Education
To locate educational services in your community, click here to search the Pathfinder database. On the database search page, select your county and a service category then click on "Search."
You may be interested in these Pathfinder service categories related to Education: Advocacy Services, Developmental and/or Psychological Assessment, Early Intervention Program for Young Children, IDEA Information and/or Training, Learning Disability Resources, Special Education Program. Click here to look up service definitions.
General Higher Education Information (Tennessee and National)
Community colleges, colleges, and universities welcome students with disabilities. Contact the institutions of higher education you are interested in attending. Ask them about campus accessibility, and services and supports for students with disabilities. Students with disabilities may ask for accommodations when they take college admission tests such as the SAT or ACT. Questions? See Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee.
College Internship Program
The College Internship Program at the Brevard Center in Melbourne, Florida provides individualized, post-secondary academic, internship and independent living experiences for young adults with Asperger's Syndrome and Nonverbal learning differences.
DisAbility.gov Higher Education
Emerging Leaders
A highly competitive program that places college students with disabilities in fulfilling summer internships and provides them with leadership development opportunities.
HEATH Resource Center
The national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for persons with disabilities. It is supported by the U.S. Department of Education. HEATH has information about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities.
New Mobility's article on disability-friendly colleges.
Think College
Youth with intellectual disabilities have not had many chances to go to college. This is changing as individuals across the county begin to create opportunities for these youth to reap the benefits of postsecondary education. This website will provide information and links to anyone interested in finding out more about the possibilities.