Mentoring and Peer Support for People with Disabilities

The following resources provide a good place to start as you explore ways to encourage young people to reach their highest potential in school, in careers, and in other life experiences.

Opening Doors: Mentoring on the Internet - video presentation and publication about how DO-IT youth with disabilities develop supportive relationships with adult mentors on the Internet.
Opening Doors Through Mentoring: One Program's Experiences Using the Internet - a 1999 article in Information Technology and Disabilities that describes the DO-IT mentoring community.
Peer Support: What Role Can the Internet Play? - a 1997 article in Information Technology and Disabilities that shares research on the value of online peer support for students with disabilities.
DO-IT Pals - an electronic community of college-bound teens with disabilities and mentors.
Taking Charge: Stories of Success and Self-Determination - video presentation and testimonials from successful youth and adults with disabilities regarding living successful, self-determined lives.
Taking Charge 2: Two Stories of Success and Self-Determination - video presentation and testimonials from successful youth and adults with disabilities regarding living successful, self-determined lives.
Taking Charge 3: Five Stories of Success and Self-Determination - video presentation and testimonials from successful youth and adults with disabilities regarding living successful, self-determined lives.
DO-IT Internet Lessons for Students - interesting resources on the Internet.
DO-IT Mentors and Volunteers - information and application forms for mentoring or otherwise volunteering in DO-IT programs.
Developing a Successful Mentoring Relationship - useful tips.
Creating an E-Mentoring Community: How DO-IT does it, and how you can do it, too - guidelines for creating college and career transition programs for teens.
Resources on Mentoring and Peer Support - a collection of links to useful Internet resources.

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