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Resources at Dominican:
Resources at Dominican:
- Dominican Tutoring Center
- Accessibility and Disability Services at Dominican
- Email: disabilityservices@dominican.edu
- Phone: 415.485.3296, TTY via CA Relay: 711
- Students who feel they have been discriminated against based on disability: Disability Grievance
- Academic Advising
- Library Resources
- Occupational Therapy Department
"ONLY 17% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LEARNING ASSISTANCE RESOURCES AT THEIR SCHOOL."
National Resources:
National Resources:
Laws protecting students with disabilities:
Laws protecting students with disabilities:
Variety of resources/advocacy for college students who identify with disability:
Variety of resources/advocacy for college students who identify with disability:
Based at the University of Washington, Access Computing helps high school, college, and graduate students with disabilities find mentors and professionals in the computing field who can open opportunities for internships and employment.
Active Minds works through campus chapters to promote positive mental and emotional health for college students while ending the stigma of mental illness. The organization also has an Emerging Scholars Fellowship that funds students' mental health projects and professional development.
Through campus-based chapters, AMF supports college students dealing with grief after illness or the death of someone they care about.
The ADA National Network has regional centers across the U.S. that can provide resources and assistance for campuses and college students. If you have questions about your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), call someone at your local center (there is a list of regional ADA centers here).
Based in New York and founded by an African American woman who stutters, the group held a 2012 "Having Our Voices Heard" conference for African-Americans who stutter.
This group of Muslim health care professionals has worked with disability groups to actively improve health care, mental health education, and access to medical insurance for all Muslims in the U.S. with an interest in also combating stereotypes and discrimination.
Professional organization for disability services providers
ASAN promotes understanding of neurodiversity and self-advocacy among autistics. The organization has many college-related initiatives, including Navigating College: A Handbook on Self Advocacy, and the Autistic Scholars Fellowship Program.
Although this is based in Canada, many resources and publications are available for people from the U.S.
Research center at the University of Connecticut focused on disability and higher education, especially disability services
This network of academics with disabilities and chronic conditions shares resources and advice for students and postdocs as well as more experienced academics.
With campus chapters across the country, this organization works to provide information and support to students living with diabetes.
Provides education, tips for accessibility, advocacy and tips for classroom/studying modifications.
This is an academic honor society for students with disabilities at colleges and universities, with chapters across the United States.
The department of rehabilitation can provide funding for academic needs/assistive technology for students with a disability who are eligible. Please refer to website for eligibility qualifications and funding opportunities.
Focuses primarily on employment, Internet, and technology; also has online mentoring program and information for college students
The mission of Far West Wheelchair Athletic Association (FWWAA) is to develop, promote, and organize community based sport and recreation programs for individuals of all ages with various physical disabilities.
A clearinghouse of information focused on disability and higher education, especially related to transition
The Consortium at Historically Black Colleges and Universities provides resources for Black and African-American college students with disabilities
Study.com offers 10 tips on how a student with a learning disability can thrive in higher education classrooms while enjoying the college experience.
Works on international disability rights and supports travel and study abroad for people with disabilities
National organization for sign language interpreters from the African diaspora.
Part of the National Federation of the Blind, NABS and its campus affiliates provide a point of information, networking, and collective action for college students who are blind. Useful resources include the Self-Advocacy in Higher Education and the Self-Advocacy in High-Stakes Testing toolkits.
NAMI offers support and assistance designed to reduce the stigma of mental illness; they have campus and community chapters and resources for family members.
Federally-funded group coordinating transition-related work across U.S.
Hosts leadership trainings for Black deaf and hard of hearing college students.
Provides information and technical assistance related to deaf or hard-of-hearing students and their supporters in higher education
With roots in teams formed by WWII veterans, this organization now spans the globe and sends teams to the Paralympics. Their website has more information about the sport and where teams are located.
National organization for youth with disabilities, ages 16-28
If you think your college has discriminated against you, talk to someone at the Office of Civil Rights office in your city or state. They will help you learn more about your rights (and responsibilities) as a college student with a disability.
Provides information for parents about various aspects of disability, including transition to higher education
Matches college student mentors with LD or ADHD labels with high school students who have similar labels.
Like African-American studies and race, women's studies and gender, or other types of "studies" that look at society through different lenses, disability studies professors and researchers look the world with disability in mind. If you want to study disability academically, this is a good place to find people who are doing it on campuses across the U.S.
Promotes awareness of eating disorders and promotes health body image; has an annual campus tour with events like "smash the scale."
This organization supports students of color and their mental and emotional health and well-being, often hosting events at campuses around the country.
This group supports college students with diabetes through information, and by forming a network of peers and campus chapters, connecting students to resources in their communities.
Promotes inclusion in higher education for people with intellectual disabilities
TRiO is actually a combination of eight different federal programs, all designed to work with higher education students of color, students who are the first generation in their family to go to college, lower-income students, and students with disabilities. Your college admissions office would have information about whether your campus has any kind of TRiO program, which can provide a variety of services, including tutoring and mentoring.
A group in California for disabled youth ages 16-28, focused on activism, leadership development, and initiatives across the state. They also have lists of scholarships, a search engine to find resources in California, extensive information about disability history and the independent living movement, with cool t-shirts and other products for sale.
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