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How You Can Engage with DO-IT

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The DO-IT Center hosts a variety of projects and programs, including AccessComputing, AccessSTEM, DO-IT Scholars. Supported activities are varied and offer opportunities for involvement by students with disabilities, practitioners, parents, and others who are interested in helping students with disabilities be successful. Described below for specific ways that you can be involved!

If you are a student with a disability…

Being a part of the DO-IT community can provide you with the resources, support, and opportunities to help you prepare for college, succeed in a postsecondary institution, and transition to a career. To find applications for the opportunities below, visit: http://www.uw.edu/doit/Student/community.html.

• AccessComputing Team—a nationwide online community of high school and college students and professionals who are interested in computing. Learn about opportunities for paid internships, career development, networking, and research.
• AccessSTEM Team—a nationwide team of high school and college students and professionals who are interested in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Learn about opportunities for paid internships, career development, networking, and mentoring.
• DO-IT Pals—a nationwide electronic community of students with disabilities ages 13+ that focuses on achieving academic, career, and personal goals. If you are a teen with a disability who wants to go to college, we would like you to become a Pal!
• DO-IT Scholars—a Washington State program that prepares high school students with disabilities for college, careers, independent living, and leadership roles in society. The best time to apply for the program is in the fall, during your sophomore year. Students who are accepted into the program attend several summer camps at the UW and are loaned laptop computers. Project staff and mentors help students get ready for college!

If you are an adult interested in helping students with disabilities or connecting with others in the disability field…

There are many ways to become involved with DO-IT as an adult who is interested in promoting the success of students with disabilities.

• Communities of Practice (CoP)—share perspectives and expertise and identify practices that promote the participation of people with disabilities in academics and careers. There are a variety of CoPs available depending on your field, including: STEM K-12 and postsecondary educators and administrators, disability services professionals, veterans with disabilities and service providers, and many others. For more information visit http://www.uw.edu/doit/Stem/cop.html and http://www.uw.edu/accesscomputing/cop.html.
• Knowledge Base—contribute case studies, questions and answers, and frequently asked questions to our growing collection of information on engaging students with disabilities in education and careers. View our Knowledge Base at http://www.uw.edu/doit/kb.html. To contribute, email doit@uw.edu.
• Mentors—provide students with disabilities information, contacts, challenges, support, goal setting, and advice in our electronic mentoring community. Mentors are college students, postsecondary faculty, and professionals in a variety of challenging academic and career fields. For more information and the mentor application, visit http://www.uw.edu/doit/Programs/mentor.html.
• Volunteers—help at various DO-IT events, design and implement a DO-IT workshop, lead a session on your area of expertise, or assist with DO-IT exhibits; the opportunities are endless for volunteering with DO-IT. Let us know what you have in mind, and we can help make it happen. For the volunteer application, visit http://www.uw.edu/doit/Programs/mentor.html
• Donations—grants and gifts fund DO-IT publications, videos, and programs to support the academic and career success of people with disabilities. To donate, visit http://www.uw.edu/doit/Support/contribute.html

For further information on how you can become involved, email doit@uw.edu.

About DO-IT

DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) serves to increase the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs such as those in science, engineering, mathematics, and technology. Primary funding for DO-IT is provided by the National Science Foundation, the State of Washington, and the U.S. Department of Education. DO-IT is a collaboration of UW Information Technology and the Colleges of Engineering and Education at the University of Washington.

To order free publications or newsletters use the DO-IT Publications Order Form; to order videos and training materials use the Videos, Books and Comprehensive Training Materials Order Form.

For further information, to be placed on the DO-IT mailing list, request materials in an alternate format, or to make comments or suggestions about DO-IT publications or web pages contact:

DO-IT
University of Washington
Box 354842
Seattle, WA 98195-4842
doit@uw.edu
www.uw.edu/doit/
206-685-DOIT (3648) (voice/TTY)
888-972-DOIT (3648) (voice/TTY)
206-221-4171 (fax)
509-328-9331 (voice/TTY) Spokane

Founder and Director: Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D.

DO-IT Funding and Partners

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