ODS Helpful Resources
General
- Polk Transit
- Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities
- Going to College
- Resource Guide for Students with Disabilities
- Disability Benefits Guide
- Cyberbullying Awareness
- High School Resources
- Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits
- Affordable Colleges Online
- College Resources for Students with Disabilities
- Guide to Prepare and Succeed in College
- Guide for Job Seekers and Workers with a Disability
- Guide for College Students with Disabilities
- Support, Advocacy and Assistive Technology to Facilitate the Transition to Higher Education
Learning Disabilities
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- LD Online
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
- Learning Disabilities Association of Florida
- College Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities
Hearing Impairment
- Florida Association of the Deaf
- Hearing Loss Association of America
- Hearing Loss Association of America (Florida)
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- College Help for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Visual Impairment
- Guide Dogs for the Blind
- How Colleges Help Visually Impaired Students Succeed
- National Federation of the Blind
- National Federation of the Blind (Florida)
- Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind
- College Guide for Students with Visual Impairments
- Helping Students with Visual Impairments
Physical Impairment
- National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials
- Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation
- Florida Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center
- Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Central Florida Chapter
- College Guide for Students with Physical Disabilities
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Palsy Information Guide
- Cerebral Palsy Group
Mental Health
- College Guide for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
- Student Loan Stress & Mental Health: Recognize Signs & Get Help
Community Resources
Center for Independent Living
500 S. Florida Avenue
Lakeland, Florida 33201
863.413.2722
Sunrise Community of Polk County, Inc.
5115 Wallace Court
Lakeland, Florida 33812
863.644.6800
Central Florida Speech and Hearing Center
3020 Lakeland Highlands Road
Lakeland, Florida 33803
863.686.3189
Central Florida Autism Institute
P.O. Box 2292
Lakeland, Florida 33806
Division of Blind Services
402 S. Kentucky Ave, Suite 340
Lakeland, Florida 33802
Main: 863.499.2385
Toll Free: 877.728.7738