Resources for CDS Students

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• On Campus Resources
• General Resources
• Academic Links
• Local Resources
• Crisis Resources
• Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
• Legal Support
• Transportation
• Alternative Format Textbooks
• Text-To-Speech (TTS) Applications
• Disability-Specific Resources
  • ADHD and Learning Disabilities
  • Autism
  • Blind and Vision
  • Brain Injury
  • Deaf & Hard of Hearing
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Epilepsy

On Campus Resources

• Diversity & Equity
  • Supports the needs of underrepresented communities through focused retention programming, community events, identity based clubs, institutional initiatives, and connections to resources and navigation services for prospective and first year students.
• Workforce Funding
  • Workforce Funding provides alternative means to assist students in achieving their educational goals through unique funding opportunities.
• Veteran Resource Center
  • Liaison between EvCC and the US Department of Veterans Affairs
• TRiO Student Support Services
  • Student support services for students with disabilities, low income or first generation students.
• Student Life
  • Get connected beyond the classroom!
• Food Pantry
  • Student-led and organized free service available to EvCC students and employees experiencing food insecurity.
• Counseling & Student Success
  • Educational, career, short-term personal and urgent counseling.
• Tutoring Center
  • Free academic/tutorial support for students enrolled at EvCC.
• Writing Center
  • Peer support for student writers on all types of writing projects.
• Bridges Transition Center
  • I-Best, Volunteer Literacy Program, Community Partnerships and BRIDGES Cultural Club.

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General Resources

• NCCSD: The National Center for College Students with Disabilities
• DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring
• ADA National Network: Information, Guidance and Training on the Americans with Disabilities Act
• ADA Northwest Center: Information, Guidance and Training on the Americans with Disabilities Act to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

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Academic Links

• A Successful Online Student Resource
  • Information and resources for students who are new to online learning.
• HowToStudy.Org
  • Information on organizational tools, how to beat procrastination and more.
• Spark Notes
  • Provides summaries and reviews of literature, history and other subjects.
• Rate My Professor
  • Read what other students are saying about instructors when registering for classes.
• Tomato Timer
  • Simple online timer for the Pomodoro Technique

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Local Resources

• Everett Community College Workforce Funding Community Resources
  • The most extensive list of Snohomish County Community Resources for EvCC Students.
• 211-Washington Community Resources
  • Contact for local health and human service information, referrals, and additional assistance with resources.
• CRC: Carnegie Resource Center
  • Resources including housing, mental health, and substance abuse
• DO-IT Center
  • Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology
• DSHS Offices for Disability Support
  • Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
• Everett Clubhouse
  • Community and support for Adults with Mental Illness
• DVR: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • State Agency for Job Support for Individuals with Disabilities

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Snohomish County Crisis Support

• Snohomish County Crisis Support Resources
• Snohomish County Crisis Services: Behavioral Health Services

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Scholarships for Students With Disabilities

Everett Community College and the Center for Disability Services does not endorse or recommend any specific scholarship or program, nor does it take responsibility for any of the information or outcomes related to these scholarship links. These resources are provided for student research only.

• NCCSD Clearinghouse Scholarship Blog
• Scholarships.com, Disability Scholarships for College
• MintLife, The Complete Guide to Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
• DO-IT Center, Upcoming Scholarship Opportunities

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Legal Support

• Disability Rights Washington (DRW)
  • Provides free advocacy for people with disabilities in such areas as legal services, community education, disability rights information, referrals, help with abuse and neglect, and other issues.
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
  • Provides services such as complaint resolution and compliance reviews for students experiencing discrimination.
• Washington State Human Rights Commission
  • Works to promote civil rights for people with disabilities, and handles complaints and violations regarding disability and accessibility issues.

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Transportation

• Community Transit areas: Dial-A-Ride Transportation (DART)  1-800-562-1381 (voice)
• Everett Transit areas:  Paratransit Service  425-257-8801 (voice)

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Alternative Format Textbooks

Check your textbook’s publisher. They often have digital versions you can purchase instead of the physical version.

• Macmillion E-textbooks
• Pearson eTexts
• Cengage
• McGraw-Hill eBooks

Other resources include:

• Learning Ally
  • Provides audio books for accessibility to people with vision impairments, dyslexia, and other disabilities.
• Bookshare
  • Provides ebooks for people with reading barriers.
• Vital Source
  • Digital textbook bookshelf and library.

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Text-To-Speech (TTS) Applications

• Natural Reader (Download or Web)
• Balabolka (Download)

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Disability-Specific Resources

ADHD and Learning Disabilities

• LD Online: All about learning disabilities and ADHD
• CHADD: Improving lives of people affected by ADHD
• LDA: Learning Disabilities of America
• ADDitude Magazine
• LDAWA: Learning Disabilities Association of Washington
• ADDA: Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Autism

• Autism Society of America
• Asperger Autism Network (AANE)
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)

Blind and Vision

• Department of Services for the Blind (DSB)
• Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL)

Brain Injury

• Brain Injury Association of Washington (BIAWA)

Deaf & Hard of Hearing

• HSDC: Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center
  • Provides services and support to individuals and families of individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech difficulties.
• Deaf Friendly Review
  • Rate, Review & Find Deaf-Friendly Businesses

Developmental Disabilities

• ARC of Washington State
  • Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental Disabilities.

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Foundation Northwest

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