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HELP FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
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This Page Provides Information About Support Services Available To Students With Special Needs... |
Support Services for Students with Special Needs: Names, telephone numbers and email
addresses of persons at each postsecondary institution in Florida who can help minority,
disabled and disadvantaged students obtain assistance for whatever special needs you may
have as a student.
http://www.firn.edu/doe/postsecondary/pdf/a7supptserv.pdf
Resources in Alachua County: A comprehensive list of agencies who can provide
assistance to individuals with a disability in Alachua County.
http://www.sbac.edu/~ese/resources.html
United Way Information & Referral: One stop shopping to
get whatever support services you may need in Alachua County. This agency should be
your first call for whatever assistance you may need in Alachua County.
http://www.unitedwayalachua.org/uwiar.htm
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources Systems (FDLRS or Fiddlers): FDLRS is
a program of the Florida Department of Education. They provide services to school
districts, agencies, communities, and families and other persons working with students
with disabilities. They are responsible for funding, tracking, evaluating, and connecting
services for children from birth to 21 years of age. They do intake and screening to
qualify children for special education services, including assistive technology. They also
conduct parent and teacher training workshops. All of their services are free.
http://fdlrs.brevard.k12.fl.us/
Vocational Rehabilitation: Vocational rehabilitation provides services to people
with disabilities to help them prepare for, secure, retain or regain employment.
http://www.rehabworks.org/
Division of Blind Services: The Division of Blind Services provides direct services
to blind and visually impaired persons.
http://www.state.fl.us/dbs/
School Board of Alachua County Exceptional Student Education
& Psychological Services Departments: Students and parents needing
information about the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) and Psychological Services
departments of the Alachua County School District can obtain such information from this
site.
http://www.sbac.edu/~ese/
Challenge 2000 (Job Resources For The Disabled): Challenge 2000 is an internet subsidiary of Job Resources for the Disabled,
Inc., a non-profit organization working side by side with persons overcoming
developmental disability challenges. The purpose of this internet site is to provide
persons with developmental disabilities and their families a place to: secure information
about community resources; gain access to job search resources; discover proactive EEO
employers; explore the art galleries; research methods for living with a disability;
discover family support resources; learn about Challenge 2000 events and news; and equally
important, utilize tools for living...including the ever-popular Meditation Hall.
http://www.work4.sjsu.edu/Students/stud-careerres.html
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