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Visit Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Website

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) works globally to ensure that people who are deaf and hard of hearing can hear and talk.

3417 Volta Pl., N.W.

Washington DC 20007

Voice: 202-337-5220

TTY: 202-337-5221

Fax: 202-337-8314

The Segal AmeriCorps Education Award is a post-service benefit earned by individuals who complete an approved term of national service in AmeriCorps programs. The award is named after Eli Segal, a pioneer of national service and the first CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).

Here is the link for more information.
https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/segal-americorps-edu...

Toll Free: 800-942-2677

Visit American Council of the Blind (ACB) Website

The American Council of the Blind's (ACB) mission is to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.

1703 N Beauregard St, Suite 420

Alexandria VA 22311

Voice: 202-467-5081

Toll Free: 800-424-8666

Fax: 703-465-5085

Visit American Foundation for the Blind Website

The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. They mobilize leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data.

1401 South Clark Street, Suite 730

Arlington VA 22202

Voice: 212-502-7600

Toll Free: 800-232-5463

Visit Anne & Matt Harbison Scholarship Website

The Anne & Matt Harbison Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors with a certified language-related learning disability. This award is for post-secondary education and you must be nominated by a P. Buckley Moss Society member to be eligible for this award.

P. Buckley Moss Society, 74 Poplar Grove Lane

Mathews VA 23109

Voice: 804-725-7378

Toll Free: 800-430-1320

Visit Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Website

The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is a professional membership organization dedicated exclusively to professionals who provide services to persons with vision loss.

5680 King Centre Drive, Suite 600

Alexandria VA 22315

Voice: 703-671-4500

Fax: 703-671-6391

Visit Baer Reintegration Scholarship Website

For students with schizophrenia and related disorders.

PO Box 35218

Philadelphia PA 19128

Visit Blinded Veterans Association Website

BVA Field Service Program uses a nationwide network of blinded veterans to find veterans who are experiencing vision loss and to provide counseling and link these veterans to the variety of services that may be needed. Employment assistance can also be provided.

BVA offers spouses and dependent children of blinded veterans a chance to continue their education through the Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program.

1101 King Street, Suite 300

Alexandria VA 22314

Voice: 844-603-0145

Fax: 202-371-8258

Visit Christian Record Services Website

Summer and Winter - National Camps for Blind Children - Offers summer and winter camps nationwide for blind and visually impaired people ages 9-65. Camp information and application forms are on their website.

Partial scholarships are offered to legally blind young people striving to obtain a college education. Scholarships are given on a limited basis to those who qualify.

5900 S 58th St, Ste M

Lincoln NE 68516

Voice: 402-488-0981

Fax: 402-488-7582

Visit Clean And Recovery Scholarship Essay Contest Website

CleanAndRecovery.com, is dedicated to championing higher education and thrilled to announce their esteemed college scholarship essay contest. With a prize of $1,000, this competition offers a unique opportunity for students to showcase their writing skills while addressing the pressing issue of binge drinking on college campuses. By participating in this contest, students not only stand a chance to win a generous scholarship but also contribute to raising awareness and preventing the dangers associated with excessive alcohol consumption.

Clean and Recovery Mental Health Guide

The College Board Scholarship Search online tool helps students locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match their education level, talents, and background. Students complete the brief questionnaire and Scholarship Search will find potential opportunities from the database of more than 2,300 sources of college funding, totaling nearly $3 BILLION in available aid.

College Board National Office

250 Vesey Street

New York NY 10281

Voice: 212-713-8000

CollegeNET, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon-based, privately held company providing Intelligent Connections® web-based on-demand technologies to colleges, universities, and non-profits.

805 S.W. Broadway, Ste. 1600

Portland OR 97205

Voice: 503-973-5200

Visit Council of Citizens with Low Vision Website

Check their website for information.

6010 Lilywood Lane

Knoxville TN 37921

Toll Free: 844-460-0625

Visit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Website

The CF Foundation is the world's leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis, and nearly every CF-specific drug available today was made possible with our financial support. They are a donor-funded, 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is fully accredited by the Better Business Bureau's (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance program.

Follow this link, www.cff.org/LivingWithCF/Scholarships/, to see the programs available for those with Cystic Fibrosis.

4550 Montgomery Ave., Suite 1100

Bethesda MD 20814

Voice: 301-951-4422

Toll Free: 800-344-4823

Visit Disability Awareness Scholarship Website

MilitaryVALoan.com offers scholarships in support of disability awareness. Every year, a prospective or current college student will be selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship to help with the costs associated with attending school.

Applicants should submit an essay between 500 and 1000 words about how they or someone they knew overcame disability to do something great.

FastWeb, a free Internet scholarship search service that helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships.

Each FastWeb user answers a detailed questionnaire about themselves. The site then uses this data to generate a personalized suite of information of scholarships, colleges, internships, jobs, and more. At the heart is FastWeb's scholarship database - a comprehensive and accurate compilation of national, community, and college-specific scholarships available anywhere. Updated continuously, FastWeb's database contains over 1.5 million scholarships worth over $3.4 billion.

133 Boston Post Rd

Weston MA 02493

Toll Free: 800-327-8932

Visit Federal Financial Aid and College: An Overview for Students with Disabilities Website

HEATH's annual popular resource guide contains completely updated and revised information to help individuals with disabilities to seek and obtain financial assistance for post secondary education.

The guide describes federal financial aid programs, state vocational rehabilitation services, and regional and local sources. A listing of nationally awarded grants and a precollege checklist to organize the search for funds complete the guide.

HEATH Resource Center

2134 G St., N.W.

Washington DC 20052-0001

Voice: 202-973-0904

Fax: 202-994-3365

Federal Student Aid's core mission is to ensure that all eligible individuals benefit from federal financial assistance-grants, loans and work-study programs -for education beyond high school.

  • Grants are a type of financial aid that do not have to be repaid.
  • Loans are borrowed money that must be repaid with interest.
  • Work-study lets you earn money while enrolled in school to help pay for education expenses.

Voice: 334-523-2691 For International Callers

TTY: 800-730-8913

Toll Free: 800-433-3243

Visit FinAid, The Financial Aid Information Page Website

Website with much of the financial aid and scholarship information a student needs. There is no fee to use this site.

Visit Foundation for Science and Disability Website

The Student Award Program of FSD helps to increase opportunities in science, engineering, mathematics, technology, and pre-medical/dental areas for graduate or professional students with disabilities. FSD has established a Science Graduate Student Grant Fund, which is available to fourth year undergraduates (who are disabled and have been accepted to a graduate or professional school in the sciences) and graduate science students who have a disability. Awards of $1000 each are made to qualified college or university students with a disability in any field of Mathematics, Science, Medicine, Technology, or Engineering. Awards are given for an assistive device or instrument, or for some other special need.

Dr. Richard Mankin USDA-ARS

1700 SW 23rd Dr

Gainesville FL 32608

Voice: 352-374-5774

Fax: 352-374-5804

Visit Four Directions Summer Research Program Website

The Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) is a unique summer research opportunity at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) for undergraduate rising sophomores, juniors and seniors with a commitment to the health of Native American communities. Students engage in a basic science research project under the direction of a Harvard Medical School Faculty Mentor. Additional activities include clinical shadowing, career development seminars, weekly Talking Circles, networking events and more.

75 Francis Street

Boston MA 02115

Voice: 617-525-8973

Visit Gallaudet University Alumni Association - Graduate Fellowship Fund Website

By agreement between the GUAA and the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University, the income from the investment of the GFF is used to provide financial assistance to deaf graduates of Gallaudet University and other accredited colleges and universities in pursuit of graduate study at colleges and universities for people who hear normally.

Gallaudet University -Alumni Office

800 Florida Ave., NE,

Washington DC 20002

Voice: 202-651-5060 , 202-250-2590 (Videophone)

Fax: 202-651-5062

Visit Immune Deficiency Foundation Website

The Immune Deficiency Foundation awards scholarships to undergraduate students living with primary immune deficiency diseases. It is intended for undergraduate students attending or entering college or a technical training school. Follow this link to visit the Immune Deficiency Foundation scholarship webpage.

110 West Road, Suite 300

Towson MD 21204

Toll Free: 800-296-4433

Fax: 410-321-9165

Visit Learning Disabilites Association of Oklahoma (LDAO) Website

Learning Disabilites Association of Oklahoma (LDAO) is a nonprofit organization commited to enhancing the lives of individuals with learning disabilites and their families through education, advocacy, research, and service.

P.O. Box 1134

Jenks OK 74037

Voice: 918-298-1600

Visit National Aphasia Association (NAA) Website

The Mission of the National Aphasia Association is to promote public awareness and understanding of aphasia and provide support to all persons with aphasia and their caregivers. NAA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

P.O.Box 87

Scarsdale NY 10583

The National Federation of the Blind Oklahoma is the state affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind. Chapters are located in Lawton, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. They also have 3 state-wide divisions: the Oklahoma Association of Blind Students, the Oklahoma Association of Blind Merchants and the Oklahoma Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.

Visit National Human Genome Research Institute Website

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is the driving force for advancing genomics research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest biomedical research agency in the world.

National Institutes of Health

Building 31, Room 4B09
31 Center Drive, MSC 2152, 9000 Rockville Pike 31 Center Drive, MSC 2152, 9000 Rockville Pike

Bethesda MD 20892-2152

Voice: 301-402-0911

Fax: 301-402-2218

The Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth helps create quality systems for children, youth, and families by bringing accountability and independent oversight into Oklahoma�??s child and youth service system. Its mission is to improve services to Oklahoma�??s children by planning, coordinating, and communicating with communities as well as between public and private agencies.

2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 300

Oklahoma City OK 73106

Voice: 405-606-4900

Toll Free: 866-335-9288

Fax: 405-524-0417

Title 10, Section 1430.1 and following

Provides for licensure and inspection of group homes and defines resident rights.

Title 26, Section 7-123.1 and 123.3

Blind and disabled individuals who need assistance in voting can take a person of their choice into the voting area or enclosure to provide needed assistance. When a voter cannot enter a polling place because of a disability, two precinct election board members from different political parties shall give the voter the assistance needed for voting.

Visit Parkinson Foundation of Oklahoma - Edmond Support Group Website

Support Group meets on the second Monday at 7:00 P.M. Contact: Cindy Thomas (405) 715-9954

Santa Fe Presbyterian Church

1603 N. Santa Fe

Edmond OK

Voice: 405-715-9954

Visit Salvation Army - Area Command Website

The Salvation Army offers a wide variety of assistance to help people through tough times. From shelters to groceries to utility assistances, the Salvation Army offers relief and aid.

Metropolitan Area Command

1001 N Pennsylvania Avenue

Oklahoma City OK 73107

Voice: 405-246-1100

Sertoma is the hearing health nonprofit service organization, helping the more than 50 million people with hearing health issues.

1912 E. Meyer Blvd.

Kansas City MO 64132

Voice: 816-333-8300

Fax: 816-333-4320

Visit VSA Arts John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Website

An international organization offering arts-based programs in creative writing, dance, drama, music, and the visual arts. A variety of programs are offered through VSArts state affiliate organizations. Provides an online art gallery for the work of artists with disabilities. Sponsors arts festivals, Legacy art program for older adults, playwright discovery award, Young Soloists Award, arts programs for children, and events that showcase the talent of artists with disabilities. Provides an arts, disability and education searchable database with links to resources nationwide.

The VSA arts International Young Soloists Award annually recognizes outstanding young musicians with disabilities and supports and encourages them in their pursuit of a career. All types of music are accepted - country, classical, jazz, rap, rock, bluegrass, world, etc. A committee of distinguished music professionals selects the award recipients who receive $5,000 and the opportunity to perform in Washington, D.C.

2700 F Street, NW

Washington DC 20566

Voice: 202-467-4600

Last Modified on Apr 25, 2025
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