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Education - Adult Publication: "Veterans with Disabilities" - Guide for Colleges on Accommodation Student Veterans. Published by AHEAD (Association on Higher Education & Disability) Adult Education Programs at Montgomery College - Workforce Development & Continuing Education 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 210 Wheaton, MD 20902 E-mail: esol@montgomerycollege.edu E-mail: ged@montgomerycollege.edu  301-962-8950 (V) Adult Basic Education (ABE): basic skills in reading amd match. Pre-GED: for students who have stronger skills, but need more work in all of the content areas. GED: for students who are ready to focus on the academic areas covered by the official State test. ESOL: helps students learn English for life, work and community. American Sign Language Classes - Montgomery College Pauline Laster, Associate Professor E-mail: pauline.laster@montgomerycollege.edu Professor of the American Sign Language program. Can be contacted through Video Relay Service (VRS). Call 1-866-327-8877 (V), then ask the operator to connect to 301-243-1954. Bellevue Community College - Venture Program 3000 Landerholm Circle SE Bellevue, WA 98007  425-564-2811 (V) High education degree program for developmentally disabled students with an expanded curriculum of 52 separate courses. The program offers a 90-credit Associate in Essential Studies degree for high functioning individuals with learning, cognitive and intellectual disabilities.  Back to top Certified Learning Centers 13123 Shinnecock Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 E-mail: kd@certified-learning-centers.com    301-593-3700 (V) For preschoolers to senior citizens. Individualized curricula and instruction provided to help students overcome the difficulties holding them back in the educational mainstream. One-to-one tutoring, small group program for study skills, speed reading, test preparation, and computer instruction. Crossway Community, Inc. 3015 Upton Drive Kensington, MD 20895  E-mail: reception@crossway-community.org  301-929-2505 (V) Educational and supportive services for low-income, at-risk families. Services include supportive housing, employment training, life skills education, afterschool programs and early childhood education. Serve Metro Washington area. Going To College Website contains information about living college life with a disability. It's designed for high school students and provides video clips, activities and additional resources that can help you get a head start in planning for college.  Back to top Gudelsky Institute for Technical Education - Montgomery College Rockville Campus 51 Mannakee Street Rockville, MD 20850  240-567-7905 (V) Instructional programs in four primary areas: automotive technology, building and construction technology, computer publishing and print management, and workforce technologies. Credit and non-credit courses taught via classroom and lab training, on-site and off-site customized contract training, apprenticeship training, and long or short-term training.   Heath Resource Center - George Washington University E-mail: askheath@gwu.edu Online clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities.  Literacy Council of Montgomery County 21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 320 Rockville, MD 20850 E-mail: info@literacycouncilmcmd.org    301-610-0030 (V) Nonprofit that helps adults in Montgomery County learn to speak, read, write and understand English.  Back to top Maryland Disability and Higher Education Network (MDDHEN) - Best Practice Guidelines "Best Practices Guidelines" were prepared and printed by a group of disability support service providers from colleges and universities in the state of Maryland and the Metro Washington Area. The guidelines reflect the diverse backgrounds, settings and experiences of these professionals in their efforts to provide the best possible services to students with disabilities in a variety of postsecondary settings and are a resource or starting-point for disability support service providers. Montgomery College Disability Support Services Germantown Campus Harry Zarin, Counselor E-mail: harry.zarin@montgomerycollege.edu  240-567-7770 (V) 240-567-7767 (V/TTY) Rockville Campus Rose Sachs, Counselor E-mail: rose.sachs@montgomerycollege.edu   240-567-5077 (V) Takoma Park Dr. Cathy Wilson, Counselor E-mail: cathy.wilson@montgomerycollege.edu  240-567-1475 (V) 301-587-7207 (TTY) Assist students with disabilities in accomplishing their personal, scholastic and career goals. Montgomery College Information Technology Institute Mary Ann Behme, Senior Program Assistant 51 Mannakee Street, GBTC Rockville, MD 20850 E-mail: maryann.behme@montgomerycollege.edu 240-567-3823 (V) Offer non-credit computer courses designed to introduce new subjects or enhance knowledge in a particular computer technology specialty - computer basics, MS Office Suite, web design, and programming. Montgomery College Workforce Development and Continuing Education E-mail: wdce@montgomerycollege.edu    240-567-5188 (V) Offer non-credit training and off-campus credit courses to residents, employees, and employers. The Challenge Program offers unique courses that will help adults with developmental disabilities function more independently in the home, at work, or in the community.  Back to top

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