Welcome to The George Washington University HEATH Resource Center! We are glad you have arrived at HEATH and look forward to helping you as you continue your learning in college or university campuses, career-technical schools, or other postsecondary programs.
The HEATH Resource Center is an online clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. The HEATH Resource Center Clearinghouse has information for students with disabilities on educational disability support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, accessing college or university campuses, career-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities. We have information on financial assistance, scholarships, and materials that help students with disabilities transition into college, university, career-technical schools, or other postsecondary programs.
WHERE TO FIND RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE HEATH WEBSITE:
The easiest and fastest way to find what you seek is to use our search feature located in the upper right hand corner of all our pages. Just type in the keyword(s) on the topic you are interested in, click the search button and you will be taken to a page that lists all our information on that topic. Common topics/keywords our visitors search for include: scholarships, financial aid, colleges, accommodations, civil rights, 504, ADA, Career. If you are interested in disability specific topics just type in that specific disability (e.g. learning disability, autism, blind, visually impaired, intellectual disabilities).
ABOUT US: explains what HEATH does, what our goals are, and introduces you to our staff.
CALENDAR pages highlight events and conferences focusing on transition, postsecondary education, accessing college or university campuses, career-technical schools, employment and career development.
PUBLICATIONS: contains:
* From the Director’s Desk: A message from the Director, Donna Martinez, Director of HEATH
* Quarterly Newsletters:
* Research Papers
* Fact Sheets
* Archived Papers
* Archived Fact Sheets,
NEWS pages are news items, updates and announcements of special interest relating to postsecondary education, career and technical education, and young adults with disabilities.
FAQs pages provide the answers to frequently asked questions.
LINKS provide a wealth of added information gathered from other websites and organized into 42 different categories.
ACCESS HEATH'S GUIDANCE AND CAREER COUNSELORS' TOOLKIT: ADVISING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ON POSTSECONDARY OPTIONS
This 192 page resource contains answers to counselors’ most frequently asked questions about postsecondary opportunities for students with disabilities. To download it see: http://www.heath.gwu.edu/node/15
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