Directory of College Facilities and Services for People with Disabilities, 4th ed.Oryx oryx (ôr`ĭks), name for several small, horselike antelopes, genus Oryx, found in deserts and arid scrublands of Africa and Arabia. They feed on grasses and scrub and can go without water for long periods. Press, 4041 North Central Ave., Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85012-3397. Softcover, 392 pages. $125. Also available in a 8 1/2 by 11 inch case binding for $115 in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Call toll free 1-800-279-6799 or fax toll free 1-800-279-4663. Outside the U.S. call 602-265-2651 or fax 602-265-6250. Please add 10 percent for shipping and handling, plus sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. in Arizona and Canada. Disabled college-bound students can quickly find current information about university services and programs in the fourth edition of the Directory of College Facilities and Services for People with Disabilities. Completely revised and updated since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. in 1990, the directory includes more than 1,500 colleges and universities in the U.S., Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , Guam, and Canada. Institutions are listed alphabetically in the directory by country and then by state or province. Each entry provides a profile of the institution, the campus and facilities, and the services provided. The institution description includes information on the type of college, degree(s) granted, number of students with disabilities enrolled, and disability categories represented. Categories include visually impaired or blind, hearing impaired or deaf, speech/language disordered, orthopedically or mobility impaired, learning disabled, and developmentally disabled. The campus and facilities category provides information about residential facilities, including the number of specially equipped dormitory spaces for students with disabilities and the manageability of the physical terrain and layout of the campus for mobility impaired persons. Accessibility of various facilities, including classrooms, labs, studios, dorms, dining facilities, gyms, student unions, libraries, and other buildings, are also listed. The services category gives specific information about special services provided for students with disabilities, including special financial aid programs, disabled student resource centers, individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. curriculum tutoring, registration assistance, aids for library research, transportation assistance, reader service, taped books, special computers, closed-circuit television closed-circuit television Noun a television system used within a limited area such as a building Noun 1. closed-circuit television , note takers, interpreters, TTY/TTD access, and visible warning systems. Fees for these services are also listed. |
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