Chapter 8: Resources and Resources

This chapter includes references and information about web resources, video presentations, and training materials available from DO-IT.

DO-IT Web Pages

The following DO-IT web pages are of particular relevance for creating programs that help students with disabilities succeed in college and careers and use technology as an empowering tool.

AccessCAREERS
Resources that include a searchable knowledge base of questions and answers, case studies, and promising practices that promote career success for people with disabilities.
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accesscollege/employment-office/overview

AccessCollege: Postsecondary Education and Students with Disabilities
Resources for students and educators that promote postsecondary success for students with disabilities.
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accesscollege

AccessComputing
Resources that include a searchable knowledge base of questions and answers, case studies, and promising practices that promote participation of individuals with disabilities in computing careers.
www.washington.edu/accesscomputing

AccessSTEM
Resources that include a searchable knowledge base of questions and answers, case studies, and promising practices that promote participation of individuals with disabilities in STEM careers.
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accessstem/overview

DO-IT Pals
An e-mentoring community for teens with disabilities.
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/do-it-pals

DO-IT Publications, Videos, and Training Materials
Products that promote the success of people with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers, using technology as an empowering tool.
www.washington.edu/doit/resources

DO-IT: Research to Practice
A summary of research on which DO-IT practices are based.
www.washington.edu/doit/resources/reference-lists/do-it-research-practice

DO-IT Scholars Program
A multiple-year transition program to help teens with disabilities prepare for college and careers.
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/do-it-scholars/overview

DO-IT Snapshots: Bios of the DO-IT Scholars
Bios written by current and past DO-IT Scholars.
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/do-it-scholars/snapshots

Technology and Universal Design
Video presentations and web resources about assistive technology and universal design of information technology.
www.washington.edu/doit/resources/popular-resource-collections/accessible-technology

DO-IT Video Presentations

The following video productions are available on DVDs for purchase through DO-IT and are available for free online viewing at www.washington.edu/doit/do-it-videos. Trainers who wish to have copies of DO-IT videos to store on their computers for noncommercial purposes can obtain copies without charge by making a request to doit@uw.edu.

DO-IT Programs 1

DO-IT Pals: An Internet Community
Peer and mentor support in an online community for people with disabilities (9 minutes).

DO-IT Scholars
Participants tell about the DO-IT Scholars program for high school students with disabilities (11 minutes).

Snapshots: The DO-IT Scholars
Participants tell about their experiences in DO-IT programs (28 minutes).

Finding Gold: Hiring the Best and the Brightest
Employers in work-based learning programs show how to fully include participants with disabilities (7 minutes).

DO-IT Programs 2

How DO-IT Does It
Successful practices employed by DO-IT programs to increase the success of young people with disabilities in college and careers (34 minutes).

Opening Doors: Mentoring on the Internet
Adult mentors help students with disabilities achieve success in college studies and careers (14 minutes).

DO-IT Self-Determination 1

Taking Charge 1: Three Stories of Success and Self-Determination
Successful young people with disabilities share strategies for living self-determined adult lives (17 minutes).

Taking Charge 2: Two Stories of Success and Self-Determination
Testimonials from teens with disabilities learning to live self-determined lives, featuring two high school students (15 minutes).

Taking Charge 3: Five Stories of Success and Self Determination
A combination of the stories presented in Taking Charge 1 and 2 videos. Testimonials from successful people with disabilities regarding living self-determined lives, featuring five individuals in high school, college, and careers (27 minutes).

DO-IT STEM 1

Working Together: Science Teachers and Students with Disabilities
Successful science students with disabilities suggest ways to make science activities accessible (13 minutes).

Equal Access: Science and Students with Sensory Impairments
Students and employees with sensory impairments share strategies for success (14 minutes).

The Winning Equation: Access + Attitude = Success in Math and Science
Science and math teachers share strategies for making these subject areas accessible to students with a wide range of disabilities (15 minutes).

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics at the University of Washington
Students and faculty highlight exciting academic programs offered to a diverse students body at the University of Washington (10 minutes).

DO-IT Careers 1

Learn and Earn: Tips for Teens
Students with disabilities show how they benefit from work-based learning (13 minutes).

Learn and Earn: Supporting Teens
Parents, teachers, and mentors encourage teens to participate in work-based learning (13 minutes).

It's Your Career
College students with disabilities gain work-based learning experiences (13 minutes).

Access to the Future: Preparing Students with Disabilities for Careers
How to make college career development services accessible to students with disabilities (14 minutes).

DO-IT Technology 1

Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology
Adaptive technology and computer applications for people with disabilities (14 minutes).

Working Together: Computers and People with Mobility Impairments
People with mobility impairments demonstrate computer access technology (14 minutes).

Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments
People with visual and hearing impairments demonstrate computer technology for school and work (11 minutes).

Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities
Students and workers with learning disabilities demonstrate computer-based tools and strategies (10 minutes).

Computer Access: In Our Own Words
Students with disabilities demonstrate adaptive technology and computer applications (10 minutes).

DO-IT Technology 2

Equal Access: Universal Design of Computer Labs
This presentation shows how computer labs can be designed as to be accessible to students with disabilities (11 minutes).

World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
People with disabilities describe roadblocks they encounter on the World Wide Web and examples of accessible web design techniques (11 minutes).

Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone
This presentation highlights issues to consider when designing courses to fully include students with disabilities (12 minutes).

Access to Technology in the Workplace: In Our Own Words
Testimonials from employees on making technology accessible in the workplace (13 minutes).

Camp: Beyond Summer
How to add Internet experiences to summer camp programs for children and youth with disabilities (10 minutes).

DO-IT Transition 1

College: You Can DO-IT!
College students with disabilities and staff share advice for success in college (14 minutes).

Moving On: The Two-Four Step
How to successfully transition from two- to four-year postsecondary institutions (11 minutes).

Taking Charge 1: Three Stories of Success and Self-Determination
Testimonials from successful people with disabilities regarding living self-determined lives (17 minutes).

DO-IT College 1

Working Together: Faculty and Students with Disabilities
Successful students with disabilities tell the viewers firsthand about techniques and accommodations that contributed to their success. They emphasize the importance of the faculty-student relationship (9 minutes).

Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together
Learn how to create an inclusive postsecondary learning environment (16 minutes).

Equal Access: Universal Design of Instruction
Learn strategies for making instruction in a classroom or in a tutoring center accessible to all students (13 minutes).

Equal Access: Student Services
How to apply universal design principles to make postsecondary student services accessible to all students (15 minutes).

DO-IT Publications

The following DO-IT publications, ready for duplication, can be distributed to staff and/or transition program participants.

• An Accommodation Model
• Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together
• College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities
• College Survival Skills
• College: You Can DO-IT!
• Disability-Related Resources on the Internet
• Learn and Earn: Tips for Teens
• Learn and Earn: Supporting Teens
• Making Science Labs Accessible to Students with Disabilities
• Opening Doors: Mentoring on the Internet
• Preparing for a Career: An Online Tutorial
• Preparing for College: An Online Tutorial
• Taking Charge: Stories of Success and Self-Determination
• Universal Design of Instruction: Definitions, Principles, and Examples
• The Winning Equation: Access + Attitude = Success in Math and Science
• Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Disabilities
• Working Together: Computers and People with Mobility Impairments
• Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments
• Working Together: People with Disabilities and Computer Technology
• Working Together: Science Teachers and Students with Disabilities

The most current editions of these and other publications are freely available online at www.washington.edu/doit/resources. Permission is granted to duplicate and distribute them for noncommercial purposes, provided the source is acknowledged.

Electronic Resources

The following resources provide a good place to start as you continue your exploration of ways to encourage college-bound young people to reach their highest potential in school, in careers, and in other life experiences.

ABLEDATA [Seems to now be defunct]​

AccessCAREERS
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accesscollege/employment-office/overview

AccessCollege
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accesscollege

Adolescent Health Transition Project
https://innovations.ahrq.gov/qualitytools/adolescent-health-transition-project

The Alliance for Technology Access
http://www.icdri.org/community/ata.htm

American Association of People with Disabilities
www.aapd.com

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) National Network
www.adata.org

The Arc
www.thearc.org

Be a Mentor Program
www.beamentor.org/wp

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
www.cast.org

Center for Self-Determination
www.self-determination.com

Child Safety on the Information Highway: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
www.safekids.com/child-safety-on-the-information-highway

College Preparation Resources for Students with Disabilities
www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accesscollege/student-lounge/college

DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)
www.washington.edu/doit

DisABILITY Information and Resources
www.makoa.org

E-Volunteerism
www.evolunteerism.com

Family Village: A Global Community of Disability Related Resources
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu

Got a Good Mentor? Hold Up Your End of the Bargain
www.esight.org/index.cfm?x=1319

HEATH Resource Center
heath.gwu.edu

Institute on Community Integration
ici.umn.edu

The International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI)
www.icdri.org

Internet Safety: A Note to Parents, Guardians and Teachers World Kids Network
www.worldkids.net/school/safety/internet/guidance.html

Job Accommodation Network
askjan.org/

Kids as Self-Advocates (KASA)
www.fvkasa.org

Kidz Privacy: Adults Only Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/adults.htm

Kid Source Online
www.kidsource.com

Kids Together, Inc. Information and Resources for Children & Adults with Disabilities
kidstogether.org/

Kid Zone: Where Kids Can Play and Learn
www.ldonline.org/kids

The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents & Kids American Library Association​
https://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatsitesbrochure.pdf

Mapping Your Future
www.mappingyourfuture.org

MentorNet: The E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science
www.mentornet.net

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
www.ncset.org

National Council on Independent Living
ncil.org/

National Council on Disability
ncd.gov/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org

National Mentoring Center
www.nwrel.org/mentoring

National Mentoring Partnership
www.mentoring.org

National Organization on Disabilities
www.nod.org

National Youth Development Information Center
www.nydic.org/nydic

National Youth Leadership Network
www.nyln.org

The OHSU Center on Self-Determination
www.ohsu.edu/oidd/CSD

PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights)
www.pacer.org

A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety Federal Bureau of Investigation
www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/parent-guide

People First
www.peoplefirst.org

Self-Determination Synthesis Project
www.uncc.edu/sdsp

ServiceLeader.org Virtual Volunteering
www.serviceleader.org/virtual

Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html

Think College
U.S. Department of Education
www.thinkcollege.net

U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration
www.doleta.gov

Winners On Wheels
www.wowusa.com

What a Mentor Can Do for You
www.esight.org/index.cfm?x=1198

World Friends, Resources, and Disabilities
www.seattleschools.org/schools/hale/friends/wf_home.htm

World Institute on Disability
wid.org/

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