Category: Tips For Students

Resources from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD/Youth)

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth has many publications that  are designed to help transition aged youth plan their future.  Publications include, tip sheets, fact sheets, guides, reports and more.

These resources can be found at the  NCWD Publications page of the NCWD website.

 

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve all youth, including youth with disabilities and other disconnected youth. . . . NCWD/Youth offers a range of technical assistance services to state and local workforce investment boards, youth councils and other workforce development system youth programs.

DREAM Shares Advice for College Students with Disabilities

DREAM (Disability Rights, Education Activism, and Mentoring),  is a national organization for and by college students with disabilities. DREAM is open to higher education students of all types, including graduate students, part-time students, and those who are auditing higher education courses.  It is open to students of all ages with any kind of disability.

DREAM has just released new video – advice for college students by college students.

DREAM is supported by our sponsoring organization, the National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD), which is based at the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD).

 

How to Get Accommodations at School

Teen Vogue seems like an unlikely source to find practical advice for requesting reasonable accommodations and academic adjustments in high school or college but How to Get Disability Accommodations at School, is just that, a useful, straight-forward guide for high school students preparing for college  and students already in college.