Camper Links

Welcome campers! We're glad you are here. We know you'll like hopping around the Internet with us. Here are a few places for you to explore. They were used in summer camp programs sponsored by DO-IT.

College/Career Preparation

Learning 糖心原创 Yourself

  • - discover your learning styles.
  • - knowing your MBTI can help you plan for a career.

Choosing a Major and Career

  • - explore tips for choosing your major.
  • - learn what postsecondary education careers of interest to you require.
  • - find out what careers might be a good match for you.
  • - take a skills test to help select a career.
  • - learn about different job types, earnings, prospects, working conditions, and more.
  • - tools to help job seekers and students.

Preparing for College

Choosing a College or University

  • - use the Peterson's Planner to help choose a school.
  • - link to colleges and universities of interest to you.
  • - a program that brings students together with colleges, universities, graduate schools, and professional schools.

Rights and Responsibilities of Students with Disabilities in College

  • - get answers to frequently asked questions.

Succeeding in College and a Career

Comprehensive Resources for College Preparation

Financial Aid

  • College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities - explore your funding options.
  • - explore financial aid options.
  • - search financial aid resources for students with disabilities.
  • - link to more scholarships for students with disabilities.
  • - learn how to find and apply for financial aid.

Role Models, Peers, and Mentors

  • Taking Charge: Stories of Success and Self-Determination - take advice for success from DO-IT participants.
  • Success Stories - people with disabilities share experiences and careers.
  • DO-IT Pals - an electronic community of teens with disabilities planning for college and careers.
  • - learn about the disabilities of famous people.
  • DO-IT Snapshots - send email to the DO-IT Scholars, successful teens and young adults with disabilities.
  • - read about the lives of famous people with disabilities
  • - learn about people with disabilities who followed their dreams.
  • - a video collection supported from the New England ADA Center.
  • DO-IT Mentors - learn about e-mentoring in the DO-IT program.

Accessible Technology

  • Accessible Technology - read about the overview and value of technology access for people with disabilities.
  • - learn about assistive technology products for people with visual impairments.
  • AccessSTEM Knowledge Base - explore technology questions and answers.

Summer Travel

  • - aloha from the islands! Find a volcano.
  • - under "Location", find cameras from around the world.
  • - how do Japanese kids take baths and much, much more.
  • - explore travel and exchange programs.
  • - unearth fun things to do in famous places around the world.
  • - get involved in international educational travel opportunities!
  • - define your own road in life!

Summer Fun

  • - find fun summer camps.
  • - get information about other camps.
  • - explore links to other disability summer camps.
  • - explore day camps.
  • - here are the words to all those camp songs.
  • - look what the satellites sent us today. Do you see any aliens?
  • - how many different types of butterflies are there?
  • - a man gave his life so we could see his insides. Is that a lung?
  • - click on the bee to find out about the living fossil that is half worm, half insect.
  • - build a roller coaster and see who falls off.
  • - learn to hit a home run!
  • - take a walk through the forest and find the animals hiding there.
  • - the science of having fun!
  • - all kinds of wheelchair sports.
  • - lots of scientific information and disabled-friendly exhibits at Seaworld parks.

Web Page Creation

  • - want to make your own homepage?
  • - tips for creating a web site.
  • - learn about accessible web design.
  • Resources on Accessible Web Design - explore web accessibility resources.

Disability Sites

  • Disability-Related Resources on the Internet - browse these helpful resources.
  • - a cartoon strip featuring a person with a disability.
  • - learn about people with disabilities advocating for equality and choice.
  • - learn about your rights under the ADA.

Stories Online

  • - read about what a red rock observes when company comes.
  • - an online magazine. [NOTE: This publication is no longer maintained.]
  • - Online stories.
  • - a site dedicated to children and children's stories. Read along on-line.

Fun Places for Kids

  • - free online games.
  • - find out about your favorite Disney movie or character.
  • - ever wonder if tricorders and warp drive might be invented someday? Check out the answers here.
  • - explore Culture Quest and learn about other areas of the world. And make a car in the So You Want to Make a Car section.
  • - see Native American art, visit a museum, watch a movie.
  • - visit Dr. Seuss's land.
  • - who is your favorite inventor?
  • - color a picture online and print it out.
  • - discover interesting facts about people, animals, and places.
  • - browse through this website for a variety of fun topics!
  • - engage yourself in fun and interesting things about the environment.
  • - fun for kids and teens.

Government

  • - send the President a letter from the Kids White House page!
  • - everything you need to know about the federal government.
  • - learn how our government works.

Health Sites

  • - play some games about health, ask a doctor a question, watch a video about your muscles.
  • - read articles written by people who live with Learning Disabilities, find software that will help to organize you, and find out the latest information about Learning Disabilities.
  • - learn to stay healthy.
  • - browse through information and games on health topics.
  • - read guidelines for staying staff when participating in a summer camp.

Science

  • AccessSTEM - a comprehensive alliance helping increase the participation of people with disabilities in STEM careers.
  • - lesson plans and activities for teaching kids more about geology.
  • - 1000s of Museum related websites, virtual exhibits, games, contests, freebies and more.
  • - list of science museums.
  • - birds, dinosaur eggs, Trading post, and Mammals.
  • - an on-line science museum in San Francisco. Play with the exhibits!
  • - discover the exciting world of the brain, spinal cord, neurons and the senses.
  • - learn about NOAA.
  • - games, experiments, fun facts, jokes, videos, and more.

    Dinosaurs

    • - learn about fossils and much, much more.
    • - step back in time.
    • - learn all about dinosaurs.
    • - read and play games about dinosaurs.

    Space

    • - find out how to become an astronaut.
    • - want to see pictures of Mars?
    • - what are constellations?
    • - browse through this fun list of space sites.

    Geography/Geology

    • - ever wondered what makes a volcano blow? Find answers to your questions here and view videos of actual volcanos.
    • - find out about your home town and other cities.
    • - how many earthquakes were in the Northwest today?
    • - what could I see if I was in 糖心原创 D.C.?
    • - great pictures from around the world.
    • - study the Earth by learning about its geography and geology.
    • - links for students and teachers.

    Science TV

    • - science experiments to try at home.
    • - find out what Bill Nye is doing this week.
    • - have fun learning about science.
    • - check out these science experiments.

Family Resources

Search for Yourself

  • - type your topic into the box, press return, and follow the links Google finds for you.
  • - get answers to your questions.
  • - type your topic into the box, press return, and follow the links Bing finds for you.
  • - type your topic into the box, press return, and follow the links Yahoo! finds for you.