Resources for Students With Visible/Invisible Disabilities
If you’re a student with a disability, you have specific rights to protect your educational and professional pursuits. With onsite and offsite resources readily available, we encourage you to take full advantage.
| Campus Resource | Purpose | Contact |
| Academic Success & Disability Services | Students with learning differences, physical/medical needs, and mental health diagnoses can seek academic, housing & dietary accommodations and are encouraged to set up an appointment with ASDS. | Amy Wilms |
| Multicultural Center | An inclusive space where students from diverse backgrounds can meet, plan events, and more. | Peter Topou |
| Campus Diversity & Inclusion | Provides students of color and their allies with valuable resources to foster an inclusive experience. | Peter Topou |
| Office of Equity & Title IX | Oversees access to formal complaint processes and alternative resolutions in regards to discrimination and harassment within the legal scope of Title IX and more. | Erica Moorer |
Professional Associations
A membership to professional organizations is great on your resume and offers valuable insider resources.
| TASH |
| National Organization on Disability |
| National Disabilities Rights Network |
| American Council of the Blind |
| ASHA |
| Job Accommodation Network |
Scholarships
College is expensive! Take advantage of the scholarship opportunities that work to make it more affordable.
| Google Lime Scholarship |
| Incight Scholarship |
| Auger and Auger Scholarship |
| American Foundation for the Blind Scholarship |
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