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Services for Students with Disabilities
Scholarship/Career Opportunities
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Natural Resources Conservation Service
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 900Portland, Oregon 97232
FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES - GO TO http://finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml to get more information.
NYLN - NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP NETWORK
THE NATIONAL VOICE FOR YOUNG LEADERS WITH DISABILITIES. For more information on how to get involved, go to: http://www.nyln.org/.
LEAP (Leadership Enrichment Adventure Program) - The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is proud to host LEAP!
LEAP is our preeminent leadership program for college students with hearing loss who use spoken language to communicate. This intentive leadership program is designed to help participants develop skills in individual leadership, teamwork, conflict resolution, and problem solving. Best of all, these 20 outstanding college students will have opportunities to share experiences and learn from each other!
WHO: Applicants must have completed at least one year of undergraduate study to be eligible.
WHERE: A university-like setting in Washington D.C.
LEAP facilitators will be members of AG Bell's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Section (DHHS), adults with hearing loss themselves. They will facilitate LEAP activities, but it's the participants - YOU - who make LEAP an unforgettable learning and self-development experience! Over the 3-1/2 days, participants will:
Explore models of leadership and how they apply to everyday life.
Discuss exployment options and interviewing tactics.
Brainstorm ways to take a more active leadership role on campus, in the larger community, and in organizations such as AG Bell.
Learn more about issues ranging from new hearing techology to ADA to dating.
Network with professional members of AG Bell's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Section.
Enjoy thrilling activities in and around the Washington D.C. area.
Questions: Voice (202) 337-5220, TTY: (202) 337-5221, mduchin@agbell.org.
Seeking Students with Disabilities in Science Fields for AccessSTEM:
Do-it’s project, the Northwest Alliance for Access to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (accessSTEM) provides opportunities for students with disabilities to locate work experiences and paid internships, participate in career preparation events, conduct labor market research, develop disability disclosure and accommodation strategies, and network with mentors and business professionals. For more information, contact Project Coordinator Scott Bellman at (206) 685-3648 or swb3@u.washington.edu.
Search for disability related scholarships at:
http://collegeapps.about.com/od/impairmentscholarships/a/disability.htm
Federal Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Bender Consulting Services – Changing Attitudes....One Hire at a time!!
Bender Consulting Services is currently hiring bright, enthusiastic individuals with disabilities to work with the Federal government in the Washington, DC Metro area, Philadelphia, PA, Harrisburg, PA and other areas across the United States. Bender specializes in providing freedom through competitive employment. As an individual with disabilities herself, CEO and host of “Disability Matters” on voiceamerica.com, Joyce Bender believes that all qualified people should be given equal work opportunities. More information about Joyce Bender and Bender Consulting Services can be found at benderconsult.com. Apply now if you are interested in career opportunities with the Federal government.
Positions are available in the following fields:
· Human Resources
· Management Analysis
· EEO
· Finance and Accounting
· Law
· Aviation
· Logistics
· Computer Science
· Electrical Engineering
· Research and Analysis
· Language Analysis
People with disabilities EMBRACE YOUR INDEPENDENCE by applying now.
Contact: Sherry Homme at 412-446-4447; shomme@benderconsult.com
resume@benderconsult.com
Thought this might be of interest to some of you...
http://triptocollege.org/ This is a website created for students in
Indiana to plan for college. It has some reallly good info, including
timelines going all the back to Kindergarten, that can be applied to
students in any state.
Going to College http://www.going-to-college.org/
This new website contains information about living college life with a
disability. It is designed for high school students. The site provides
video clips, activities, and resources that can help them get a head
start in planning for college. Video interviews with college students
with disabilities offer a way to hear firsthand from students with
disabilities who have been successful. Modules include activities that
will help students explore more about themselves, learn what to expect
from college, and equip them with important considerations and tasks
to complete when planning for college. Going to College is funded by a
grant with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services (#H324M030099A)
Comparison of the ADA (as construed by the courts) and the ADA, As
Amended
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/archiveada/documents/ComparisonofADAandADAAA.pdf
This chart might be helpful in understanding the changes in the ADA,
As Amended (ADAA).
www.graphcomm4deaf.org This is a website created by the Graphic Arts
Education and Research Foundation and NTID to describe the field of
graphic communications in terms of job categories, functions, work
environments, and educational opportunities. It would be a good tool
to share with students interested in this field.
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Careers & Community for People with Disabilities
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Disabled World™ Features GettingHired.com!
Disability World™ recently published a feature article, "GettingHired.com - Disability Employment Central"
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American Association on
Health and Disability
110 N. Washington Street Suite 328-J Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-545-6140 Fax: 301-545-6144
www.aahd.us
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August, 2009
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is proud to announce the creation of the 2009 AAHD Scholarship Program.
The AAHD Scholarship Program will support students with disabilities who are pursuing higher education. Preference will be given to students who plan to pursue undergraduate/graduate studies in the field of public health, health promotion, or disability studies, to include disability policy and disability research. Royalties from the Disability and Health Journal will fund the first year of the AAHD Scholarship Program.
Please visit www.aahd.us to read more about the Scholarship Program and to download the application.
If you would like to make a donation to the AAHD Scholarship Program, please send your contribution to American Association on Health and Disability, 110 N. Washington Street, Suite 328-J, Rockville, MD 20850. Please indicate your donation is for the Scholarship Program. For additional questions, please contact Roberta Carlin at rcarlin@aahd.us or 301-545-6140 ext. 206.
Please contact Roberta Carlin, Executive Director, for further information at rcarlin@aahd.us.
Thank you,
Your friends at AAHD.
American Association on Health & Disability
110 N. Washington Street, Suite 340-A
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 545-6140-phone
(301 545-6144-fax
www.aahd.us
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is dedicated to better health for people with disabilities through health promotion and wellness. Our mission is to advance health promotion and wellness initiatives for people with disabilities through research, education, advocacy and public awareness. AAHD is 501 (c) 3 located in Rockville, MD. To learn more about AAHD, visit www.aahd.us
American Association on Health and Disability
110 N. Washington Street, Suite. 328-J| Rockville, MD 20850
301-545-6140 |fax: 301-545-6144 | rcarlin@aahd.us
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INCIGHT offers Scholarship Opportunities for Students with Disabilities
Incight’s Mission: Educate and Employ People with Disabilities
« Incight’s programs are designed to engage disabled youth through education, employment and relationship so each person can reach their greatest potential in becoming productive and contributing members of society.
« Goal: Assist youth in making a seamless transition from high school and engaging them in a higher education program and/or employment.
« Incight Elements: education, employment, and independence
Scholar Match Program
Incight began initiating partnerships with area colleges and universities to increase the number of students with disabilities attending local colleges as well as increasing available scholarship assistance.
The Incight Scholar Match Program consists of a consortium of private and public colleges and universities who have agreed to partner with Incight in its goal to provide the maximum financial assistance available to Incight Scholars. The program seeks to reduce out-of-pocket college costs for those with disabilities by maximizing available grant awards and subsequent debt for Incight. Member institutions agree to make every effort not to substitute Incight grant awards for other grants and scholarships the students would otherwise receive.
Incight is continuing to expand the Scholar Match Program to area colleges and universities through partnerships with the Oregon Independent Colleges Association and the Oregon Independent Colleges Foundation. Having schools sign up and consider signing up to match the financial aid funds for students receiving an Incight scholarship is of high importance to Incight. In fact, we desire to expand the partnership beyond a pure scholarship match to include working directly with the school and their Office for Students with Disabilities to really increase the educational and employment opportunities for college students with disabilities.
Match Amount
« Incight scholarships have typically ranged from $750 to $1,500 a student. Funds are dispersed directly to the collegiate institution over the Scholar’s college career.
Scholar Match Partners
« University of Portland (Portland, OR)
« Pacific University (Forest Grove, OR)
« George Fox University (Newberg, OR)
« Corban College (Salem, OR)
« Linfield College (McMinnville, OR)
« Eastern Oregon (La Grande, OR)
« University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)
« Portland State University (Portland, OR)
« Clackamas Community College (Oregon City)
« Portland Community College (Portland, OR)
« Southern Oregon University (Ashland, OR)
« Western Oregon University (Monmouth, OR)
« Oregon Institute of Technology (Kalamath Falls)
« Marylhurst University (Marylhurst, OR)
« Concordia University (Portland, OR)
« Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
To become a Scholar Match Partner, Incight requests that each institution sign an agreement form that establishes a working relationship between Incight and the school in serving students with disabilities. Scholar Match Partners receive a list of Scholars and their contact information after the recipients are announced at the beginning of each year. There are no membership fees or dues required.
Incight Contact
« Scott Hatley / Incight Company / Email: scott@incight.org / Phone: (971) 244-0305
I am a college student with a learning disability who is enrolled at Louisiana State University. Last year I attended the conference "Young People For (YP4)" a conference sponsored by the youth organization of People for the American Way". I received a grant from YP4 to develop a website to serve college students with disabilities in an effort to connect and integrate them more as a virtual community with a voice on important issues. I would like to share the link of the website with you so that you may share it with the students that you serve. The website can be accessed at http://weconnectnow.wordpress.com/
If you have any events that you would like to share with the larger of students with disabilities, please contact me so that I can post your event on our website to disseminate and promote your activity.
I thank you for any and all help that you and your office may give me in promoting this project as a service to all college students with learning disabilities.
Sincerely,
Gabriela McCall Delgado
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