Student Resources

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

Medical

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

Visual

American Foundation for the Blind: http://www.afb.org
Learning Ally: https://www.learningally.org/
Second Sense (Formerly Guild for the Blind): http://www.second-sense.org/
American Council of the Blind: www.acb.org
The Chicago Lighthouse: www.thechicagolighthouse.org
Illinois Dept. of Human Services – Services for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29974

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 – Services for People Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29975
Chicago Hearing Society: www.chicagohearingsociety.org

Mobility

CHICAGO AREA RESOURCES

EMPLOYMENT

Loyola University Chicago Career Development Center: www.luc.edu/career
Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc. - Careers and the Disabled: http://www.eop.com/mags-CD.php
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: http://www.heath.gwu.edu/
Illinois Dept. of Human Resources – Vocational Rehabilitation: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29737
Online Resources for Americans with Disabilities: https://www.disability.gov/employment

FINANCIAL AID

Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities: www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html
Financial Aid, Scholarships and Interships for Individuals with Disabilities: http://www.heath.gwu.edu/resources/links/financial-aid-scholarships-and-internships/
Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities: http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml
Student Guide to Financial Aid: www.finaid.org

AUXILLARY AIDS