Institute for Disability Studies
Youth Notes
July 2009

Welcome to the latest edition of IDS Youth Notes, a youth e-newsletter for high school and college age youth with disabilities.  IDS Youth Notes includes information on education, career and job opportunities, recreational activities, health and much, much more.  If you have resources or information that you want to share with others, please respond to this e-mail or contact Terri (Cookie) Smith at terri.smith@usm.edu or Jerry R. Alliston at jerry.alliston@usm.edu.

Inside this issue:

1. Wheelchair User Survey
2. Accessible Books and Periodicals
3. $1000 Scholarship
4. Social Security Jobs

1.  Wheelchair User Survey

The University of Connecticut needs help from wheelchair users. They are seeking  opinions on wheelchair technology and services.  The survey takes 10 minutes to complete .  You could win a $50 Amazon.com gift card.  To take the survey, visit http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229DYFNSVLC.

2. Accessible Books and Periodicals

The Web site Bookshare.org provides accessible books and periodicals.  Bookshare offers more than 45,000 resources.  Membership is free for students with print disabilities.    To learn more, visit http://www.bookshare.org.

3. $1000 Scholarship

The American Association on Health and Disability has a scholarship for students with disabilities.  The scholarship is for those interested in public health, health promotion and disability studies.  Scholarships will be under $1000.  The deadline is October 15th.  To learn more, visit http://www.aahd.us/page.php?pname=Scholarship%20Program&PHPSESSID=e7e9e03861db51e5a6bc97bd61145ec4.

4. Social Security Jobs

Social Security has provided a lot of jobs for persons with disabilities. These jobs include working with the public by phone and in person.  Activities include filing claims and assisting people with applying for a new or replacement  cards.  To learn more, visit http://www.socialsecurity.gov/careers/ or contact:
Sandra Seymour
410-965-0479
sandy.seymour@ssa.gov.

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Training, Resources and Information for the Advancement of Degrees (TRIAD) is a project of the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS) at The University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (GR# 90DN0228).  TRIAD focuses on assisting youth with disabilities transitioning from school to adult life in accessing postsecondary training opportunities.  For more information, call 1.888.671.0051 or visit IDS on the Web at www.usm.edu/ids.

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