Regents Center for Learning Disorders
Association for Higher Education and Disability
(AHEAD)
http://www.ahead.org
AHEAD was founded in 1977 to address the need and concern for upgrading the quality of services and support available to persons with disabilities in higher education. The association offers training programs, workshops, publications, and conferences.
Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC)
http://www.amac.uga.edu/index.php
AMAC is an initiative of the University System of Georgia that is committed to removing barriers and providing access to knowledge for individuals with physical, sensory, and learning print-related disabilities.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
http://www.add.org/
The ADDA website provides articles, book reviews, personal stories, interviews with professionals and links to other ADHD-related sites.
DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking,
and Technology
http://www.washington.edu/doit/
DO-IT serves ton increase the success of persons with disabilities in college and careers, promotes the use of accessible information, technology and universal design, provides resources for students, professionals and employers, and sponsors research programs that aim to maximize the independence, productivity and participation of persons with disabilities.
Federal Government Disability Website
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/
Disabilityinfo.gov was created in response to the New Freedom Initiatives and is a comprehensive online resource to connect persons with disabilities with information and resources on numerous subjects, including benefits, civil rights, community life, education, employment, housing, health, technology and transportation.
Healthy Minds
http://www.healthyminds.org
Healthy Minds is sponsored by the American Psychiatric Association to provide a plethora of information and resources on all types of psychiatric disorders and other mental health topics.
Heath Resource Center
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/index.htm
Since 1984, the Heath Resource Center has served
as the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals
with disabilities. The website serves as an information exchange
about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations,
and opportunities at American college campuses, vocational-technical
schools, and other postsecondary training entities.
Learning Disabilities Association of America
(LDA)
http://www.ldaamerica.org/
LDA is a non-profit organization of volunteers including individuals with learning disabilities, their families and professionals. The organization is concerned with effective identification and intervention, fostering research, and protecting individual rights.
LD Online
http://www.ldonline.org
The website provides extensive information and resources for adults and children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
http://www.nami.org/
NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. NAMI provides public education and information, family and consumer peer education and support, advocacy activities to support the health and well being of persons with mental illness.
National Autistic Society
http://www.nas.org.uk/
The National Autistic Society supports the rights and interests of all people with autism. The website provides information about autism and Asperger syndrome and offers advice and support to individuals and their families.
PEPNet
http://www.pepnet.org
The Postsecondary Education Programs Network
is the national collaboration of four regional centers that assist
educational institutions in more effectively addressing the postsecondary,
vocational, technical, continuing, and adult education needs of
individuals with deafness, including those who are deaf with co-occurring
disabilities.
Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped CHildren (TEACCH) http://www.teacch.com/college.html
TEACCH was founded by Eric Schopler in the 1970s. The TEACCH approach includes a focus on the person with autism and the development of a program around this person's skills, interests, and needs. The major priorities include centering on the individual, understanding autism, adopting appropriate adaptations, and a broadly-based intervention strategy building on existing skills and interests. The site provides information about autism and autism spectrum disorders, including transition information and college succcess tips for students with High Functioning Autism/Asperger's Syndrome.
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