Welcome to Loyola University Maryland's Office of Disability Support Services (DSS)!
For currently registered DSS students: Submit exam request and contact DSS with housing or registration concerns
Please remember to put in your requests for exams and test with one week's notice. Go to www.loyola.edu/dss/test to submit your request.
Please contact Marcia Wiedefeld, Director of DSS, if you have any housing or registration concerns for Fall 2010.
For incoming freshman: Strategies for Success Workshop provides opportunity to move in early and learn about resources
This one-day pre-orientation workshop is offered for incoming freshmen with disabilities who want to get a head start identifying supports, which will help ease the transition to college. Resources from all over campus will be highlighted. Answers to the following questions will be provided in an interactive, hands-on, fun way!
- Where do I go to request supports?
- Who can help me develop a schedule which meets my needs?
- How do I advocate for myself?
- Where are the resources on campus that are available to assist me with my studies?
- How do I organize my class work and my time?
- What do I do when I am stressed out?
The workshop cost $25 dollars ($50 for students who register and cancel). Students who attend this workshop will move into their rooms on Wednesday, August 25th. After moving in, participants and their parents are invited to attend a welcome dinner Wednesday evening. Later that evening there will be an activity for students. The workshop will be held on Thursday, August 26th from 8:30 - 5:00. Afterwards there will be a dinner at a local restaurant. All meals are included.
For more information, please contact Marcia Wiedefeld by e-mail or calling (410) 617-2062.
For all students: Career, internship and scholarship information
ENTRY POINT! is a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offering outstanding internship opportunities for students with disabilities in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business. To meet the challenge of the competitive global economy in the new millennium, private industry and government research agencies must expand the pool of technical talent.
Boston Career Expo for people with disabilities: Friday, May 7th, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
Washington DC Career Expo for people with disabilities: Friday, March 26th at the Ronald Reagan Building.
The National Security Agency (NSA) is an active recruiter of individuals with disabilities.
Bender Consulting Services helps people with disabilities across the United States in finding employment.
The National Federation of the Blind has a scholarship you can apply for if you are blind and attend college.
Anne Ford Scholarship is awarded to a high school senior with a learning disability.
Lilly Reintegration Scholarship is for college students with bi-polar disorder or schizophrenia who are actively in treatment.
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has a scholarship for college and graduate students who are deaf.
Pfizer's Epilepsy Scholarship Award is a $3,000 grant for college students with epilepsy.
Chair Scholars Foundation Scholarship is for high school senior or college freshman with severe physical disability.
VSA arts is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.
