Resources

Assistive (and other) Technologies

• ABLEDATA: http://www.abledata.com/
• Access IT (The National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education): http://www.washington.edu/accessit/
• DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology): http://www.washington.edu/doit/

Awareness

• Windmills: A Shattering Attitudes Barriers Training Experience:http://damonbrooks.com/windmills/

Government

• Disability.gov: https://www.disability.gov/

Learning Disabilities

• LD (Learning Disabilities) Pride.net: http://www.ldpride.net/
• Landmark College (college for students with learning disabilities and AD/HD): http://www.landmark.edu/

Mental Health Disabilities

• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: http://www.bazelon.org/
• Jed Foundation (Mental Health and College Students): http://www.jedfoundation.com/
• Ulifeline (Online resource for college mental health): http://www.ulifeline.org/main/Home.html

Mentoring

• American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD): http://www.dmd-aapd.org/
• National Center for Mentoring Youth with Disabilities: http://www.pyd.org/

Online Teaching

• Teaching to a Diverse Classroom on Guide to Online Schools: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/online-teaching/diverse-audience

Organizations and Associations

• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD): http://www.ahead.org
• Association of University Centers on Disabilities: http://www.aucd.org
• Institute for Human Centered Design (Adaptive Environments): http://www.adaptiveenvironments.org/index.php?option=Home

Postsecondary Education

• Accredited College: Degrees.com
• Preparing for College: The Online Guide for Students with Disabilities: http://www.accredited-online-college-degrees.com/students-with-disabilities.html
• Beyond Compliance: An Information Package on the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education: http://thechp.syr.edu/beyond-compliance-an-information-package-on-the-inclusion-of-people-with-disabilities-in-postsecondary-education/
• College Living Experience (for students with autism spectrum disorders, Asperger’s, nonverbal learning disorder, ADD/ADHD and other learning disabilities): http://www.cleinc.net/home.aspx
• Going to College: A Resource for Teens with Disabilities: http://www.going-to-college.org/
• HEATH Resource Center (Online Clearinghouse of Information on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities): http://www.heath.gwu.edu/
• PEPNet (Advancing Educational Opportunities for People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing): http://WWW.PEPNet.org/
• Steps Forward (Inclusive College or University for Adults With An Intellectual Disability): http://stepsforward.homestead.com/index.html
• ThinkCollege.net (for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities): www.thinkcollege.net
• We Connect Now (dedicated to uniting college students with disabilities in access to higher education and employment issues: http://weconnectnow.wordpress.com/

Universal Design for Learning or Instruction

• Best Practices through Universal Design for Learning (Video: 13 minutes running time): http://accessproject.colostate.edu/udl/documents/index.cfm

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