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Higher education, college and university, continuing education

AcademicInfo: Subject Guides & Online Degrees - an online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information. provides free, independent, accurate information and resources for prospective and current students and researchers. More than 25,000 resources, updated daily.

ADA Resource Center - one-stop for courses, events and tools on the Americans with Disabilities Act

Adaptive Environments - Informs people with disabilities about careers in design.

Advocate Academy Archives - Advocate Academy webinar archives for professional development or support group presentations. Every webinar features a leading expert in the field.

Asperger's into young adulthood, Sacramento Bee

Assistance to veterans: Program Helps Families of Wounded, Fallen Start Businesses

Audio conferences - schedule of audio conferences on the ADA and other disability issues

California Association for Post-Secondary Education and Disability

California Department of Education - to lead and support the continuous improvement of student achievement, with a specific focus on closing achievement gaps.

College Autism Spectrum - College Autism Spectrum (CAS) is an independent organization of professionals whose purpose is to assist students with autism spectrum disorders, and their families.

College Bound - An exposure to college life for students with developmental disabilities

College, Independence Hurdles For Young Adults With Disabilities, Disability Scoop

The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities.

FinAid (pdf) from www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml - disability resources page including financial aid strategies and scholarship opportunities. 

Financial aid to attend college if you have a disability

Steve Gold's Treasured Nuggets of Information - tools and information on how to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act in the areas of Housing, Medical Assistance/Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Education, Miscellaneous ADA Information.

Going to College with Diabetes: A Self Advocacy Guide for Students (pdf) - This authoritative, comprehensive guide empowers students to understand their rights and learn how to advocate for them, and to create positive working relationships with their schools, testing agencies, internship sites, and employers.

Handbook Offers College Advice For Students With Autism, Disability Scoop

HEATH Resource Center - national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities.

Higher Education Accommodations: Students with Psychiatric Disabilities (pdf) - from Job Accommodation Network (JAN), addresses the barriers and discrimination students with mental health disabilities experience in higher education.

Higher Ed and Disability: Improved Federal Enforcement Needed to Better Protect Students' Rights to Testing Accommodations, GAO Report, 12/29/11

How to create inclusive exchange programs, and technical assistance on accommodating a student with a specific disability, Mobility International

How to File a Discrimination Complaint With the Office for Civil Rights, (html) from U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Washington, D.C. 20202-1101 (February 2007, 4 pages)
Cómo Presentar una Reclamación por Discriminación Ante la Oficina para Derechos Civiles (html)

Info page for people with intellectual abilities about ways to pay for college, Think College

Intern or train in the U.S., www.cdsintl.org

International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI) - books on disability issues, web site construction, usability, products.

Injury to Students Resulting from School Staff Conduct, September 1997, 8 pages, cover memo and Legal Advisory from California Department of Education (September 1997, English)

Learning-disabled students get firmer grip on college, USA Today

Learning disabilities and international exchange, Mobility International

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) resource page on post-secondary options

New England ADA Center - Succeeding in College and at Work: Students with Disabilities Tell Their Stories, watch videos of students telling their stories of success in college and at work; share your own story.

NewMobility - NewMobility's information on disability friendly colleges including a grid regarding specialty services offered.

New technology program to help people with disabilities improve their lives

On-Campus Outreach Project - training, support, online resources for students with significant disabilities in post-secondary settings.

Program helps students with ADHD, The Collegian

Proyecto Vision's Tips and Tricks for Getting Scholarships

Rights of Individuals with Handicaps Under Federal Law - Information for those who have rights and responsibilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Ac of 1973 reprints from U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Washington, D.C. 20202-1328 (November 1992, 19 pages, English)

Scholarships for people with disabilities from disability.gov: https://www.disability.gov/education/financial_aid_%26_scholarships

Students With Physical Disabilities: 4 Tips For Applying To College, Huffington Post, 12/5/11

Taking Questions on Applying with a Learning Disability, New York Times

Test Prep Review - free practice tests for many standardized tests - high school, college, graduate school, PSAT, MCAT, LSAT, GRE and more, to help relieve test anxiety.

Think College - a website devoted to providing a centralized pool of information on opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to go to college.

Transition to College - information and resources on college options for students with intellectual disabilities.

UCLA Pathway program at for students with developmental disabilities, UCLA Extension

USA funds awards more than $1 million in scholarships

U.S. Dept. of Education OCR, Office for Civil Rights - the mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.

U.S. Department of Education Releases Report on Young Adults with Disabilities After High School

U.S. Department of Justice Department has announced settlement agreements involving the accessibility of the Law School Admission Council's (LSAC) online application service. Because of these agreements, LSAC's online application service, and the online application process of the nation's law schools, will be accessible to individuals who are blind. The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, including discrimination by law schools and other post-graduate institutions.

Workbook for Youth with Disabilities (pdf)- from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) - may help youth with disabilities develop the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about disclosing their disability.

Wrightslaw - information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.