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Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD): AHEAD is an international organization promoting excellence through education, communication, and training.  Founded in 1977, AHEAD addresses the need and concern for upgrading the quality of services and support available to persons with disabilities in higher education.

Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC): The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission assists individuals with disabilities to live independently and go to work.  MRC is the agency of the Commonwealth responsible for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living Services, and for eligibility determination for the SSI/SSDI (federal) benefits programs for Massachusetts citizens with disabilities.

Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD): The Massachusetts Office on Disability was created in 1981, under Chapter 6, Sec. 185 of the Massachusetts General Laws.  The purpose of the Law is to bring about full and equal participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of life.  It works to assure the advancement of legal rights and for the promotion of maximum opportunities, supportive services, accommodations and accessibility in a manner which fosters dignity and self determination. 

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind: The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind provides the highest quality rehabilitation and social services to blind individuals, leading to independence and full community participation. 

Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the principal agency in the Commonwealth on behalf of people of all ages who are deaf and hard of hearing, established by Chapter 716 of the Acts of 1985, which amended Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 6 § 191-197.

DisabilityInfo.org: The DisabilityInfo.org web site helps people with disabilities, their families, and service providers find disability-related resources in Massachusetts.  DisabilityInfo.org has information on a wide variety of programs, agencies, and services for Massachusetts residents with disabilities.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN): JAN is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, ADA and the employability of people with disabilities.

Best Places to Study on Campus

If you're looking for distraction-reduced places on campus to get your academic work done, please visit the link below to learn about recommended locations:

• Best Places to Study on Campus

Levin Library Assistive Technology Lab

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) continuously strives to expand the assistive technology (AT) options available for students with qualified disabilities.  Located in the lower level of the Louis R. Levin Memorial Library is a Learning Lab (Room L03) which contains:

• Four (4) desktop computers
• One (1) HP printer
• One (1) HP scanner

The following software is available on these computers:

• Dragon NaturallySpeaking: This voice recognition software enables students to write and/or navigate the computer screen by simply dictating commands to a computer system that is trained to recognize their voices.  Recommended for students with motor disability and/or learning disabilities.
• Kurzweil 3000 (Version 14)-firefly: This text-to-speech program assists students whose learning challenges affect their reading comprehension and/or writing skills by simultaneously reading text aloud and highlighting each spoken word on a computer display.  Recommended for students with learning disabilities and/or visual impairments.
• ZoomText Magnifier/Reader: Magnification and screen reading software designed to read information aloud point to by a mouse.  Will enlarge and enhance everything on your computer screen with perfect clarity, making all applications easy to see and use.  Recommended for students with visual impairments.
• MAGic Screen Magnification Software with Speech: Software that can magnify text or images on a computer screen from 1-36x its normal size.  MAGic with speech option allows you to use synthesized sppech to read text using the mouse or keyboard. Recommended for students with visual impairments.
• Inspiration Software: Organizational software that allow users to create a visual representation or diagram of their thoughts.  Recommended for all students.

Tutoring Support

Peer and Professional Tutoring is provided for students through the Academic Enrichment Center.  Professional Tutoring is available in Writing, Math, Science, and Managment.  Peer Tutoring is provided in many other subject areas.  Please see the Academic Tutoring portal page for additional information.

Pharmacies: If you currently take a prescribed medication (e.g., Adderall XR, Ritalin) and need to refill a prescription, there are several pharmacies located near Curry College.  To learn more about these local pharmacies, please visit the document located below:

• Local Pharmacies