Sources
Selected resources consulted in the preparation of this guide
Project PAACS
A Desk Reference Guide for Faculty, Staff and College Students with Disabilities
Anne R. Thompson, Ph.D., Director
Leslie Bethea, M.S., Coordinator
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5740
(800) 582-2233
AHEAD
Association on Higher Education and Disability
PO Box 21192
Columbus, OH 43221-0192
(614) 488-4972
http://www.ahead.org/
CH.A.D.D. of Greater Orange County
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
PO Box 5876
Whittier, CA 90607-5876
(714) 490-7022
http://www.chadd.org/
Epilepsy Foundation
National Office
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785-2267
Local phone: (301) 459-3700
Toll-free: (800) EFA-1000
http://www.efa.org/
Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
American Association for Higher Education
One Dupont Circle, Suite 360
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-6440 x48
http://www.isc.rit.edu/~easi/
Learning Disabilities Association
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
(412) 341-1515
http://www.ldanatl.org/
HEATH Resource Center
Section 504, The Law & Its Impact on Postsecondary Education
American Council on Education
One Dupont Circle, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036-1193
(800) 544-3284
http://www.acenet.edu/about/programs/Access&Equity/HEATH/newsletter/home.html
International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
formerly Orton Dyslexia Society
Orange County Branch
1801D East Park Court Place, Suite 101
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-564-0777
Los Angeles Branch
4379 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 506-8866
http://www.interdys.org/
California State University, Long Beach
Disabled Student
Services
Disabled Student Services Faculty Handbook
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
(562) 985-5401
The Ohio State University
Teaching Students with Disabilities: A Faculty Handbook
Office for Disability Services
150 Pomerene Hall
1760 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1297
(614) 292-3307
http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu
San Diego State University
Disabled Student
Services
Providing Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
A Policy Guide for Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-0579
(619) 594-6473
http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/dss/dssguide.html
ENTRY POINT Internship Program
A wonderful program of internship opportunities for college students who have disabilities
and are majoring in computer science, engineering, a field of science, or mathematics. (Some
students in certain business fields may also be considered.)
- AAAS manages the program and serves as matchmaker, linking students
with employers.
- Paid summer internships for students with disabilities.
- Offers are made directly by employers, through their regular
internship programs. (These are not "special" or "segregated"
programs.)
- Employers include IBM, NASA, Texas Instruments, Seagate Technology,
Lucent Technologies, Procter & Gamble, the National Science Foundation.
- Internship sites across the U.S.
- Employers provide competitive pay, on-site mentors, assistive
technology as required.
- Some employers provide housing assistance for interns who relocate
for the summer.
- No cost to the university.
- Students with any type of disability may qualify.
- Qualifying students must:
* Be full-time undergraduate or graduate students
* Major in Computer Science, Engineering, a field of Science, or
Math (Some students in certain Business fields may be considered,
particularly those in Management Information Systems.)
* Have B-average GPA or higher
* Be a U.S. citizen or hold a right-to-work permit
http://www.entrypoint.org/
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