Institute for Disability Studies
Youth Notes
January 2010

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 Jerry R. Alliston at jerry.alliston@usm.edu.

Inside this issue:

1. Scholarships
2. Funding Education After High School
3. Federal Student Aid Grant Program Fact Sheet
4. College.gov
5. Your Rights and Responsibilities

1. Scholarships

Are you planning to go to college? It can be exciting to make those plans, but college costs money. Scholarships are one source of money to help cover the cost of college. The Web site, Disaboom, recently launched a list of scholarships for students with disabilities. For more information, please visit http://www.disaboom.com/scholarships.

2. Funding Education After High School

The U.S. Department of Education’s Guide to Federal Student Aid provides information for students and families on applying for federal student aid to pay for post-secondary education. This guide explains how to fill out the application and how to apply for the various federal funds they offer. Education opens doors and is an important step toward success. For more information, please visit http://tinyurl.com/yk7uot7

3. Federal Student Aid Grant Program Fact Sheet

Disability.Gov has a fact sheet that gives an overview of the major federal student aid grant programs. The federal government provides grants for students attending colleges, including career colleges and universities. Grants, unlike loans, do not have to be repaid. For more information, please visit http://tinyurl.com/yfbe5tb or for Spanish http://tinyurl.com/yz2zheg.

4. College.gov

This Web site is made by students, for students. Information is available on why students may want to attend college, what to do in the process of applying to schools, and how to pay for school. For more information, please visit http://www.college.gov.

5. Your Rights and Responsibilities

The U.S. Department of Education has a free booklet for students with disabilities who want to know their rights and what they are responsible for when they finish high school. This booklet is available through the TRIAD Library and Computer Lab by contacting Jerry R. Alliston at 1.601.266.5163, 1.888.671.0051 (TTY) or jerry.alliston@usm.edu.  You may also request a free copy at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html.

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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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