Resources

UVa-Wise Resources

• UVa-Wise Registrar
  
  
• UVa-Wise Admissions
  
  
• UVa-Wise Counseling and Health Services

External Resources

• Local Community Resources
  
  
• State and National Sources of Information on Disability-Related Topics
  
  
• Colleges and Universities - Teaching and Learning
  
  
• Accessible Web Design and Assistive Technology
  
  
• Study Skills

• Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (VDRS)
  http://www.vadrs.org/siteindex.htm
  
  
• Junction Center for Independent Living (JCIL)
  P.O. Box 419, Road 610
  Big Stone Gap, VA 24219, Ph: 540-523-1797, TDD: 540-523-1798, Fax: 540-523-2103
  
  
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
  http://www.ssa.gov/
  
  
• St. Mary's Family Center
  Insurance referrals and payment options for Testing Services
  (276) 679-5570
  http://www.st-maryshospital.com

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State and National Resources

• Access Information Guide to the local Washington, DC area
  As well as links to accessibility issues.
  http://www.DisabilityGuide.org/
  
  
• ADAAG - Federal Accessibility Guidelines and Standards
  http://www.access-board.gov/indexes/accessindex.htm
  
  
• ADA Information Center
  (800)949-4232 (V), (301)217-0124 (V/TTY)
  http://www.adainfo.org
  
  
• ADA Document Center
  http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/
  
  
• Related Disability Links
  http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/frmain.htm
  
  
• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), University of Massachusetts
  Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, (617)287-3880 (V/TTY), (617)287-3881 (FAX),
  http://www.ahead.org
  
  Contact AHEAD for a list of available publications, such as:
  • "Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities", by Warren L. King, James Baker and Jane E. Jarrow
    
  • "The Impact of Section 504 on Postsecondary Education: Subpart E", by Jane E. Jarrow
  • "Issues in Higher Education and Disability Law", by Jeanne Kincaid, Esq. and Jo Anne Simon, Esq.
  • "Title by Title: The ADA's Impact on Postsecondary Education", by Jane E. Jarrow
    
    
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  (202)326-6630 (V/TTY)
  
  
• American Council of the Blind
  (800)424-8666, (202)467-5081
  http://www.acb.org
  
  
• Brain Injury Association of Maryland
  (800)221-6443 or (410)448-2924, FAX (410)448-3541, Email: info@biamd.org
  http://www.biamd.org
  
  
• Brain Injury Association, Inc.
  http://www.biausa.org
  
  
• Center for Applied Special Technology
  Disability Resources, Universal Design
  http://www.cast.org
  
  
• Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI)
  http://codi.buffalo.edu/
  
  
• "Disability Compliance For Higher Education: Successful Strategies for Accommodating Students and Staff with Disabilities"
  Excellent newsletter published monthly by LRP Publications
  Dept. 420, 747 Dresher Rd., P.O. Box 980, Horsham, PA 19044-0980
  http://www.lrp.com/
  
  
• Disability Resources Monthly (DRM)
  Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
  http://www.disabilityresources.org/
  
  
• Disability Social History Project
  http://www.disabilityhistory.org/
  
  
• Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
  Clearing House on Adult, Career, & Vocational Education
  (800)LET-ERIC, (800)538-3742
  http://ericacve.org/
  
  
• Epilepsy Foundation
  http://www.EFA.org/
  
  
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  Baltimore District office, (800)669-4000
  http://www.eeoc.gov
  
  
• Family Village
  Clearinghouse of information on a wide variety of disability topics
  http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
  
  
• Financial Aid Information
  National resources for funding your education
  http://www.finaid.org/
  
  
• HEATH Resource Center
  The George Washington University (GWU), Graduate School of Education and Human Development - Funded by the US Department of Education
  (800)544-3284 (VOICE)
  Source of excellent publications and information, including "Creating Options: A Resource of Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities"
  http://www.heath.gwu.edu/
  
  
• International Dyslexia Organization
  Formerly the Orton Dyslexia Society
  http://www.Interdys.org
  
  
• Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)
  9900 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20902, (301)587-9666.
  http://www.jssa.org/jvs
  
  
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  (800)526-7234
  http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
  
  
• LD Online
  Eextensive information on testing
  (Go to LD In Depth section and click on Transition)
  http://www.Ldonline.org
  
  
• Learning Disabilities Association (National)
  4156 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234, (412)341-1215,
  http://www.ldanatl.org/
  
  
• Learning Disabilities Association of Montgomery County MD, Inc.
  P.O. Box 623, Rockville, MD 20848, (301)933-1076, Email: Ldamc@Ldamc.org
  http://www.Ldamc.org
  
  
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
  (212)545-7510
  Toll-free Information and Referral Service: 1-888/575-7373
  http://www.ncld.org/
  
  
• National Federation of the Blind
  (301)946-0653,
  http://www.nfb.org/
  
  
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  (202)884-8200 (V/TTY), Toll-free: (800)695-0285 (V/TTY), (202)884-8441 (FAX)
  Email: nichcy@aed.org
  http://www.nichcy.org
  
  
• National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities
  School-to-Work information
  http://www.dssc.org/nta
  
  
• Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNET)
  National collaboration of the four Regional Postsecondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  Also includes an Online Orientation to serving students who are deaf or hard of hearing
  http://www.pepnet.org
  
  
• President's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities
  (202)376-6200 (V), (202)376-6205
  http://www.pcepd.gov
  
  
• Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
  (800)221-4792
  http://www.rfbd.org/
  
  
• RESNA, Inc. (Rehabilitation Engineering)
  (703)524-6686, ext. 313
  http://www.resna.org/
  
  
• Self-Help for the Hard of Hearing (SHHH)
  (301)657-2248 (V), (301)913-9413 (FAX)
  http://www.shhh.org/
  
  
• Sign Language Associates
  (301)588-7591
  A local source for sign language interpreters
  http://www.signlanguage.com/
  
  
• Spinal Cord Injury Association Hotline (National)
  (800)962-9629
  http://www.spinalcord.org/
  
  
• TransCen, Inc.
  career and workforce development, school to work initiatives, systems change in education, training and technical assistance on disability issues - located in Rockville, MD
  http://www.transcen.org
  
  
• "Untangling the Web: Where can I go to get disability related information?"
  A huge collection of disability related resources on the webhttp://www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm
  
  
• U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
  http://www.access-board.gov/
  
  
• Accessibility Guidelines and Standards
  http://www.access-board.gov/indexes/accessindex.htm
  
  
• US Department of Education - Office of Civil Rights
  (215)656-8541; (215)656-8605 (FAX); (215)656-8604 (TTY), Email: OCR_Philadelphia@ed.gov,
  http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/
  
  
• US Department of Justice - ADA Home Page
  Toll Free Information Line: (800)514-0301, (800)514-0383 (TTY)
  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

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• Faculty Development - Teaching Tips Index
  from Honolulu Community College
  http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm
  
  
• "Fast Facts for Faculty - Universal Design for Learning"
  from Ohio State University Partnership Grant
  http://www.osu.edu/grants/dpg/fastfact/undesign.html
  
  
• Universal Design Information
  from North Carolina State University
  http://www.ncsu.edu/acad_info.html
  
  
• Universal Instructional Design Information
  from UMASS at Amherst
  http://www.umass.edu/ldss/universalinstructionaldesign.html
  
  
• Universal Instructional Design Information
  from UCONN
  http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwcped/udi-miss.htm
  

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Accessible Web Design and Assitive Technology

• Universal Design and Web Accessibility
  Basic rationale and guidelines for accessible web design (Outline-web)(Retrofit)
  http://www.mc.cc.md.us/Departments/dispsvc/universal_design.html
  
  
• Able Data
  A clearinghouse of information on assistive technology and resources
  http://www.abledata.com
  
  
• Accessible Web Design
  Comprehensive list of web development resource links from Project DO-IT at the University of Washington
  http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/web-design.html
  
  
• Making Educational Software Accessible
  Design Guidelines Including Math and Science Solutionshttp://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/ncam/
  
  
• Accessible Web Design
  Links to several excellent sites compiled by the University of MDhttp://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/Specific/Disability/Issues/Webaccess/
  
  
• All Things Web
  Compatibility and Accessibility
  http://pantos.org/atw/access.html
  
  
• Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
  Excellent links to information, workshops and guidelines on accessible web design
  http://www.isc.rit.edu/~easi/
  
  
• Making your Website Accessible to the Blind
  From the National Federation of the Blind
  http://www.nfb.org/tech/webacc.htm
  
  
• Project DO-IT ("Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology")http://www.washington.edu/doit
  
  
• SNOW Project (Special Needs Opportunity Windows)
  Courseware accessibility links
  http://snow.utoronto.ca/
  
  
• Trace Center
  Information about making computers and information technologies more accessible
  http://www.trace.wisc.edu/
  
  See also
  General Concepts, Universal Design Principles and Guidelines
  http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/gen_ud.html
  
  
• US Department of Justice - Section 508
  Access to Electronic and Information Technology by People with Disabilities
  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html
  
  
• "World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design"
  A brochure from Project DO-IT at the University of Washington
  http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Technology/universal.design.html
  
  
• W3C - Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
  Pursuing accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education, outreach, research & development
  http://www.w3.org/WAI/
  
  
• What is Universal Design?
  NC State University, Center for Universal Design
  Outlines the seven principles of universal design
  http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/univ_design/princ_overview.htm
  
  
• Barrier Free Education
  http://barrier-free.arch.gatech.edu/
  
  
• Accessible calculators information
  http://www.techconnections.org/resources/guides/Calculators.html
  
  
• Computers to Help People, Inc.
  Braille transcription services and adaptive technology information
  http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/univ_design/princ_overview.htm

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Study Skills

• MC-Germantown Campus -Student Development
  http://www.mc.cc.md.us/Departments/studev/skills.htm
  
  
• Study Skills Help Page from Dr. Carolyn Hopper, Study Skills Coordinator for the Developmental Studies Department at Middle Tennessee State University
  http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/index.html
  
  
• Pepperdine University
  http://www.pepperdine.edu/studentaffairs/disabilityserv/home.htm

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