Resources for Students
The resources listed on this page are for provided for the convenience of the Northwestern community and do not represent an endorsement from the University. Please use this direct link to our office email address if you'd like to suggest additional resources to be listed on this page.
Students Seeking Accommodations on Graduate & Professional School Tests
- GRE Accommodations (Graduate School)
- GMAT Accommodations (Business School)
- MCAT Accommodations (Medical School)
- LSAT Accommodations (Law School)
- Direct link to DAT Testing Accommodation Request (pdf format; Dental School)
Scholarships, Internships, Employment, and Career
- Getting Hired: Careers & Community for Talented People with Disabilities
- Proyecto Vision scholarship and internship opportunities for youth with disabilities
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN) & ADA
- The Sea Glass Group, an executive search firm specializing in the recruitment of degreed professionals with disabilities
- Midwest Alliance: Mentoring and internship opportunities for students with disabilities in STEM fields
- Lime: Recruits talented college students with disabilities who aim to develop professional business careers
- Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities
- Entry Point Internship opportunities (students with disabilities in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business)
- Information and resources to increase access to careers for individuals with disabilities
- National Business and Disability Council
- MindTools: Career-Oriented Self-Improvement Strategies
Legal Resources
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) homepage
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008
- Wrightslaw on Section 504
- Office for Civil Rights homepage
- Government guidelines for making websites accessible
Adaptive Technology and Software
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- DO-IT Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
- Research for Assistive Technologies
- Free & Inexpensive Adaptive Technology Database
- Information on Assistive Technology, sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (US Dept. of Education)
- Reading, writing and learning software
- Dragon Naturally Speaking, voice input to computer
- Inspiration - Idea-mapping, brainstorming, outlining, and written-organization software
- Products for individuals who have vision impairments or are hard-of-hearing
- Assistive & adaptive technology resources from DisabilityInfo.gov
Alternative Text (such as Braille, books on CD, e-books, etc.)
- Learning Ally Northwestern’s SSD Office has a membership with this organization.
- Bookshare Northwestern’s SSD Office has a membership with this organization.
- Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Digital Talking Books
- FREE ebooks
- Resource acquisition to serve students who are blind or visually impaired
General Disability-Related Information
- Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology in College and Careers
- Resources for and about individuals with disabilities
- Books about and by individuals with disabilities
- Films about or featuring individuals with disabilities
- Information that all individuals with disabilities should know
- Mobility international- Students traveling abroad
- Guidelines for self-advocacy
- National Organization on Disability
- The Vancouver Island Invisible Disability Association Website
Resources for Specific Disabilities
Asperger's Syndrome
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
- National Institutes of Mental Health article on AD/HD
- Information & Resources on LD & AD/HD
- Children and Adults with ADD A nonprofit organization serving individuals with AD/HD
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association Check out their Creative Corner!
Blindness and Visual Impairments
- Acquiring materials in Braille
- Guild for the blind (located in Chicago)
- National Federation of the Blind
- Resources, information, and sales for individuals who are blind or visually impaired
- Products for individuals who are blind or visually impaired
Deafness, Hard-of-Hearing, and Speech Disabilities
- National Association of the Deaf
- Postsecondary Education Programs Network
- Sales and resources related to academia and life in general
- Allows people who do not use a TTY phone to call individuals who have hearing/speech disabilities
Epilepsy
Learning Disabilities (including dyslexia)
- Information and resources (many for sale) re: LD
- LD Resources: Resources for the learning disabilities community
- International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
- Learning Disabilities Association of American (LDA)
- Dyslexia: The Gift (the positives of dyslexia plus many dyslexia-related resources)
- Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association
- A listing of vendors and resources related to dyslexia
- Site geared toward helping others understand LD
Psychological Disorders
- Support for individuals with Bipolar/Manic-Depressive Disorder
- Mental Help Net
- Dr. John Grohol's Psych Health Central site
Tutoring, Time Management & Executive Function Tips, Study Skills, and Test-Taking Strategies
- Tutoring resources at Northwestern
- Northwestern's peer tutoring center for writing
- Variety of learning strategies offered through DePaul's PLuS Program
- Study strategy videos offered through DePaul's PLuS Program
- Strategies recommended by University of Chicago's Academic Skills Assessment Program
- Strategies from Northwestern's Academic Advising Office
- Study strategy videos offered through Dartmouth's Academic Skills Center
- Lanmark College's recommendations for free Executive Function Tools
- Study Guides and Strategies site
- Links to promote academic success assembled by the University of Northern Iowa
- Virginia Tech's study skills self-help information