 |
|
Disability Support Services |
|
LOCAL Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 1-877-222-8963 Cape Girardeau VR PO Box 1087 3102 Blattner Dr., Suite 103 Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 Office #: 573-290-5788, Office #: 877-702-9883, Fax #: 573-290-5921
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind 1-800-592-6004 Southeast District Office 106 Arthur St., Ste. E PO Box 369 Sikeston, MO 63801 Office #: 573-472-5240, Fax #: 573-472-5393 www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/index.htm
SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence (SADI) -121 S. Broadview Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 Voice/TTY 573-651-6464 Fax 573-651-6565 STATE AND NATIONAL General Information The Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center - A collection of documents related to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Including regulations and technical assistance manuals published by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice. http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm Behavioral and Medical Links College is Possible-American Council on Education College Quest Gateway Disability Etiquette Handbook - The online handbook is an excellent resource for staff and faculty as they relate to and work with individuals with disabilities. http://www.sanantonio.gov/planning/disability_handbook/ Disability-Specific Organizations Disability Resources, Inc. - Disability Resources, Inc. is a nonprofit organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability, and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live independently. www.disabilityresources.org The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) - Frequently asked questions about career and Technical education www.acteonline.org Health WebMD - Disability information on various topics. Missouri Ahead - Missouri Association on Higher Education and Disability - This book has been written to help students with disabilities achieve access into postsecondary education institutions and find success once they are enrolled. It was also written to help postsecondary institutions establish connections with secondary schools in order to recruit qualified students with disabilities into programs. The guide should also be helpful to secondary special education teachers and parents of students with disabilities. http://www.stlcc.edu/fv/moahead/index.html National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) - NCSET offers technical assistance and disseminates information about transition options for youth with disabilities - http://www.ncset.org/ National Center for Postsecondary Improvement National Council on Disability (NCD) - www.ncd.gov National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes PACER Center - This site is a parent network that fosters educational opportunities and enriched quality of life to youth and young adults with disabilities http://www.pacer.org/ Postsecondary Education Institutions President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technical Society of North America (RESNA) - www.resna.org U.S. Department of Education: Think College US Office for Civil Rights
- The US Office for Civil Rights seeks to
ensure equal access to education through enforcement of civil rights. Welcome to Mapping your Future Wolfner Library - http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/ Post-Secondary Resources Association of Higher Education and Disability Preparing for College: Options for Students with Learning
Disabilities brochure. Princeton Review K&W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or ADD 7th Edition available at many public libraries (Library of Congress call number L901.K9) or major bookstores. Information from the DO-IT Program at the University of Washington, this site is a leading resource for faculty members with information on accommodating students with disabilities - http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/Prof/ The HEATH Resource Center - This site serves as a national clearinghouse on post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities - http://www.heath.gwu.edu/ The Learning Toolbox - A website of study tools for students with disabilities. The site provides information on organization and time management, test taking, reading, math, study skills, note taking and writing. http://coe.jmu.edu/LearningToolbox/ Disability-Specific InformationAttention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Children and Adults with ADD (CHADD)
- A leading non-profit organization for
children and adults with ADHD. Blindness and Visual Impairment The American Council of the Blind - http://www.acb.org/ American Foundation for the Blind - http://www.afb.org Missouri Rehabilitation Services for the Blind National Association of Blind Students
(NABS) Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) - RFB&D is recognized as the nation's leading educational lending library of academic and professional textbooks on audio tape from elementary through post-graduate and professional levels. They have an on-line catalog of over 78,000 books on tape. - http://www.rfbd.org/ Deafness Gates to Adventure - This site contains information for students who are deaf or hard of hearing on transitioning from high school to college. - http://outcome.mcpo.org/GatesToAdventure/ College and Career Programs for Deaf Students (online version). - http://gri.gallaudet.edu/ccg/ Dyslexia Dyslexia Awareness & Resource Center Learning Disabilities LD Online - Information for children and adults with
LD. National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center - www.novel.nifl.gov/nalldtop.htm National Center for Learning Disabilities - www.ncld.org Multiple Sclerosis National Multiple Sclerosis Society - www.nmss.org Non-Verbal Disability Nonverbal Learning Disabilities - www.nldline.com/ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Psychiatric Disability Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities - Information for employers and educators on accommodating and working with people with psychiatric disabilities. - http://www.mapping-your-future.org/ National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - www.nami.org Assistive TechnologyThe DO-IT Center
- Offers information to students with
disabilities pursuing postsecondary options. Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technical Society of North America (RESNA) - www.resna.org Career Information College and Career Planning websites Job Accommodations Network (JAN) (not a job placement service) - janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/ Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
|
|
| Updated
09.14.07 | Disclaimer |