International
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Develops and enforces improvements to disability accessibility policies in higher education.
International Dyslexia Association
Non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families, and the communities that support them.
Dyslexia screening, resources, events, and provider locations.
National Advocacy & Non-Profits
American Council of the Blind
The American Council of the Blind strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life, for all blind and visually-impaired people.
Information on the blind community and resources for the blind and visually-impaired.
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss. A hub for resources and advocacy with a focus for vision-impaired students.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all.
Hearing screening, hearing aid purchasing assistance, and advocacy for speech and hearing impairment.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Information on a variety of disability-related topics with an emphasis on accommodations in the workplace.
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
Diagnosis assistance, community support, and advocacy.
National Federation for the Blind (NFB)
Job placement assistance, assistive resources for everyday life, and advocacy for the blind and legally blind.
State and Federal
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Government site for the ADA.
Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
Job training and placement services.
Includes braille and talking book library.
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Job placement assistance.
Lansing Area
Disability Network Capital Area
Information on assistive technology, independent living skills, the transition process to assistive living, etc.
CATA Spec-Tran
Spec-Tran is CATA's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit service for people unable to use CATA's fixed-route system.
Comprehensive Psychological Services, P.C.
Psychological and neuropsychological evaluations.
PAR Rehabilitative Services
Neuropsychological, psychological, ADHD, and learning disability evaluations.
Assistive Technology
American Printing House for the Blind
Accessible products and texts for the blind and vision-impaired.
Freedom Scientific
Accessible computer software and other products for vision-impairment.
Humanware
Accessible products for vision impairment.
Independent Living Aids, LLC
Accessible products for impaired vision, hearing or mobility.
LearningAlly
Vision or print accommodation needs.
Maxi Aids
Accessible products for impaired vision, hearing or mobility
Scholarships
Genevieve Macomber Scholarship
Ms. Genevieve Macomber was a lovely woman who took language classes for sheer enjoyment years ago at Lansing Community College while using accommodations for her visual impairment through the Center for Student Access. Upon her death, Ms. Macomber left an endowment to LCC's Foundation to use as a scholarship for special needs students at Lansing Community College.
Contact Us
The Center for Student Access
Email: lcc-accessibility@lcc.edu
Phone: 517-483-5323
Fax: 517-483-9645