Referrals and Resources
Referrals
If you are interested in pursuing an evaluation for a learning disability please contact the Center for Disability Resources (CDR) to set up an appointment for a consultation and /or referral. The office will help to identify a provider or evaluator that will best meet your needs, however, the CDR does not pay for the evaluation process or for diagnostic testing.
Resources
Some useful websites:
Financial assistance for people with disabilities:
http://ssa.gov/disability/
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29727
Financial Aid for the Disabled and their Families, 2010-2012:
http://www.rspfunding.com/catalog/item/1414261/878449.htm
Funding for Persons with Visual Impairments:
http://www.rspfunding.com/catalog/item/1420178/878760.htm
College Funding for Students with Disabilities:
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities:
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/ld.phtml
ADD/ADHD:
www.chadd.org
www.add.about.com
www.adda-sr.org
www.edgefoundation.org
Learning Disabilities:
www.interdys.org
www.ldanatl.org
www.ldonline.org
www.ncld.org
Mental health:
www.mhai.org
http://www.nami.org
Deaf or hard of hearing:
www.chicagohearingsociety.org
Post-secondary Education Programs Network:
www.pepnet.org
Association of Late-Deafened Adults:
http://www.alda.org
Visual impairments:
www.thechicagolighthouse.org
National Federation of the Blind:
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Default.asp
Hemophilia:
www.hemophilia.org
Epilepsy:
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
Centers for Independent Living:
http://www.virtualcil.net/cils
Job and Career Information for People with Disabilities:
Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities - http://www.cosdonline.org
Job Accommodation Network - http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu
Transition to College:
Transition to College - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html
Information for Parents - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/parent-20070316.html
Important IIT Links:
Academic Resource Center (ARC) - http://iit.edu/arc
Undergraduate Admission - http://iit.edu/undergrad_admission
Graduate Admission - http://www.iit.edu/graduate_admission
Office of Financial Aid - http://www.iit.edu/financial_aid
Office of the Registrar - http://www.iit.edu/registrar
Housing Office - http://www.housing.iit.edu
Student Counseling Center - http://www.iit.edu/~cc