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Disability Support Services
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Web Resources

Disability Support Services has compiled a list of resources that may be valuable to students, prospective students, faculty, and family members.  We hope you enjoy these sites and find them beneficial. 

DSS has provided links to third party information not affiliated with the College. Harford Community College does not endorse any of these sites, nor the information or merchandise contained or offered by these sites. Harford Community College cannot make any warranties as to the accuracy, reliability or security of any information you might be requested to give any third party and, in no event shall the College be liable for any damages whatsoever.

Asperger's Syndrome

• Asperger Syndrome Coalition of United States, Inc. (ASC-U.S.)
  A national nonprofit organization committed to providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on social and communication disorders, with particular focus on Asperger syndrome and related disorders.

• Autism Society of America
  The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism.

Assistive Technology

• Accessibility information about Microsoft Products
  At Microsoft, we strive to build technology for everyone. Accessible technology enables opportunity for people of all abilities—including those with difficulties, impairments, and disabilities—to scale new heights and achieve goals they never thought possible.

• Apple Accessibility
  Apple has been committed to helping people with disabilities access their personal computer. Apple's commitment to accessibility is evident throughout the Mac OS X operating system which is by design, easy to use, but also includes a wide variety of features and technologies specifically designed to provide accessibility to users with disabilities.

• Maryland Technology Assistance Program
  The Maryland Technology Assistance Program (MD TAP) provides tools to help people who are disabled or elderly enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens.

Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD)

• ADDA: Attention Deficit Disorder Association
  The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission  is to provide information, resources, and networking to adults with AD/HD and the professionals who work with them.

• Children and Adult ADD/HD (CHADD)
  The organization is composed of dedicated volunteers from around the country who play an integral part in the association's success by providing resources and encouragement to parents, educators and professionals on a grassroots level through CHADD chapters.

• Greater Baltimore Chapter of CHADD
  Provides resources and support for individuals with AD/HD and their family members living in the Greater Baltimore area.

Brain Injuries

• Brain Injury Association of USA
  The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is the leading national organization serving and representing individuals, families and professionals who are touched by a life-altering, often devastating, traumatic brain injury (TBI).

• Brain Injury Association of Maryland
  BIAM is the Maryland state affiliate of BIAA.

• National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke: TBI
  The mission of the NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden bourne by every age group, by every segement of society, by people all over the world.  This information sheet provides details about Traumatic Brain Injury. 

Career

• Career Services at HCC
  Information about Harford Community College's Career Services

• Bender Consulting Services, Inc.
  Providing consulting in information technology and creating employment opportunities for all people with abilities.

• Entry Point!
  Entry Point!, a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offers outstanding summer internships and semester co-ops in major companies throughout the United States. Entry Point! is available to students with disabilities majoring in science, engineering, mathematics, and some business fields.

• Job Accommodation Network
  A free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation, and educating callers about self-employment options.

• JobTIPS
  A free program designed to help individuals with disabilities explore career interests, seek and obtain employment, and successfully maintain employment.  JobTIPS addresses the social and behavioral differences that might make identifying, obtaining, and keeping a job more difficult for an individual with a disability. 

• Monster.com Diversity and Inclusion
  This job search engine finds job postings from employers that are actively seeking qualified diversity candidates.

• National Business and Disability Council's Resume Database
  Graduating students, new and old persons with disabilities who hold postsecondary degrees are invited to register their resumes with the NBDC. There is no charge to list your resume.

• The Work Site - Employment Support for People with Disabilities (Social Security Online)
  The Work Site strives to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities by designing policies that make work pay, promoting research and program innovation, educating the public about programs and services that facilitate entry into the workforce, and partnering with other public and private groups to remove employment barriers for people with disabilities.

• The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities
  The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a resource to connect public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workforce. Employers seek to fill both temporary and permanent positions in a variety of fields.

Disability Etiquette

• Federal Communications Commission: Disability Etiquette
  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. This site provides excellent etiquette tips on general etiquette, sensitivity to blindness and visual impairments, and interacting with people with speech disabilities.

• United Spinal Association: Disability Etiquette
  United Spinal Association was founded in 1946 by veterans with spinal cord injuries to help enable members, as well as others with disabilities, to lead full and productive lives. You don't have to feel awkward when dealing with a person who has a disability. This booklet provides some basic tips for you to follow. And if you are ever unsure about what to do or say with a person who has a disability, just ask!

Disability Information: General

• Disability History Museum
  The Disability History Museum's mission is to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories. Our goal is to help foster a deeper understanding of disability and to dispel lingering myths, assumptions, and stereotypes by examining these cultural legacies.

• Maryland Department of Disabilities
  Advancing the rights and interests of people with disabilities so they may fully participate in their communities.

• National Organization on Disability
  The mission of the National Organization on Disability (NOD) is to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life.

• We Connect Now
  We Connect Now is dedicated to uniting college students with disabilities in access to higher education and employment issues. 

Disability Information: Postsecondary Environment

• Association of Disability and Higher Education (AHEAD)
  AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education. As an international resource, AHEAD values diversity, personal growth and development, and creativity, promotes leadership and exemplary practices, provides professional development and disseminates information and orchestrates resources through partnership and collaboration.

• CAHEAD Capitol AHEAD
  "The Coalition" is a network of disability support service providers from colleges and universities in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

• DO-IT Center (Disability, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)
  DO-IT serves to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It promotes the use of computer and networking technologies to increase independence, productivity, and participation in education and employment.

• The George Washington University HEATH Resource Center: National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
  The HEATH Resource Center of The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables the clearinghouse to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.

• Maryland State Department of Education Postsecondary Disability Support Fact Sheet
  This publication was developed by MSDE to assist students with disabilities in transitioning from high school to college.

Faculty/Staff

• Faculty/Staff Information
  In order for students with disabilities to be successful in college, they need to be adequately prepared and programs, information resources, and facilities must be accessible to them. The websites on this page are designed to help faculty, administrators, and staff create accessible environments, programs, and resources for students with disabilities.

• Nondiscrimination in Higher Education - What's the Law?
  Teacher Tipsheet - Northeast Technical Assistance Center

• Teaching tips for students who are hard of hearing
  Teacher Tipsheet - Northeast Technical Assistance Center

• Working with CART in the classroom - Computer Assisted Real-time
  Tipsheet for faculty and students - Northeast Technical Assistance Center

• Working with a sign language interpreter in the classroom
  Tipsheet  for faculty and students - Northeast Technical Assistance Center

  Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

• Parents' Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Rights Regarding Children's Education Records
  The following questions and answers are intended to help you understand your rights as a parent under FERPA.

Financial Aid

• Financial Aid at Harford Community College
  Office of Financial Aid at HCC.  Open scholarship information.

• FastWEB
  Financial Aid Search through the Web

• Federal Student Aid - Publications List
  List of forms, PDF, and Word files that show and describe different types of Financial Aid.

• FinAid.Org - The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid:
  Information about scholarships and fellowships for students with disabilities is provided on this website.

• "Students with LD and the Search for Financial Aid"
  This article, written for ldonline.org, is written specifically for students with a learning disability, however, contains general information helpful to all students.

General Health

• Go Ask Alice!
  Go Ask Alice! is Columbia University's health Q and A Internet site! Alice is glad you're here, and hopes you'll browse the archives in search of the answers to your health questions.

Hearing Impaired

• Teaching Strategies for Students with Hearing Impairments
  PEPNet, the Postsecondary Education Programs Network, is the national collaboration of the four Regional Postsecondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

• National Association of the Deaf
  The mission of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is to promote, protect, and preserve the rights and quality of life of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America.

• Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet)
  PEPNet is the national collaboration of the four Regional Postsecondary Education Centers for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The Centers are supported by contracts with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The goal of PEPNet is to assist postsecondary institutions across the nation to attract and effectively serve individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

International Travel and more

• Accessible Travel Source
  Access-Able Travel Source is dedicated to aiding travelers with disabilities and the mature traveler.

• Disability World
  Disability World is a new web-zone dedicated to advancing an exchange of information and research about the international independent living movement of people with disabilities.

• Independent Living's "Study and Work Abroad for All"
  A catalogue of information about studying and training abroad at universities in Europe, North America and other parts of the world, including information for people with disabilities.

• Mobility International USA
  Mobility International USA works to empower people with disabilities around the world through international exchange and international development to achieve their human rights.

Learning Disabilities

• International Dyslexia Association
  The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit, scientific, and educational organization dedicated to the study  and treatment of dyslexia, as well as related language based learning differences.

• LDOnline.org
  LD Online seeks to help children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD.

• Learning Disabilities Association of Maryland
  LDA-MD is a volunteer organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families through awareness, advocacy, education, service, and collaborative efforts

Legislation

• Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
  The ADA and IT Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs*) are your comprehensive resource for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and accessible information technology.

• Job Accommodation Network: Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
  Job Accommodation Network consultants often get inquiries asking for information on Supreme Court rulings that address the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

• Thomas - Legislative Information in the Internet
  The Library of Congress makes federal legislative information freely available to the public.

Mental Health

• Healthline: Bipolar
  Connect to better health.  Information, statistics, and treatment options for bipolar disorder

• National Institute of Mental Health
  The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. This public health mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually, prevention of these disabling conditions that affect millions of Americans.