Postsecondary Resources

General

Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) - Its website describes AHEAD as an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. MO-AHEAD (AHEAD's Missouri affiliate)

Closed Captioning Web - A variety of information about captioning.

Closing the Gap - Extensive and detailed information about computing technology for use in special education and rehabilitation.

DAIS (Disability Information Access and Support) - A very important resource for colleges and universities developing or assessing their disability policies. DAIS, headed by Jane E. Jarrow, Ph.D. , provides extensive technical assistance and training, much through the DAIS Academy.

DSSHE-L listserv (Disabled Student Services in Higher Education) - Subscribers are mainly postsecondary service providers. To subscribe, e-mail listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu. Omit a subject. The message: sub dsshe-l yourfirstname yourlastname

EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) - EASI's mission is to serve as a resource to the education community by providing information and guidance in the area of access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities.

HEATH Resource Center - National clearinghouse for information about disability issues in postsecondary education.

NASPA - a national association of student affairs administrators in higher education - has a "Disability Concerns network, which addresses issues of equal access & equal opportunity in higher education."

PEPNet - The Postsecondary Education Programs Network is comprised of four federally-funded regional centers providing technical assistance to postsecondary institutions serving deaf and hard of hearing students.

Society for Disability Studies - "The Society for Disability Studies is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization established to promote interdisciplinary research on humanistic and social scientific aspects of disability and chronic illness."

World Institute on Disability - Public policy center conducting research about disability issues and independent living.

Selected Postsecondary Sites

• University of Arizona-Tucson

• University of California-Berkeley

• Equity Standards and Compliance

• Plan for Accommodating the Academic Needs of Students with Disabilities

• University of Colorado-Boulder

• Office of Diversity and Equity

• Disability Services

• University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign

• University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Rutgers University

• Texas A&M University

• TAMU Rules - ADA

• Disability Services

• University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Guidelines for Compliance

• McBurney Disability Resource Center

Accommodations on Standardized Tests

• Law School Admission Test

• Educational Testing Service

• GMAT

• MCAT

Service Animals

• University of Wisconsin - Madison

• US Department of Justice

The ADA and Residence Hall Requirements

• "ADA and on campus living requirements" from the DSSHE-L Archives

• ODS Specialized Housing Request Form

• University of Kentucky housing application for students requesting accommodations

• Oklahoma State University housing application for students requesting accommodations

Students

Campus Accessibility - Duke University settlement agreement

MU Guidelines for Documentation (students)

Financial Aid - "Creating Options: 2005 Financial Aid for Students With Disabilities"

Employment

• Business Leadership Network (BLN) - "BLN is a national program led by employers in concert with state Governor's Committees and/or other community agencies that engages the leadership and participation of companies throughout the United States to hire qualified job candidates with disabilities."

• AccessCAREERS (Careers, Academics, Research, Experiential Education and Relevant Skills) - "AccessCAREERS works to increase the number of college students with disabilities in cooperative education, internship, service learning, and other work experience programs."

• Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc. - "Has led the way from affirmative action to diversity recruitment by publishing career magazines for women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities."

• HirePotential - "Recognizing the changing face of today's workforce, HirePotential was formed by workforce experts to help people with disabilities, mature workers, veterans and other previously untapped resources build rewarding careers and lives by placing them in top jobs."

• Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - "JAN is not a job placement service, but an international toll free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities."

• Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

• National Business & Disability Council (NBDC) - NBDC "is the leading resource for corporations that are hiring, working with, and marketing to people with disabilities."

• U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy

• Workforce Recruitment Program

• Disability Mentoring Day