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HELP FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

 

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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