Updated:
10/26/2003
Colleges for Students with Disabilities
in Texas
Trade Schools in the Houston Area - http://houston.about.com/cs/tradeschools/
College Links in the United States -
http://homepage.mac.com/mjamesdunn/sites/ldreport/college_links.htm
Health and disability resource centre - planetamber.com - http://www.planetamber.com/resources/203.html
The Resourcenter - http://www.warmsprings.org/RCenter/LINKS/univcoll.htm
Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar
http://www.window.state.tx.us/scholars
Alvin Community College - http://www.alvin.cc.tx.us/study/disabilityservbg.htm
Angelina College - http://www.angelina.cc.tx.us/ssss/index.htm
Baylor University - http://www.baylor.edu/
Blinn College -
http://www.blinncol.edu/disability.htm
Brazosport Community College - http://www.brazosport.cc.tx.us/
Brookhaven Community College - Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas - http://www.dcccd.edu/bhc/campserv/specialservice/specialsvc.htm
College of the Mainland - http://www.13oaks.com/com/newsite/
Galveston College - http://www.gc.edu/counsel/special.htm
Houston Baptist University - Houston, Texas - http://www.hbu.edu
http://www.texasmentor.org/campustour/undergraduate/88/Houston_Baptist_University/Houston_Baptist_University8.html
Houston Community College System - Central - http://ccollege.hccs.cc.tx.us/ada.htm
Jacksonville College -http://www.jacksonville-college.edu/
Kilgore College - http://www.kilgore.cc.tx.us/catalog/catalog/stu_serv.html
Kingwood College - http://wwwkc.nhmccd.edu/
http://wwwkc.nhmccd.edu/programs/tlc/handbook/disability.htm
Lamar University - http://www.lamar.edu/
http://www.theinstitute.lamar.edu/view.asp?PageID=58
Lee College -
http://www.lee.edu/specialpop/index.html
Lon Morris University - Jacksonville, Texas - http://www.lonmorris.edu/ or
http://www.texasmentor.org/campustour/undergraduate/94/Lon_Morris_College/Lon_Morris_College8.html
McLennan Community College - http://www.mcc.cc.tx.us/students/sss/
Montgomery College - Conroe, Texas - http://wwwmc.nhmccd.edu/students/life/specservices.html
Navarro College - http://www.nav.cc.tx.us/
North Harris College -
http://www.northharriscollege.com/studentservices/disability/index.cfm
Palo Alto College - http://www.accd.edu/pac/pass/supportservices.htm
Panolo College - Carthage, Texas - http://www.panola.cc.tx.us/students/career/ada.htm
Prairie View A&M University - Prairie View, Texas - http://www.pvammu.edu/gridold/ada_resources.html
Rice University - Houston, Texas - http://www.dacnet.rice.edu/services/dss/
St. Mary's University - San Antonio, Texas - http://www.stmarytx.edu/campus/display.php?go=dis
St. Philip's College - San Antonio, Texas - http://www.accd.edu/spc/spcmain/ess/
Sam Houston State University - Huntsville, Texas - http://www.shsu.edu/~counsel/sswd.html
San Antonio College - San Antonio, Texas - http://www.accd.edu/sac/students/dss.htm
San Jacinto College - Central - Pasadena, Texas - http://www.sjcd.cc.tx.us/
Schreiner College - Kerrville, Texas - http://www.schreiner.edu/ACADEMICS/learning_support.html
Southwest Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas - http://www.ods.swt.udu//
Stephen F. Austin State University - Nacogdoches, Texas - http://www.sfasu.edu/disabilityservices/index.htm
Temple College - Temple, Texas - http://www.templejc.edu/student_info/SpecialServ/dis.htm
Texas A&M University - College Station - http://studentlife.tamu.edu/cpr/report/SSD.htm
Texas A&M University - Galveston, Texas - http://www.tamug.edu/counsel/services/dss.htm
Tomball College - Tomball, Texas - http://wwwtc.nhmccd.edu/ContentArticle.asp?MCID=909
Trinity Valley Community College - Athens, Texas -
http://www.tvcc.cc.tx.us/guidance/students_with_disabilities_and_o.htm
Tyler Junior College - Tyler, Texas - http://supserv.tyler.cc.tx.us/ADA/
University of Houston - Clear Lake, Texas - http://www.cl.uh.edu/ssc/shs/discoord.html
University of Houston - Downtown - Houston, Texas - http://www.uhd.edu/campus/help/disabled.htm
University of Houston - University Park - Houston, Texas - http://www.uh.edu/csd/
University of Houston - Victoria - Victoria, Texas - http://www.uhv.edu/academic_programs.htm
University of St. Thomas - Houston, Texas - http://www.stthom.edu/
University of Texas - Austin - http://www.utexas.edu/disability/
University of Texas at San Antonio - http://www.utsa.edu/students/dss/page000.htm
University of Texas at Tyler - Tyler, Texas - http://www.uttyler.edu/ http://www.uttyler.edu/disabilityservices/
Victoria College -
http://www.victoriacollege.edu/pubs/catalog0203/studentserv/suppserv.html#top
Wharton County Junior College -
http://www.wcjc.cc.tx.us/information/handbook/s_services/disabilityservices.html
Offices on Services for Students
with Disabilities at Texas Universities
Colleges and Universities -
Resources for Higher Education
Nationwide Colleges for Students with Disabilities
College Resource for All Texans (not disability
specific)
General College Information (not disability
specific)
- "Preparing Your Child for College"; at
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/. A comprehensive guide for parents, this
online publication provides answers to general questions and information on
preparing students academically, financing a college education, and the
importance of long range planning. Helpful checklists
for parents and children are included. This 2000 edition is the most
recent online version.
- "Think College"; at
http://www.ed.gov/thinkcollege/. This U.S. Department of Education
Website has information for pre-high school, high school, returning adult
students and families.
- "Think College Early"; at
http://www.ed.gov/thinkcollege/early/students/students.htm. This U.S.
Department of Education handbook for students in middle and junior high school
shows students how a college education will improve their lives. The
importance of early planning, choosing the right courses and financing an
education are stressed.
- "College is Possible"; at
http://www.collegeispossible.org/. Sponsored by the Coalition of American
Colleges and Universities, this site has information on preparing for college,
including recommendations for junior and senior high school students. It has
sections on choosing the right college and on how to pay for college. There
are good links to other sites with information on preparing for and applying
to college and on paying for a college education.
- "Hard Work Pays Off"; publication at
http://www.aft.org/reports/download/Hard_Work_Pays.pdf.
Testing and College Preparation; Study Skills
- College Preparations for Students With High
Functioning Autism at
http://www.professorsadvice.com/ - Strategies for students with high
functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome to prepare for college: motivation
to work on needed courses, using strengths to compensate for weaknesses, and
preparing for standardized tests. Strategies for succeeding once in college.
- College Admissions Testing for Students with
Disabilities at
http://www.collegeboard.com/disable/counsel/html/indx000.html.
- Internet sites dealing with Study Skills are:
- Post Secondary Guide by Pacer Center (Parent
Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights), at
http://www.pacer.org/tatra/post.htm. This site provides recommendations
for college preparation and lists, publications, and resource links for
parents and students with disabilities.
- "Summer Pre-College Programs for Students with
Disabilities - 2003" by The George Washington University HEATH Resource
Center, Washington D.C., online at
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/SummerPreCollege.htm. This annual list of summer
campus programs for individuals with disabilities is a resource for
individuals are seeking to prepare for college and enhance college
performance. Pre-college programs are only listed nine states, with none in
Texas.
Education
- Association for Higher Education and Disability
(AHEAD) at
http://www.ahead.org/. An international professional organization that
provides training and technical assistance related to disabilities in higher
education. HEAD promotes conferences and publishes a newsletter. AHEAD in
Texas at
http://tahead.tamu.edu/.
- Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking &
Technology (DO-IT) at
http://www.washington.edu/doit/. Provides mentoring and career
information for students with disabilities, and works to increase the number
of college students with disabilities in internships and other work experience
programs. Also has a number of resources for higher education professionals.
- Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
at http://askeric.org/
Provides a clearinghouse of education-related material, including over one
million documents. Provides network information specialists who can answer
education questions via e-mail, and sponsors e-mail discussion groups.
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted
Education at
http://ericec.org/.
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology
at http://ericit.org/.
- Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
at
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/. Provides continuing education on disability
issues through accessible multimedia Web casts. Provides technical assistance
on assistive technology issues. Promotes access to information technology for
people with disabilities.
- The HEATH Resource Center at
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/.
Serves as an information exchange about educational support services,
policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities in higher education.
Provides disability technical assistance and a wide range of publications.
- American Council on Education at
http://www.acenet.edu/.
- U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
at
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/index.html. Investigates complaints of
disability discrimination in educational settings.
Employment
- "Impact" newsletter from spring 2002 featuring
young adults with disabilities and Social Security Administration Employment
Support Programs, including articles on attending college and SSI/Postsecondary
Education Support. Published by the Institute on Community Integration and
the Research and Training Center on Community Living, University of Minnesota.
32 pages at
http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/151/default.html.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (EEOC)
at http://www.eeoc.gov/.
- Texas Committee on Human Rights (TCHR) at
http://tchr.state.tx.us/.
These agencies handle employment-related disability discrimination issues.
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN) at
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/. A free consulting service that provides
information about job accommodations and accommodations for students with
disabilities. E-mail:
jan@jan.icdi.wvu.edu.
- Office of Disability Employment Policy at the
Department of Labor at
http://www.dol.gov/odep/welcome.html. Organizes the Workforce Recruitment
Program, which connects public and private sector employers nationwide with
post-secondary students and recent graduates with disabilities looking for
internships and permanent positions.
Technology
- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR) at
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/ Sponsors research into various
disability-related areas. Sponsors university-based Rehabilitation Research
and Training Centers and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers, as well
as regional disability technical assistance centers.
- Disability Law Resource Project at
http://www.dlrp.org/.
- National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
at
http://www.naric.com/. Provides a database on federal research on
assistive technology and rehabilitation. Its ABLEDATA database contains
information on thousands of products and devices.
- ABLEDATA at
http://www.abledata.com/.
- Texas Technology Access Project at
http://tatp.edb.utexas.edu/. Provides information and referral, training,
and database about devices and vendors.
- Bobby Internet Accessibility Validator at
http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp. Provides a means to
test Websites for accessibility for persons who are blind or others who use
screen-reading software.
Barrier Removal
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at
http://www.license.state.tx.us/. The state agency responsible for
enforcing the Texas Architectural Barriers Act, which requires access in new
construction or alteration. The agency enforces the Texas Accessibility
Standards, which have been approved as equivalent to ADA standards.
- Texas Accessibility Standards at
http://www.license.state.tx.us/ab/tas/abtas.htm.
Financial Aid
- "Creating Options: A Resource on Financial Aid for
Students with Disabilities - 2003 Edition"; by the HEATH Resource
Center, The George Washington University, Washington D.C., at
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/2003%20Finaid%20Document.pdf. This 19-page
annual guide discusses grants, loans, work-study and scholarships. It also
describes federal financial aid programs, state vocational rehabilitation
services, and regional and local sources. A listing of nationally awarded
grants and a pre-college checklist to organize the search for funds are
included.
- Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities
at
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml. A short list of on- and
off-line resources from the FinAid Website.
- Financial Aid FAQ's for Students with Disabilities
at
http://www.heic.org/disabled.htm. A good overview from a consortium of
institutions in Boston.
- College for Texans Website information on
financial aid at
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/cfbin/ArchFetch.cfm?DocID=0539&Format=Word
- "Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities";
compiled by Parents, Inc., at
http://www.parentsinc.org/finaid/finaid.html.
- "SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid"; at
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml.
- "Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid
Calendar"; produced by the Texas State Comptroller's Office. The
compendium contains a list of colleges and universities in Texas, admission
requirements, total expenses for an academic year, financial aid data and
related information, and helpful hints as well as the calendar with deadlines
for various scholarships. This list does not include graduate/professional
schools, private specialized, or private technical schools. The document is
online at
http://www.window.state.tx.us/scholars/. For a printed version of the
document, send an e-mail to mspf@mspf.org
or write to the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation, GPM South Tower, Suite 200,
800 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78216-5699.
- "Creating Options: A Resource on Financial Aid for
Students with Disabilities - 2003 Edition"; by HEATH Resource Center,
George Washington University, 19-page information and resource sheet at
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/2003%20Finaid%20Document.pdf.
- "College Funding Strategies for Students with
Disabilities,"; by the University of Washington, online at
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html.
Miscellaneous
- "Students with Disabilities Preparing for
Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities," Pamphlet
online at
www.ed.gov/ocr/transition.html. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the
U.S. Department of Education prepared this pamphlet to inform students with
disabilities about their rights and responsibilities and the responsibilities
that postsecondary schools have towards them, including vocational and career
schools, two- and four- year colleges, and universities. The pamphlet
explains the obligations of a postsecondary school to provide academic
adjustments, including auxiliary aids and services, to ensure that the school
does not discriminate on the basis of disability. For a print copy, contact
EdPubs by e-mail to edpubs@inet.ed.gov or call toll-free 1-877-4-ED-PUBS
(1-877-433-7827). For more information about the civil rights of students
with disabilities in education institutions, contact the Customer Service
Team, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
20202-1100, call 1-800-421-3481 or TDD 1-877-521-2172; or e-mail
ocr@ed.gov.
- "Postsecondary Education: A Choice for Everyone,";
5 pages at
http://iod.unh.edu/publications/pdf/tips-PostSecondaryEd.pdf, by Institute
on Disability/UAP, University of New Hampshire.
- Website Addresses Secondary Education and Transition
- http://www.ncset.org/.
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) has
created a Website at for professionals and parents supporting transition-aged
youth with disabilities. The center coordinates national resources, offers
technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary
education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create
opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures.