Resources for assisting students with disabilities. Includes financial assistance and community resources.
Resources
disAbility Resources:
Financial Information:
Amarillo Area Foundation Scholarship Program
(806) 376-5421
Amarillo College Foundation/LITE Scholarship
(806) 371-5107
Federal Financial Aid FAFSA
(800) 433-3243
TTY (800) 730-8913
Financial Aid Office/Amarillo College
(806) 371-5310
Texas Financial Aid Information Center
Toll Free 1 (877) 782-7322
Resources/Agencies/Organization
Local Organizations:
Amarillo City Transit
(806) 378-3098, Bus, Special Transit
Department of Rehabilitative Services, Blind Division/Amarillo
(806) 351-3870
Department of Assistive Rehabilitative Services/Rehabilitation Commission/Amarillo
(806) 351-3830
High Plains Epilepsy Association/Amarillo
(806) 352-5426
Panhandle Council for the Deaf /Amarillo
TDD and Voice (806) 359-1506
Panhandle Independent Living Center/Amarillo
(806) 374-1400
Panhandle Worksource
(806) 372-5521
(800) 735-2989
Texas Panhandle Mental Health Mental Retardation/Amarillo
(806) 337-1000
Uniting Parents, a program of the Coalition of Health Services, Inc.
(806) 337-1700 ext 212
http://unitingparents.cohs.net
Other Organizations and Disability Groups:
Advocacy Incorporated /Lubbock Regional Office
(800) 880-0821
www.advocacyinc.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
(800) 223-4050, voice mail to request information
Autism Society of America
1 (301) 657-0881
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities, provides legal advocacy
(800) 998-3363
Learning Disabilities Association of Texas
1 (512) 458-8234
(800) 604-7500 Texas Only
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
1(512) 323-9390
Toll-Free (877) 246-7321
Texas State Library Talking Book Program
Austin 1 (512) 463-5458
(800) 152 9605
disAbility Services is located within the Student Service Center, Room 119.
Amarillo College is an Equal Opportunity Community College
Last updated by dlwhite -- Oct/06/09

