Office of Individualized Learning and Accessibility Services
- Overview
- How to Register
- Services Provided
- Student Resources
- Faculty Training and General Resources
- Events/Announcements
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Faculty Training & General Resources
- AAMC
- Webinars on TS AAMC
- Accessibility Platforms
- Assistive Technology
- Accessibility Organizations
- Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
- AHEAD
- AHEAD State Affiliates
- DOCS With Disabilities Initiative
- National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities
- Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
- Job Accommodation Network
- National Disability Rights Network
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
- The American Association of People with Disabilities
- Certificate Program
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Accessibility Documentation / Website Resources
General Resources
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theaad.org: Select the wheelchair icon at the top left. You can see the options that can be selected to view the websitethrough different accessibility options.
Outside Study Resources
Outside Coaching ResourcesApps - AI Sites
- Grants
- LC Industries
- Pepsi Co.
- TRiO Access Program
- Echo Labs Captioning
- North Carolina Association on Higher Education and Disability
(check to see if there is a state level AHEAD affiliate for your state) - US Department of Education Grants:
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Provides grants to improve access and outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA):
- Challenge America Grants: Focus on projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations, including those with disabilities.
- National Science Foundation (NSF):
- Research in Disabilities Education (RDE): Supports projects to enhance the participation and success of students with disabilities in STEM education.
- The Kresge Foundation:
- Education Program: Supports efforts to improve postsecondary education for underrepresented groups, including students with disabilities.
- The Hearst Foundations:
- Education Grants: Focus on higher education and support for underserved students, including those with disabilities.
- The Ford Foundation:
- Disability Rights: Funds initiatives that promote the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities.
- Walmart Foundation:
- Community Grant Program: Provides funding for projects that enhance the quality of life and well-being of underserved populations, including those with disabilities.
- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation:
- Quality of Life Grants: Support projects that improve the daily lives of people living with disabilities.
- AT&T Foundation:
- Education Grants: Focus on increasing accessibility and success for students with disabilities in education.
- Google.org:
- Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities: Funds organizations that use technology to increase the independence of people with disabilities.
- HBCU Accessibility and Disability Grants
- US Department of Education:
- Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP): Provides funds to improve science and engineering education for minorities, including students with disabilities.
- Title III, Part B - Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Offers grants to enhance the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of HBCUs, which can include accessibility initiatives.
- National Science Foundation (NSF):
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP): Supports projects to enhance STEM education, which can include accommodations and support for students with disabilities.
- The HBCU National Resource Center:
- Capacity Building Grants: Provides funding to enhance the institutional capacity of HBCUs, including initiatives to support students with disabilities.
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation:
- Higher Learning Program: Supports initiatives that promote inclusive learning environments in higher education institutions, including HBCUs.
- The United Negro College Fund (UNCF):
- Special Programs: Offers various funding opportunities for HBCUs to support academic programs and student services, which can include accessibility and disability support.
- Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF):
- Program Grants: Provides funding to member HBCUs for various initiatives, including those that enhance accessibility and support for students with disabilities.
- The HBCU Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health:
- Grant Programs: Provides funding to support mental health and disability services at HBCUs.
- US Department of Education:
- Additional Resources
- Disability-Inclusive Language Guidelines
- Equal Access For Students With disABILITIES: The Guide For Health Science and Professional Education
- Office of Career Connections
- Medical Terminology Guide
- Equal Access for Students with Disabilities book
- Learning Styles & Strategies
- Department of Justice Complaint
- Informed Inclusion Model: Medical Student Wheelchair User in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship
- Perioperative Clerkship Design for Students with Physical Disabilities: A Model for Implementation
- Clinical Accommodations & Simulations
- Docs With Disabilities Podcast Episode 89- Deans
- Postsecondary Institutions and Students With Disabilities
- Covid-19’s Impact on Learning Accommodations
- DREDF Demands Modification to Medical School’s Technical Standards in Complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice
- University Website for Reference