resources are captioning and description research, requirements of federal and state laws, history of description and captioning, learning benefits of accessible media, and guidelines for creating description and captioning.
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These materials are designed for staff involved in assisting students with needed accommodations. The materials describe the process of interviewing the student and determining the areas of functional needs and then matching those needs with accommodations.
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Over 100 books are produced in alternative formats and listed in the Alternate Media Exchange database. Alternative formats ranges from simple MP3's or text files to tagged PDF's and DAISY books.
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This website provides information to applicants with disabilities who seek ETS 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 program listed on the site. For information about AP®, GMAT®, and SAT® programs, refer to the "Related Links" in the left navigation bar.
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The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. The Access Board ensures access to federally funded facilities and is a leading source of information on accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology. It also provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility standards that cover federally funded facilities.
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This page explains ADA for a person with diabetes based on the three recent Supreme Court decisions (referred to at the Sutton trilogy).
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Monthly 90-minute sessions on topics related to the ADA, disability, and accessible information technology. Education credits/certificates are available for many of the sessions.
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On December 5, 2006, and February 27, 2007, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued installments of a new technical assistance document designed to assist state and local officials to improve compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their programs, services, activities, and facilities. The new technical assistance document, which will be released in several installments over the next ten months, is entitled “The ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments.”
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An extensive collection of over 7,400 documents related to the ADA and other disability-related law
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AbilityHub is a full resource for adaptive equipment designed to help people with disabilities access computers.
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ABLEDATA is a national assistive technology information exchange designed to serve the nation's disability, rehabilitation, and senior communities. Over 30,000 products listed.
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Apple computers resource for assistive technology for individuals with disabilities.
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56 state and territory assistive technology programs' contact information and addresses are listed
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CAST is a nonprofit organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through the research and development of innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies. CAST researches and develops ways to support all learners according to their individual strengths and needs through Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
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Information, tools, and support for persons with ADHD.
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About.com's page on ADD and ADHD contains articles of support and information, and other links of interest on ADD.
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This web site hosts a large and most comprehensive ADHD store offering a wide catory list of prodcts from clothes for sensitive skin to fidget "toys". just click on the categories to the left. Are you looking for unique organizing tools?
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Adders.org provides information and support to children and adults with ADD/ADHD in the United Kingdom and the world.
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ADDvance: a resource for women and girls with AD/HD.
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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).
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ASPEN® provides families and individuals whose lives are affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders (Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS, High Functioning Autism), and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities information and support.
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The Asperger Adults of Greater Washington is a support, social and advocacy organization serving Asperger and High Functioning Autistic (HFA) adults in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia. We also accept adults with Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD), Semantic Pragmatic Disorder (SPD), and Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). Asperger Adults of Greater Washington offers members mutual encouragement, connects members with the right services, organize social activities, and advances policy interests. The organization works with local parents' support groups, treatment professionals, social services agencies, and others to achieve mutual goals
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ASC-US: a national organization that supports families, professionals, and individuals dealing with individuals on the autism spectrum.
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Asperger's Disorder Homepage offers many links and resources about Asperger 's Disorder.
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Aspergia: a site designed for individuals with Asperger's syndrome. Chat rooms and online resources.
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To encourage more people with autism to participate on international programs the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange offers a tip sheet Autism / Asperger’s Syndrome and International Exchange: What, Why & How. This tip sheet includes information about: Autism / Asperger’s Syndrome Benefits of exchange participation Strategies to deal with exchange transitions Tips on airport travel and autism Tips on preparing to go abroad Resources
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This autism advocacy organization is dedicated to "Social Justice for All Citizens with Autism" through a shared vision and a commitment to positive approaches. Our organization was founded in 1990 to protect and advance the human rights and civil rights of all persons with autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and related differences of communication and behavior.
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This link takes you to the homepage for Autism Network International, an autistic-run self-help and advocacy organization for autistic people.
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The San Diego-based nonprofit ARI is world headquarters for research and information on autism and related disorders, and the epicenter of a rapidly growing movement that holds that autism can be treated effectively through intensive behavior modification and a variety of individualized biomedical treatments.
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A leading membership organization of people who are blind and visually impaired.
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American Foundation for the Blind is a leading national resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, the organizations that serve them, and the general public.
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A free document conversion service that produces Braille or audio files is proving an instant web hit. RoboBraille was started by a Danish organization and now has partners from Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Cyprus. Anyone wanting to use the service, which is partly funded by the European Union, can send plain text, rich text, html or Word documents by e-mail. Within a few minutes they receive their document either as an MP3 audio file or as electronic Braille. Electronic Braille can be read by a tactile display - a device connected to the computer with a series of pins that are raised or lowered to represent the Braille characters - or sent to a Braille printer. It is hoped that the service will be fully implemented next year, and that it will remain free to individual users and non-profit organizations. The RoboBraille service is currently processing about 400 requests a day but the system has the capacity to deal with up to 14,000 a day. Exchange professionals could use this service to send alternative formats to blind participants. (Excerpts from http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/technology/6542441.stm)
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Would you like a newspaper with your morning cup of coffee? NFB-NEWSLINE® added its 200th newspaper in 2005 AND it's still growing. Four Spanish-language newspapers are now available to all subscribers. View the entire list of all our available participating newspapers and magazines. The service handles thousands of phone calls each day for individuals across the country who now access daily newspapers and magazines as never before. The toll-free centralized call-in center provides service on demand to any subscriber. This also enables those who cannot read conventional print to have access to all content offered on NFB-NEWSLINE® when traveling throughout the United States twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
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International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) is a global association of individuals and organizations that promotes equal access to appropriate education for all children and youth with visual impairment so that they may achieve their full potential.
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This PDF (1.74 MB, 414 pages) provides teaching modules from the High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges at Foothill-De Anza Community College District for students with TBI.
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The American Brain Tumor Association Website contains information about tumors and treatment, Support groups for all ages, Financial assistance & Scholarships, Care-giving, and more. The website provides script in large print for visually impaired visitors.
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Recreation Therapy promotes healthy living and improved quality of life through restoring, remediating or rehabilitating in order to improve functioning and independence as well as reduce or eliminate the effects of illness or disability. The American Therapeutic Recreation Association Website is a professional meeting place that provides information on how to find a Recreation Services in your area, membership, and more.
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Developed in 1971 as one of the first Art Therapy programs in the nation, the George Washington University's website for Art Therapy describes the foundations of Art Therapy in the treatment of individuals with disabilities and program description for those interested in pursuing a postsecondary education in the field of Art Therapy.
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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).
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Association for Persons in Supported Employment (APSE): a membership organization designed to expand and improve integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for people with disabilities.
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EARN is a free service that connects employers looking for quality employees with skilled job candidates.
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Prepared by Jobs for the Future for the United Way of Rhode Island this report summarizes five of the nation's many work readiness certificates. The five certificates are representative of the diverse range of such initiatives in terms of target population, certification requirements, geography, and other factors: the WAGE Certificate Program, the Workforce Skills Certification System, the Work Certified Program, WorkKeys Career Readiness Certification, and the National Work Readiness Credential.
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A non-profit agency dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to be active, independent, and self sufficient participants in our society. Through education, training, research, leadership, and example, this agency seeks to provide the highest quality services and to influence national attitudes, policies, and legislation in ways that will lead to the greatest benefits for the people we serve.
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This program is a network of ten regional centers designed to provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA. The centers act as a "one-stop" central, comprehensive resource on ADA issues in employment, public services, public accommodations, and communications. Each center works closely with local business, disability, governmental, rehabilitation, and other professional networks to provide ADA information and assistance.
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This job bank is the biggest and busiest job market in cyberspace. Job seekers can post their resume where thousands of employers search every day, search for job openings automatically, and find their dream job fast. Businesses can post job listings in the nation's largest online labor exchange, create customized job orders, and search resumes automatically to find the right people, right now.
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This report details findings and includes a workforce readiness report card that summarizes the basic knowledge and applied skills that are either “deficient” or “excellent” and areas that employer respondents rated as “very important”.
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ArtsWORK Indiana (AWI) is an informal, statewide group of people interested in improving arts-related professional opportunities and careers for people with disabilities.
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"At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities" is a free, accessible, self-paced web course for people interested in discovering best practices for working with customers who have disabilities. The course was created as a training tool for Customer Service Representatives, however, anyone interested in learning more about interacting effectively with people who have a variety of disabilities will also benefit from this web course.
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This promising practices report represents some of the most innovative strategies being used by companies to support the positive development of young people. Many companies are partnering with schools and youth development organizations to help deliver real-life and hands-on learning experiences to young people. These opportunities introduce young people to new career options, give them skills training to pursue those careers, and often make them excited about more traditional academics as well. Other companies support youth through their corporate philanthropy or employee volunteer initiatives. Still others utilize special business expertise to ensure young people have their more basic needs met.
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The article written by Adger & Locke (2000) describes action research used to respond to how community based organizations provide academic support to immigrant or non-native speakers or English.
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The website brings secondary and postsecondary education together to form an alliance which will facilitate the transfer of credits and career development in areas of technical training.
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While the focus of this research article concerns child welfare in Cherokee populations, one should consider a certain amount of inter-relatedness of one minority response to issues of interagency communication & collaboration, cultural competence, family involvement, community based services, and accountability and responses that may occur in transition.
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The Matrix is an extensive database of activities undertaken by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) projects and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's (OESE) Comprehensive Centers. Information is entered about activities of the projects and centers in the Matrix, and this database of activities allows states, stakeholders, projects, centers, and others to view the work happening in states and jurisdictions across the U.S. This dynamic web based application is intended to provide one location for OSEP, OESE, states, projects, centers, and others to get the latest information on services available and delivered to states, locals and other recipients.
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This online tool allows students, teachers, counselors and parents to easily track students’ individualized, career and education plans.
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This fact sheetprovides information for the professional who provides services such as occupational skills training and job readiness training to help young people decide if they should share information about their disabilities. Disclosure is, by law, a personal decision that individuals with disabilities must make for themselves.
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Website is appropriate for: * An Employment Specialist: a Vocational Rehabilitation counselor, job developer, job coach, or other professional who links people to jobs * A Career Counselor, Guidance Counselor, or Media Librarian * An Educator in writing, performing or visual arts, or an allied field * A Family Member or Friend who wants to help * An Arts Policy Maker or Funder
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"At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities" is a free, accessible, self-paced web course for people interested in discovering best practices for working with customers who have disabilities.

The course was created as a training tool for Customer Service Representatives employed at the Department of Labor's One-Stop Centers as well as for Navigators in the Disability Program Navigator Initiative, jointly funded by the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). However, anyone interested in learning more about interacting effectively with people who have a variety of disabilities will also benefit from this web course.

CRCC Credit Requirements The "At Your Service" course has been approved by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) for 5 CRCC Credit. You may apply for CRCC Credit as long as you are eligible.
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At Campus Visit At Campus Visit we strive to help counselors and students find the information and tools they need to make the most of their college decision process.
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The Scholarship Fund awards $5,000 annually to 20 incoming racially and ethnically diverse law students attending an ABA-accredited law school. Applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2006.
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To provide scholarships at the undergraduate or graduate level for certain minority students who are interested in pursuing actuarial careers.
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NCSET Information Brief: Addressing Trends and Developments in Secondary Education and Transition. February 2004 • Vol. 3, Issue 1
By David Leake and Margarita Cholymay
Persons with disabilities usually must overcome a variety of challenges not faced by their peers without disabilities in order to gain entry to and succeed in postsecondary education. These challenges are likely to be especially difficult for persons with disabilities of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) heritage.
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The Center on Education Policy is a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools. The Center helps Americans better understand the role of public education in a democracy and the need to improve the academic quality of public schools.
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Study of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, and Disability Factors, Related to Successful Transition to Postsecondary Education and Post-school Adjustment.
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Resource materials to include information regarding the use and practice of ELL services and transitions. The site describes areas to be identified by the plan and includes persons and staff recommendations.
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Digital Library for Earth System Education Diversity Activities, Minorities in Science is mostly dedicated to minorities in science fields and contains some interesting information on minorities with disabilities.
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Diversity Rx: an organization that promotes cultural competence to improve the quality of healthcare for immigrant, ethnically diverse, and minority communities.
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he University of Washington's Project DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology), hosts a list of resources that assist parents in learning about federal, state, and local policies while planning for education beyond High School. Parents are connected with information on person-centered planning, IDEA, Peer-support, transfer of rights, Social Security, and more.
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College enrollment among minority students has grown rapidly since the 2000-01 school year, though African-American and Hispanic students are increasingly likely to enroll in two-year colleges rather than four-year colleges, according to a new report prepared from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report found that overall college enrollment among Hispanic students grew by 25 percent between 2000-01 and 2006-07; among African-American students, it grew by 15 percent; among Asian-American/Pacific-Islander students, it grew by 15 percent; and among white students, it grew by 3 percent.
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Described and Captioned Media Program Offers free-loan described and captioned educational media and provides a clearinghouse of information related to educational media access. www.dcmp.org
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The mission of the National Association of the Deaf is to promote, protect, and preserve the rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.
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Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is a program and service organization designed to assist its deaf and hard of hearing members.
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This project at Boston University offers innovative tools designed to study sign language.
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ASHA promotes the interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with communication disabilities.
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Website explains the differences between ADA and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
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For California Veterans. Includes information on college tuition for veterans and their dependents.
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The comprehensive career website for hiring veterans of America's military. Whether you're a manager, human resources specialist, or veteran, you'll find the resources you need for matching employment opportunities with veterans.
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Military OneSource is provided by the Department of Defense at no cost to active duty, Guard and Reserve (regardless of activation status) and their families to offer information for military personnel and their families. Services are available by phone and online. The interactive Web site includes locators for education, child care, and elder care. You can also go online to order free materials (including CDs, and booklets, and DVDs), get referrals to military and community resources, use financial calculators, participate in online Webinars, subscribe to monthly newsletters, and join our discussion boards. Additional resources include brief videos of consultants addressing common issues such as communicating as a couple, budgeting and managing anger.
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Paralyzed Veterans of America works to maximize the quality of life for its members and all people with SCI/D as a leading advocate for health care, SCI/D research and education, veterans’ benefits and rights, accessibility and the removal of architectural barriers, sports programs, and disability rights. We are the only Congressionally chartered veterans organization dedicated solely to serving the needs of SCI/SCD veterans.
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The Fund for Veterans’ Education was established to provide scholarships to veterans from all branches of the United States Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001 and who are now enrolled in college or vocational-technical school. Go directly to scholarship: http://www.veteransfund.org/veteran_scholarships.php
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Military Services (VFW Support) The VFW provides numerous services to military servicemembers and their families. its mission is to "honor the dead by helping the living" through veterans' service, community service, national security and a strong national defense.
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The Vet Center is an independent program. Here a person will find support, therapy, support groups, referrals, help with the appeals, help with the VA Medical maze, and someone to help sift through the red tape of the Veterans Administration.
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The National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) monitors and promotes electronically-mediated distance education policies and practices that enhance the lives of people with disabilities and their families.
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People with disabilities may need to make specific preparations for emergencies. A new Homeland Security video provides helpful information on how to do so. REFERENCE POINTS: http://www.PACER.org
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The Department of Justice has released the seventh chapter in its 'ADA Best Practices Toolkit,' focusing on informing state and local governments how to protect their citizens with disabilities in disaster and emergency situations under Title II of the ADA. Addendums provide Emergency Management and Sheltering information with checklists to ensure proper procedures. REFERENCE POINTS: http://www.PACER.org
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Hurricane PSAs and podcasts provide timely messages about what people can do to protect themselves and their families from hurricanes that are threatening the United States. Some of the PSAs and podcasts are available in ASL. REFERENCE POINTS: http://www.PACER.org
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This Reference Guide from FEMA was originally developed in response to the requirement of H.R. 5441 (PL 109-295), Section 689: Individuals with Disabilities, to develop disability related guidelines for use by those who serve individuals with disabilities in emergency preparedness and disaster relief. REFERENCE POINTS: http://www.PACER.org
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Secretary Spellings recently announced the availability of new brochures that provide guidance on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to enable schools to better balance students' privacy rights with school safety concerns. The brochures -- one for K-12 educators, one for higher education officials, and one for parents -- are a timely refresher to help appropriately balance student privacy and school safety. REFERENCE POINTS: http://www.PACER.org
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The Spring/Summer 2007 issue of Impact is dedicated to examining disaster preparedness and people with disabilities. This issue of Impact seeks to address the need for greater inclusion of people with disabilities in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts by providing strategies, stories, and resources that will be of use to disability service providers, advocates, individuals with disabilities, families, and policymakers. REFERENCE POINTS: http://www.PACER.org
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In order to encourage Americans to prepare themselves, their families and their communities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with The Advertising Council, has sponsored public service advertisements (PSAs) that educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to all kinds of emergencies. One of the PSAs was written for persons with disabilities. REFERENCE POINTS: http://www.PACER.org
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This George Mason University site hosts information and links related to crisis response and emergency preparedness for persons with disabilities in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy. Click on the categories of information located in "Resource Links."
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Developed by the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) and the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth), the brief discusses current state strategies for improving outcomes for youth with mental health needs, and offers additional policy recommendations. This Brief is a prelude to a forthcoming NCWD/Youth publication entitled "Tunnels and Cliffs: A Guide for Workforce Development Practitioners and Policymakers Serving Youth with Mental Health Needs."
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JAN's Accommodation and Compliance Series is designed to help employers determine effective accommodations and comply with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Each publication in the series addresses a specific medical condition and provides information about the condition, ADA information, accommodation ideas, and resources for additional information. The Accommodation and Compliance Series is a starting point in the accommodation process and may not address every situation. Accommodations should be made on a case by case basis, considering each employee's individual limitations and accommodation needs. Employers are encouraged to contact JAN to discuss specific situations in more detail. For information on assistive technology and other accommodation ideas, visit JAN's Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) at http://www.jan.wvu.edu/soar.
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This site includes information on: Accommodation Ideas for Psychiatric Impairments Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities Searchable Online Accommodation Resource: Psychiatric Impairments Fact Sheet: Depression Fact Sheet: Mental Illness Organizations
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The aim of the Behavioral Health Initiatives of the Center for Learning Excellence at The Ohio State University is to promote dialogue between alternative education projects and supporting community partners and to provide access to research findings, practice recommendations, and current topics
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The National Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Exchange has developed a new fact sheet for people with mental health conditions interested in participating in international exchange programs. “Psychiatric Disabilities: Considerations for Exchange Participants with Mental Health Conditions” focuses on college students taking part in study abroad programs. Read more at: http://www.miusa.org/ncde/tipsheets/psychdisability
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[From the hard copy book Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis; Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, 1993. Linking to this book chapter from other websites is permissible. However, the contents of this chapter may not be copied, printed, or distributed in hard copy form without permission.]
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Websites included are designed to help faculty, administrators, and staff create accessible environments, programs, and resources for students with disabilities and to help students with disabilities prepare for and succeed in college.
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Resource materials to include information regarding the use and practice of ELL services and transitions. The site describes areas to be identified by the plan and includes persons and staff recommendations.
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This online Disabilities Dictionary from Brookes Publishing allows users to search more than 3,500 disability-related terms. Users can enter a word to search for its definition or enter a word or phrase that is part of a definition to search for related terms. For example, if a user enters the word “oxygen,” the dictionary will display definitions for all of the terms that have the word “oxygen” in their definitions. This is a helpful tool for exchange professionals with less experience with disability terminology.
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This online Disabilities Dictionary from Brookes Publishing allows users to search more than 3,500 disability-related terms. Users can enter a word to search for its definition or enter a word or phrase that is part of a definition to search for related terms. For example, if a user enters the word “oxygen,” the dictionary will display definitions for all of the terms that have the word “oxygen” in their definitions. This is a helpful tool for exchange professionals with less experience with disability terminology.
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The Placemat is a graphic version of all the federal centers for TTA&D Network, OESE, the Comprehensive Centers, and the Equity Assistance Centers to coordinate special and general education technical assistance efforts across regions and topical areas. This site provides a full color copy of the placemat. The Word document lists the TA&D network, the Comprehensive Centers, and the Equity Assistance Centers. This file gives you all the content that is listed on the placemat minus the graphics.
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The Center will develop and implement practical, efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable strategies for states to collect and use outcome data to improve secondary, transition, and postsecondary school results.
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The purpose of the Disability Training Network (DTN) for the Texas A&M University System is to develop and implement a disability training network that is designed to provide evidence-based resources, systematic training, and technical assistance to members of the TAMU System. The goal of the DTN is to improve the access, retention, and success rates of college students with disabilities. The DTN provides disability awareness training during new employee orientations; instructor-led topical seminars; online self-paced topical training modules; Quarterly Updates on policy, practice, and current issues; Summer Institutes; mini-grants for new strategy developments and disseminations; and technical assistance.
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The Matrix provides information on federally supported technical assistance services to a range of stakeholders and encourages collaboration in planning and implementation among technical assistance providers.
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1800Wheelchair.com offers an annual scholarship award to an undergraduate student. The scholarship is open to students of any major or concentration. The winner's name, essay and photo will be posted on 1800wheelchair.com. Although not a requirement, preference will be given to students with mobility disabilities.
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Applications are being accepted for the ADHD Focus on Your Possibilities Scholarships, a scholarship program specifically for adults living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A total of 20 scholarships worth up to $5,000 each will be awarded by an independent panel of ADHD experts for the Fall 2007 semester — allowing recipients to continue their education in traditional colleges, graduate schools, technical institutes, or General Education Development (GED) courses.
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Collection of scholarships located on the American Association for People with Disabilities website.
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This Program finds mentors for students with disabilities who have graduated from high school and are interested in careers in design. Arts Field: Visual Arts/Design Deadline (for entry or application): none specified - posted 3/19/08
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LittleAfrica.com is please to provide a megalist of sources for financial aid for African Americans students.
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The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 award given to a high school senior with an identified learning disability (LD) who is pursuing an undergraduate degree. The ideal candidate is a high school senior who has faced the challenges of having a learning disability; is committed to completing a college degree and setting career goals; has demonstrated perseverance; embraces new opportunities; has a well-rounded perspective shaped by experiences in school, in the community, and with family and friends; understands how LD affects his/her life and recognizes the importance of self-advocacy; believes in contributing to society in a way that increases the opportunities for individuals with learning disabilities; and will feel comfortable serving as a role model for others who struggle with LD. The deadline for application is December 31, 2007.
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The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.
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Search more than 5,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans, and other financial aid opportunities. Select Category Search or Keyword Search. Choose selections from at least one category below. See Scholarship Search Help below for additional information about the scholarship process and tips for using this tool.
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This site offers RSS feature: You may subscribe and have available newly pubished announcements of scholarships. Search feature allows you to search for specific type of scholarship, including ones for people with disability (use keyword: Disability)
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Obtaining financial aid can be a complex process. Laws and policies regulating the disbursement of financial aid change frequenly. It is important to keep informed about changes in the financial aid system.
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Lumina Foundation for Education is an Indianapolis-based, private, independent foundation dedicated to expanding success in education beyond high school, 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.
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The mission of the Kennedy Foundation is to provide leadership in the field of intellectual disabilities and service to persons with intellectual disabilities, both those born and unborn, and their families.
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RSA awards grants to colleges and universities for providing scholarship assistance to students. Students interested in scholarships should apply directly to the college or university program. RSA does not provide applications or become involved in the selection of recipients of the scholarships. Students interested in seeking scholarships should contact the "director" of the grant in which they are interested. A list of scholarship grants can be found in our catalog of training projects. Website includes catalog of training projects and list of programs in rehabilitation.
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aka Supercomputing Fellowship: Based on a proposal from the SC conference Steering Committee, the ACM and IEEE Computer Society established a fellowship fund for worthy students who are studying topics in High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. Funded by the surplus of SC|05, this fellowship is sufficiently endowed to fund at least $20,000 per year. Further contributions will be solicited from future conference surpluses as well as other organizations interested in fostering an educational focus on HPC. Fellowship Program supports a long-standing commitment by the Societies and the SC Conference series to workforce diversity and encourages nominations of women, minorities and all who contribute to diversity. All applications are considered in confidence. All award decisions are final.
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Educators and experts from around the world who are focused on graduate students on Friday issued the “Banff Principles” as guidelines to discuss further efforts to work together. Debra W. Stewart, president of the Council of Graduate Schools, the American group that was one of the organizers of the effort, said that the principles are an important first step in dealing with many key issues. She stressed that the effort, which is expected to lead to more detailed principles, was “not about standardization.” But she said that efforts to assure quality control (and the recognition of degrees in other countries) could not exist with out at least a common agenda across national boundaries and a common vocabulary, so a discussion about master’s degrees is really about master’s degrees. The countries and regions were selected not for just producing graduate students, but for having their own graduate programs. Stewart said other countries or regions might well join the effort down the road.
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A new report published by EUA gives an important insight into the state of doctoral education in Europe. It highlights the latest trends in this key sector of higher education, such as, the introduction of new organisational structures to manage doctoral education, the increasing focus on learning ‘transferable skills’ and the growth in new types of doctoral programmes such as “professional doctorates”. Equally, it underlines the challenges that Europe faces if it is serious about attracting and retaining the best young research talent. Amongst the findings, EUA’s work underlines that stakeholders (universities and public authorities) must do more to widen participation, to improve mechanisms for supervision and assessment, and to promote the international mobility of doctoral candidates. They must also take steps to ensure professional skills development is an integral part of all doctoral training. The report also shows that national funding policies for doctoral education are too often fragmented, with a lack of coordination between government ministries, research councils and other funders. This fragmentation does not create favourable conditions for Europe to attract and retain the best doctoral candidates, who are often held back by inadequate funding and a lack of career opportunities
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Blog entries of a graduate student who is legally blind and responses.
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NEWSLETTER: Vol. 5, No. 7, April 17, 2000 A Profile of Judy Risch, UW-Madison describes how she accesses support to earn both the PhD and JD degrees. Judy has a learning disability.
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The Graduate Fellowship Fund (GFF) offers financial support to individuals who are deaf who are studying for their doctoral degrees. Grants are awarded annually. Applicants must be deaf or hard of hearing and must be accepted for doctoral study at an accredited college or university. Graduate Fellowship Fund Gallaudet University Alumni Association 800 Florida Ave. NE Washington, DC 20002-3695 Phone: (202) 651-5060
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Hesperian has made a commitment to publish online versions of all their books and to keep those online editions up-to-date, incorporating all corrections and revisions as they are made. The Following Titles are available for Free Download: Where There Is No Doctor Where Women Have No Doctor A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities Donde no hay doctor para mujeres A Book for Midwives Un libro para parteras HIV Health and Your Community Helping Children Who Are Deaf Helping Children Who Are Blind Ayudar a los niños ciegos Where There Is No Dentist Donde no hay dentista A Worker's Guide to Health and Safety A community guide to environmental health Women's Health Exchange Global Health Watch
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In 1979, the Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University wrote The Community Imperative, a declaration supporting the right of all people with disabilities to community living. The Center has reissued The Community Imperative in 2000 and invites endorsements from individuals and organizations.
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A new handbook with examples and illustrations drawn from across the world, serves as a basic guide to health and wellness for women living with a physical or mental disability. Women with disabilities across the world often find it difficult to get the health care they need, when they need it. A Health Handbook for Women With Disabilities by the Hesperian Foundation provides basic and essential information on issues such as understanding your body, sexuality, pregnancy, preventing abuse, taking care of assistive devices, information on common medications, and more. The book may be downloaded by chapter.
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Access Living is proud to present our brand new website, all about young people with disabilities.
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Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) coverage offered through the Medicaid program has played an important and unique role for low-income children with disabilities. This Issue Brief from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation discusses the implications for youth with disabilities when they become adults and lose their EPSDT benefits and how recent changes to the Deficit Reduction Act give states an opportunity to increase the availability of services that allow people with disabilities to lead as normal a life as possible as they move into adulthood. Available in PDF (14 pages, 490 KB).
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This research, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, represents the most recent in-depth effort to understand how persons with disabilities prepared for, reacted to, and recovered from the devastating impact of the storm in portions of the Gulf Coast most affected. In addition, this work sought to understand the roles and relationships that Centers for Independent Living (CILs) played in all phases of the disaster, with a special emphasis on their relationship to the emergency management system.
A copy of the executive summary and full report may be downloaded from the Center’s website at www.rtcil.org Source: Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTCIL) For more emergency preparedness news issues, see: http://www.aapd.com/News/emergency/index_emergprep.php
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The CIL DIRECTORY lists independent living centers located in the U.S. and territories.
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Welcome to UC Berkeley's website on the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement. Discover our rich collection of primary sources exploring the social and political history of the disability movement from the 1960s to the present. Investigate a related project on artists with disabilities.
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Disaboom provides Health-related information, organizations and articles, the latest insight and information from caregivers and those with disabilities, and authentic community by connecting with other Members.
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Welcome to the Family Life & Disability workshop, where we will try to help you find the information and the resources you need to fly as high as your gifts will take you, and prevent that feeling of being crushed on the sidewalk under the nest. If you are a person with a disability, or a relative, you will find topics here that relate to your own life.
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