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Download full textColley, Debra; Gingerich, Jade – 1996
This guide assists individuals with disabilities to understand vocational rehabilitation (VR) services available to postsecondary students. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the guide covers the following topics: purpose of vocational rehabilitation, eligibility of postsecondary students, implications of geographical relocation,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Eligibility, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. HEATH Resource Center. – 1989
This fact sheet summarizes information about the education-related services provided by federal/state-funded Vocational Rehabilitation Services and describes how to gain access to them. In a question/answer format, the guide discusses how to find the local vocational rehabilitation office, how to contact the office, procedures involved in…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Federal Programs, Mental Retardation
PDF pending restorationNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. for Exceptional Children. – 1988
Presented in question answer format, the paper answers concerns about driver education and handicapped students in North Carolina. The following questions are addressed: What is the procedure for enrolling handicapped students in driver education? How are parents involved in making decisions about driver education for their handicapped child? What…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Driver Education, Eligibility, High Schools
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Higher Education Opportunity Programs. – 1985
A guide to the opportunities at private colleges and universities in New York State through the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) is presented. The HEOP is designed to meet the special needs of students from disadvantaged backgrounds through screening, testing, counseling, tutoring, teaching, and financial assistance. Generally, students…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Developmental Studies Programs, Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Higher Education Opportunity Programs. – 1984
Information on the Higher Education Opportunity Programs (HEOP) at private colleges and universities in New York is provided. HEOP provides supportive services and financial aid to state residents attending private institutions in the state. The objective is to meet the special needs of students from disadvantaged backgrounds through such…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Counseling, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs
McDonald, Shauna; And Others – 1996
This booklet for Minnesota young people with disabilities and their families is intended to explain vocational rehabilitation services required under the Rehabilitation Act as amended in 1992. The first section considers eligibility for vocational rehabilitation, the role of state agencies, the application process, and assessment. The next section…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Due Process, Education Work Relationship
Schlachter, Gail Ann – 1995
This directory completely revises and updates a previous edition, and lists 1,735 scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, internships, state sources of educational benefits, and general financial aid directories for women. The directory is divided into four separate sections. The first section provides 1,567 references to a wide variety…
Descriptors: Awards, Eligibility, Fellowships, Financial Support
Schlachter, Gail Ann; Weber, R. David – 1996
This biennial directory of educational services for the disabled and their families lists 1,052 programs, services, and directories designed primarily or exclusively for persons with disabilities and members of their families, sources of state benefits, and other financial aid directories. An introductory section explains the purpose of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Categorical Aid, Dependents, Disabilities
Schlachter, Gail Ann; Weber, R. David – 1996
This directory lists 1,207 student financial aid programs or other services designed primarily or exclusively for veterans, military personnel, and their dependents. An introduction provides a sample entry and explains how to use the directory. The section on financial aid programs is organized, first, by type of aid scholarship, fellowship or…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Awards, Categorical Aid, Dependents
