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This website provides information about the Veterans Education Success (VES) organization. "VES works to advance higher education success for veterans, service members, and military families, and to protect the integrity and promise of the GI Bill and other federal education programs." VES provides help for veterans and military-connected students,...
The Warrior Care Recovery Coordination Program's mission is to support wounded, ill, and injured Service members during recovery and reintegration or transition to civilian life. To ensure that these Service members, their families, and caregivers are not forgotten, Warrior Care encompasses a holistic approach to recovery, healthcare, and...
This 14-page report, published by the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, provides an analysis of the characteristics of deaf people who applied for Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services. VR services are designed to assist individuals with disabilities in pursuing employment, providing resources such as career counseling and...
This two-part video, from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, is presented in American Sign Language by Howard Rosenblum, a disabilities rights lawyer. The videos describe the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and how it applies to postsecondary education. The first video runs 32:56 minutes in length and describes the ADA in...
This webpage, made available by the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, features a 1-page resource that provides an overview of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, the 1975 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. These laws, enacted in the United States, "work together to...
This website, from the National Deaf Center on Post Secondary Outcomes, includes a 51-page PDF guide intended for early career professionals "on understanding legal requirements to help provide equal opportunity and access for deaf individuals in postsecondary institutions." The guide includes references to federal agency guidelines, outcome...
This resource center, curated by the National Federation of the Blind, provides accessibility information for colleges and universities. Information on accessible technology, standards and guidelines, legal rights of disabled students, digital accessibility planning, higher education best practices, and much more are provided. Links to related...
On The Upgrade, a podcast from Lifehacker, co-hosts Alice Bradley and Jordan Calhoun and their guests give listeners how-to guides on "the stuff that matters." On this episode, the duo and guest Alice Wong discuss an incredibly important topic: disability rights and allyship. Readers will likely recognize Alice Wong from the Disability Visibility...
The website provides information about the United States Department of Veteran Affairs Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services. Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services "is committed to providing the highest quality, comprehensive, interdisciplinary care; the most advanced medical devices and products that are commercially available; and, promoting...
The National Resource Directory (NRD) is a database of vetted resources for service members, veterans, their families and caregivers. Resources are provided "... at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration." Categories include benefits and compensation, adaptive recreation, homeless...