Mission
The USF Lakeland Office of Student Disability
Services pledges to supply all eligible students with the necessary
accommodations to assist them in succeeding in their academic
programs. The faculty and staff strive to insure that students
with disabilities have every opportunity to pursue a rewarding
and enriching academic career.
Services
Offered
Books on Tape
Note-takers
Transcription of lectures
Accommodations for class examinations
Extended time
Use of computer for examinations
Quiet environment
Eligibility
Apply and be accepted to USF (Degree or Non-degree
seeking).
Provide current and comprehensive documentation as indicated in
the Documentation Requirements, these can be found on the Tampa
Campus, Office of Student Disability Services website.
All forms and services are available at the Lakeland Campus.
Scholarship
Available
The Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship
is a competitively awarded program which is available to undergraduate
students with disabilities who are enrolled in at least 9 hours
at the University of South Florida.
For more application guidelines please contact Mary Mittag,
mary@lakeland.usf.edu
Application
(PDF) | Release
Form (PDF)
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FORMS.
ENTRY
POINT!
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.
Students interested in applying
for internships through the ENTRY POINT! program of AAAS must
meet the following criteria:
- Full-time undergraduate
or graduate student, with a disability, majoring in a science
or engineering field. Some fields of business are also considered.
- B average or better
- U.S. citizen or right-to-work
permit
Fill out and submit our online
preliminary application (also available in PDF format).
Next, submit a full application
package consisting of:
- Letter of introduction including
field(s) of interest
- Current resume
- Official transcript
- Two letters of recommendation;
one must be from faculty
- Statement of disability
and accommodation or assistive technology needs
Applications will be accepted
beginning Fall for the upcoming year. Our goal is to announce
placements by late Spring.
Completed application packages
should be forwarded to
Laureen Summers
AAAS Project on Science, Technology and Disability
1200 New York Avenue, NW
Washington DC, 20005-3920
(202) 326-6649 Phone (Voice/TDD)
(202) 371-9849 Fax
Or send electronically to Laureen
Summers at:
lsummers@aaas.org Email
For more information about
ENTRY POINT!,
please visit www.entrypoint.org.
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