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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): ENTRYPOINT!
Entry Point is the signature program of the AAAS Project on Science, Technology, and Disability. Entry Point identifies and recruits students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities studying in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business for outstanding internship and co-op opportunities.
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BestColleges.org
Provides information about college scholarships and financial aid for students with disabilities.
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Brevard Center - College Internship Program
The Brevard Center in Melbourne, Florida provides individualized, post-secondary academic, internship and independent living experiences for young adults with Asperger's Syndrome and Nonverbal learning differences.
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College Advice for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
This article includes information to help deaf students transition from high school to college, provides advice from the experts on specific degrees and career options, and describes deaf and hard of hearing student advocacy and leadership programs.
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Emerging Leaders Summer Internships Program
A highly competitive program that places college students with disabilities in fulfilling summer internships and provides them with leadership development opportunities.
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ETS.org - Disability Resources
ETS develops, administers and scores the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® General and Subject Tests and The Praxis Series™ assessments. ETS provides accommodation resources for test-takers with disabilities.
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Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) - Resources for test-takers with Disabilities
The Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®) is a non-profit organization which administers, develops, and scores the GMAT test for business schools. GMAC provides accomodation resources for test-takers with disabilities.
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HEATH Resource Center
The HEATH Resource Center serves as a national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities, managed by The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development. It gathers, develops and disseminates information in the form of resource papers, fact sheets, website directories, newsletters, and resource materials.
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Helping Students with Vision Impairments
This guide explains how colleges are creating more welcoming and inclusive learning environments, with a sharp focus on assistive technology, campus resources that provide assistive services and tools, information about scholarships for students with visual impairments, and online resources they can access to facilitate academic and career success.
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Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - Office of Disability Employment Policy
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace.
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National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
The National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition (NASET) is a national voluntary coalition of more than 40 organizations and advocacy groups representing special education, general education, career and technical education, youth development, multicultural perspectives, and parents.
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National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures. NCSET is headquartered at the Institute on Community Integration in the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development.
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National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
NCWD/Youth has an array of briefs, background papers, guides, manuals, and other materials to address issues for youth with and without disabilities, youth service professionals, workforce development professionals, policymakers, and many more.
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National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making
Provides national and state information to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in making their own choices.
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National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)
NTACT’s purpose is to assist State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, State VR agencies, and VR service providers in implementing evidence-based and promising practices ensuring students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, graduate prepared for success in postsecondary education and employment.
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Supported Decision-Making Pilot Project
The Center for Public Representation & Nonotuck Research Associates' Supported Decision-Making Pilot Project – one of the first demonstrations in the nation – is grounded in the shared values and shared belief that all people must be able to exercise choice in all aspects of their lives.
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Supported Decision-Making: Creating a Continuum of Choice
Supported Decision-Making: Creating a Continuum of Choice, is the
result of the collaboration among disability organizations to educate
about an emerging best-practice concept known as Supported
Decision-Making (SDM).
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Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
This guide helps connect hard of hearing students with valuable tools, technology, and resources that they can lean on. It also features scholarships specific to hard of hearing students, provides advice on finding a college to fit particular needs and breaks down how colleges are becoming more inclusive environments.
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Tennessee Division of Adult Education
Provides information about and access to adult education programs. Offers a list of local adult education programs.
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The Lifespan Transitions Center at OCALI
The Lifespan Transitions Center offers resources, training, technical assistance, and consultation to support the successful transition of individuals with autism and multiple disabilities throughout their school careers and into their adult lives. Resources address community living and employment.
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ThinkCollege.net
Resource regarding postsecondary education options for people with disabilities.
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Transition Tennessee
Tennessee’s online home for training and resources on preparing students with disabilities for life after high school. Consider this the “blueprint” to building a comprehensive transition program for your students