Resources for Students with Disabilities

General Disability Information

• ADA.Gov (United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division) is the federal government's online resource for people with disabilities
• Know your rights and responsibilities

Financial Resources

• Financial Resources for Students with Disabilities - The list contains over 120 scholarships, grants, and nonprofit resources including assistive technologies and tools to use for studying
• Money Management for Students with Disabilities - The guide contains nearly 140 resources on financial literacy, saving money, and budgeting, specifically for disabled students.
• Heath Resource Center is a national clearinghouse on post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities. Every year Heath publishes a compendium on financial aid resources for students with disabilities on their website.
• Colorado Mesa University's Scholarship website provides information on numerous scholarships available to students.

Alternate formats for students with print disabilities

• Learning Ally provides audio recordings of many textbooks. Membership for students with qualifying print disabilities.
• Bookshare provides print disabled people in the United States with legal access to over 36,050 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or digital formats for text to speech audio. Now free to all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities.

Technology for college students with disabilities

• Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT) provides resources for students preparing for college and careers

Employment

• Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation assists individuals whose disabilities result in barriers to employment to succeed at work and live independently.
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a resource for workplace productivity enhancements and reasonable accommodation solutions
• GettingHired.com is a national employment and social networking portal connecting job seekers with disabilities and employers committed to hiring them.