Resources for Students
Online Resources
LAWS
- Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities: www.ed.gov/ocr/transition.html
- Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center: www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
- ADA.gov: www.ada.gov
- Section 504: www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.index.htm
- Section 504: www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=15
DISABILITY SPECIFIC
Psychological
- American Psychiatric Association: www.psych.org
- American Psychological Association: www.apa.org
- Mental Health Info Source: www.mhsource.com
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI): www.nami.org
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI Illinois): http://il.nami.org
- Managing the Postsecondary Experience: Strategies & Resources for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities: www.heath.gwu.edu/newsletter/issue8/Managing%20the%20Postsecondary%20Experience.htm
Medical
- Global Health & Disability Resource Center: www.planetamber.com
- Disability Related Medical Discussions: www.makoa.org/listserv.htm
- Students with Medical Disabilities: www.brevardcc.edu/pdf/disabilities/medical.pdf
Learning Disability
- Muskingum College - Learning Strategies Database: www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database
- Study Guides and Strategies: www.studygs.net
- Learning Disability Association of America: www.ldaamerica.org
- National Center for Learning Disabilities: www.ncld.org
- LD Online: www.ldonline.org
- Resources for College Students with LD or ADHD: http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=524
AD/HD
- National Resource Center on AD/HD: www.help4adhd.org
- Children and Adults with A.D.D. (CHADD): www.chadd.org
- ADHD Basics: www.ldonline.org/adhdbasics
- ADD Resources: www.addresources.org
- Answers to Questions about ADHD: www.addvance.com/help/young_adults/stress.html
Visual
- American Foundation for the Blind: http://www.afb.org
- Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic: www.rfbd.org
- Educational Tape Recording for the Blind-Chicago: 773.445.3533
- Guild for the Blind: www.guildfortheblind.org
- American Council of the Blind: www.acb.org
- The Chicago Lighthouse: www.thechicagolighthouse.org
- Illinois Dept. of Human Services DRS – Bureau of Blind Services Program: www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/bbs
Hearing
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: www.nidcd.nih.gov
- National Association of the Deaf: www.nad.org
- Illinois Dept. of Human Services DRS – Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/sdhh
- Chicago Hearing Society: www.chicagohearingsociety.org
Mobility
- Mobility International USA: www.miusa.org
- Eagle Sportschairs: www.eaglesportschairs.com
- CODI: codi.buffalo.edu
- DMOZ open directory project: dmoz.org/Business/Healthcare/Products_and_Services/Disability/Mobility_and_Transportation_Aids
- Guild for the Blind: www.guildfortheblind.org
- The Chicago Lighthouse: www.thechicagolighthouse.org
- Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD): www.cityofchicago.org
- Jewish Vocational Service: www.jvschicago.org
- Illinois Division of Rehabilitative Services: www.dhs.state.il.us
- Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: www.ric.org
- Chicago Adapt: www.geocities.com/chicagoadapt
- Chicago Hearing Society: www.chicagohearingsociety.org
EMPLOYMENT
- Loyola University Chicago Career Development Center: www.luc.edu/career
- Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc. - Careers and the Disabled: www.eop.com/compcd.html
- University of Washington Postsecondary Student Guide to Career Resources: www.washington.edu/doit/Careers/postsecondary_stu.html
- Online Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities: www.heath.gwu.edu/index.htm
- Illinois Dept. of Human Resources – Division of Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Program: www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/vr
- Online Resources for Americans with Disabilities: www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=500
FINANCIAL AID
- Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities: www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html
- 2007 Financial Aid for Individuals with Disabilities: www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/creating_options_2007.pdf
- Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities: www.parentsinc.org/finaid/finaid.html
- Student Guide to Financial Aid: www.finaid.org
AUXILLARY AIDS
- JAWS: www.freedomscientific.com
- Dragon Naturally Speaking: www.digitalriver.com
- MAGic: www.freedomscientific.com
- NaturEar: www.NaturEar.com
- Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic: www.rfbd.org
- Illinois Department of Human Services – Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS): www.dhs.state.il.us
- Phonic Ear: www.phonicear.dk/eprise/main/PhonicEar/DK_gb/SEC_ALS/_index