Email: info@agbell.org
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
Email: questions@americorps.org
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
Email: info@acb.org
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
Email: info@aph.org
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
Email: society@pbuckleymoss.com
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
Email: aer@aerbvi.org
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
For students with schizophrenia and related disorders.
PO Box 35218
Philadelphia PA 19128
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
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
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
Email: business.office@cclvi.org
Check their website for information.
6010 Lilywood Lane
Knoxville TN 37921
Toll Free: 844-460-0625
Email: info@cff.org
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
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.
Email: info@Fastweb.com
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
Email: AskHEATH@gwu.edu
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
Website with much of the financial aid and scholarship information a student needs. There is no fee to use this site.
Email: rmankin1@ufl.edu
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
Email: fourdirections@partners.org
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
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
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
Email: ldaoklahoma@gmail.com
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
Email: naa@aphasia.org
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.
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.
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
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
Email: infosertoma@sertomahq.org
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
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