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Students with albinism

Last post 12-08-2007 9:45 AM by JessicaTrask2007. 3 replies.
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  • 10-20-2007 9:04 PM

    Students with albinism

     hey y'all

    do any of you guys know anything about scholoarships for folks with albinism?

    thanks a bunch for any info thats useful 

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  • 10-21-2007 10:44 PM In reply to

    Re: Students with albinism

    heck  yeah if to have been diagnosed with albinism and are legally blind by the standards of your state and certified as disabled you qualify to go to school on a waiver it means the state picks up the tab . also contact the department of assistive and rehabilative service [aka DARS} in your state they will cover the books and supplies. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!

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  • 10-22-2007 11:54 AM In reply to

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    Re: Students with albinism

    that is nice to know

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  • 12-08-2007 9:45 AM In reply to

    Re: Students with albinism

     

    Blue Turtle,

     

    If you are here in the United States there are two blindness organizations that offer scholarships. The organizations are the National Federation of Blind and the American Council of the Blind.  Both of these organizations offer college scholarships to blind and visually impaired students. You only have until either the 1st or the 15th March depending on which one of the organizations you fill the application and accompanying forms that will allow them to make the decision.

    Also, The American Foundation of offers scholarships as well you now only have a few weeks left now to apply for the AFB scholarships. I don't know how they award their. However both the ACB and NFB award theirs during their yearly conventions during the summertime.

    Also you should qualify for Vocational Rehabilitation Services through your state agency for the blind. Beware for them to help you with college here in the states you have to file for the FAFSA with is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and also if your state has supplementary programs to help with college I would I also apply for those.

    Also the state agency will send you to get an assistive technology evalution. Depending on what state your in they may have a seperate agency where they will send you to get the assistive technology evalution for example in if you lived in the Captal region of New York State the Commission for the blind uses the Northeastern Association for the Blind of Albany to do their assistive technoloy evaluation. Another eample is  if you live  in Buffalo New York the Commission for the Blind in Bufffalo uses the  Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Center For the Visually Impaired. 

     

    www.nfb.org

     

    www.acb.org

     

    www.afb.org

     

    www.fafsa.ed.gov


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