Student Resources

• Academic Advising and Retention Center (AARC)
  
• Best Expectation Programs (BEP)
  
• The Learning Center (TLC)
  
• WKU Writing Center  
• The Alice Rowe Learning Assistance Center (LAC)
  
• Math Help Lab: The Mathematics Department provides a Math Help Lab in CoHH 2124 to provide free tutoring to students taking classes in our department, especially those taking general education mathematics courses.
• Other Tutoring Services: Not all links on this webpage are active. Please, contact the corresponding department.

• The Center for Career & Professional Development
  
• Student Support Services (TRiO)
  
• Clinical Educational Complex – Kelly Autism Program, Acquired Brain Injury Resources Program, & Family Resource Center

• List of WKU Transportation Maps
  
• List of WKU Facilities Maps
  
• ADA Accessibility Map (2011)
  
• Parking Information for Visitors & Students with Disabilities
• Map of All-Gender Restrooms

• Students are encouraged to complete the application for awards as soon as possible. Some awards may be on a "first-come, first-served" basis, so awards are only made until funds have depleted. 
• Students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA. It opens October 1st.
• WKU Financial Aid's Scholarship Page
  
• WKU TopDollar Scholarship Source - The deadline for completing the application is February 1st.
• KY AHEAD Scholarship Information (external)
• Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact their local Vocational Rehabilitation Office for information about external financial assistance.
• Additional external scholarships are listed in the section below.

• Housing and Residence Life
• Students requesting housing accommodations must provide documentation to the SARC from a licensed professional which outlines their diagnosis. Documentation must be from the last three years and include specific recommendations for accommodations (i.e. private room, private bathroom, room on lower/first floor). Once the information is received, the SARC will notify WKU Housing and Residence Life (HRL) in a timely manner of the request(s). HRL then determines placement based on the student’s accommodation request(s). Please, review the full SARC registration process here. You will also need to contact HRL with your request.
• Postsecondary education institution as defined in KRS 164.948 shall provide priority for first-floor housing to any student who informs the institution of a disability, or a sensory, cognitive, or neurological deficit or impairment, or a learning disorder, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, pervasive developmental disorder, autism, or Asperger's syndrome. As used in this section, "disability" has the same meaning as in KRS 344.010. Those students requesting first floor housing need to contact WKU Housing and Residence Life.

• WKU Health Services
  
• WKU Counseling & Testing Center (CTC)
• CTC's Database of Psychological Issues Among College Students
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (click here for flyer) is a free support group that meets on alternating Mondays for current WKU students struggling with anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues. It is led by two NAMI certified facilitators who are in mental health recrovery themselves. This group is a supplement - not a substitute - for therapy or medication. Contact Dr. Jay Gabbard at jay.gabbard@wku.edu for more information.

Barren River Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

• The ADRC is a department at the Barren River Area Development District (BRADD). There are community resources guides on their website as well as a list of websites for independent living. Here is a direct link to a download of their 2018 Community Resource Guide. 
• Contact ADRC with questions about personal care attendant programs. Here are some handouts provided to the SARC in June 2018: the Personal Care Attendant Program (PCAP), Consumer Directed Option (CDO), and Participant Driven Services (PDS).

City of Bowling Green, KY

• You can also find a short list of disability resources on the official municipal website of Bowling Green, KY.

• Kentucky - Vocational Rehabilitation
• Kentucky - Office for the Blind
• Kentucky - Americans with Disabilities
• Kentucky Assistive Technology Service (KATS) Network
• Kentucky Rehabilitation Association's Facebook
• Tennessee - Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Tennessee - Blind & Visually Impaired Services
• Tennessee Technology Access Program (TTAP)

• U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
• OCR's "Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities"
  
• U.S. Department of Labor's Disability Resources
• U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
• Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)
• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD)
• The DO-IT Project - Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
• AssistiveTech.Net
• LD Online
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
• BestColleges.com's Resources for Students with Disabilities
• Autism Speaks publishes a "Postsecondary Educational Opportunity Guide" for students and their families. In the resource library, they have resources for adults with autism and postsecondary education resources, including scholarship information. They also have a transition toolkit, adult services, and suggested apps.

• Kentucky Commission on Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• National Association of the Deaf
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
• Hearing Loss Association of America
• Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses

• Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact their local Vocational Rehabilitation Office for information about external financial assistance.
• KY AHEAD Scholarship Information
• Sertoma's Hard of Hearing or Deaf and Communicative Disorders Scholarship
• Cochlear Graeme Clark and Anders Tjellstrom Scholarships for recipients of the Cochlear™ Nucleus® Implant and Cochlear™ Baha®.
  
• Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund
• American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Frederick J. Krause Scholarship

Resource lists of scholarships:

• DO-IT maintains a list of scholarship opportunities and publishes "College Funding for Students with Disabilities: Federal and state aid, scholarships, and awards" (2017).
• Alexander Grahman Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) has financial aid resources on their website. They also have a Scholarship Resource document that outlines funding sources and scholarships for deaf or hard-of-hearing students.
• Autism Speaks has resources for adults with autism and postsecondary education resources, including scholarship information.
• The "Planning Ahead: Financial Aid for Students with Disability" (2015-2016 Edition) from Heath Resource Center of the National Youth Transitions Center at George Washington University is filled with resources. Scholarships are mentioned through out the publication, but refer to pages 26 through 35 for a list of scholarship according to disability.
• Potential Outside Scholarship Sources, document from Gallaudet University, a private university in D.C.
• The following databases may be of use: collegescholarships.org, www.petersons.com, and fastweb.com.
• CollegeScholarships.org is a resource database for scholarship information. They have scholarship information for students with disabilities, such information for students with ADHD, with visual impairments, with autism, or who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. They also have scholarship information for student with health conditions.

• MoodTools is a free app that was designed in collaboration with multiple mental health professionals in order to lift one’s mood and combat depression. The app contains different research-supported tools, such as: a thought diary, activity tracker, a suicide safety plan, information, a PHQ-9 depression test, and helpful videos. To read more about MoodTools, click on the following link: http://www.moodtools.org/.
• Stop, Breathe, Think is a free, personalized meditation and mindfulness app. It allows you to check in with your emotions and then provides guided meditations and activities in correlation to your daily check-ins. To read more about Stop, Breathe, Think, follow this link: https://www.stopbreathethink.com/.
• Virtual Hope Box is a free app designed for use by patients and their behavioral health care providers as an accessory to treatment. The Virtual Hope Box contains tools to help patients with coping, relaxation, distraction, and inspiration; all of the content can be personalized with the collaboration of the patient and providers. You can read more and download the Virtual Hope Box in your iTunes or Google Store.
• The Rave Guardian App allows students to send crime tips, make 9-1-1 calls, call WKU Campus Police directly, and create safety timers - If destination is not reached and alarm is not successfully deactivated by user within the time limit of the safety timer, the alarm will go off and trigger the WKU Police dispatch center. You can read more and download the Rave Guardian App in your iTunes or Google Store.
• The Crisis Text Line is a free, 24/7 support for anyone in a crisis. It is not limited to a certain type of crisis, but rather any painful emotion in which you need support. Text 741741 to begin a conversation with a trained Crisis Counselor. The Crisis Counselor is only there to provide support and to help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment; they cannot provide medical advice. You can read more about the Crisis Text Line at https://www.crisistextline.org/. You can also find instructions on how to text-in at https://www.crisistextline.org/texting-in/.