Resources

Accessibility

Department of Education Web Site explaining the differences in law and expected experiences between High School and College.

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html     

                                                                                                                                                                                                               http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/safeschools/index.html

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/brochures/postsec.html

A state of Ohio agency to assist with the education and employment placement for the disability community.

http://www.rsc.ohio.gov/

http://www.rsc.ohio.gov/index/about-us/governors-council-on-people-with-disabilities/council-information/current-members-of-gcpd

Department of Developmental Disabilities

http://odmrdd.state.oh.us/Pages/default.aspx

Office of Civil Rights is a Federal and state agency to be both a resource and enforcement of the American with Disabilities Act and amendments

http://crc.ohio.gov/

Information regarding selected Disabilities

Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities?gclid=CL2Uj5zwpLcCFfFU4godHjgA7w

Dyslectic

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002379/#adam_001406.disease.symptoms

Asperger and Autism

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002494/#adam_001526.disease.causes

Assistive Technology sources including text to speech, and speech to text for both Learning Disabilities, Visually impaired, and other challenges.

Read& Gold Write Reader

http://www.texthelp.com/

Dragon Speak software using speech and producing text

www.nuance.com/

Intel reader

http://www.boundlessat.com/Learning/Alt-Format/Intel-Reader

Kurzweil

www.kurzweiledu.com/

University Book Store and other vendors for Assistive Technology:

 http://bookstore.rio.edu/home.aspx

www.ulva.com/

http://www.dyslexic.com/index.asp

Assistance with Employment

JAN (Job Accommodations Network)

http://askjan.org/corner/vol01iss13.htm

http://askjan.org/indiv/index.htm

www.dol.gov/odep/

Jobs .com

http://www.job.com/my.job/btsup/us=4359/?gclid=CJCQkcftpLcCFaM34godPWUAGg

http://www.business-disability.com/job_seekers.aspx