Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility

MDA QUEST MEDIA In addition to visiting a college campus, talking with students — especially students with similar disabilities — can give y...

MDA QUEST MEDIA “Start early. Visit the school in your sophomore or junior year of high school. Reach out to the disability office and gau...

MDA QUEST MEDIA Jonathan Lengel, who lives with congenital muscular dystrophy, (CMD) and uses a power wheelchair, is pursuing a double major...

MDA QUEST MEDIA If you need accommodations in college, you’ll request them through your school’s disability services office, which requires ...

MDA QUEST MEDIA When choosing a college, a student with a disability should consider access to specialized care. If you’re moving away fro...

MDA QUEST MEDIA It’s important for college students with disabilities to think about transportation on and off campus. Connor Stager is stud...

MDA QUEST MEDIA Annie Tulkin, MS, CEO and Founder of Accessible College, LLC., notes that several factors contribute to campus accessibility...

MDA QUEST MEDIA Annie Tulkin, MS, CEO and Founder of Accessible College, LLC., notes that under the ADA, colleges are not required to provid...

MDA QUEST MEDIA “Any college that receives federal funding has to be ADA compliant, but what that looks and feels like can be different from...

MDA QUEST MEDIA “Investigate the attitude of the accessibility office — if they don’t get it, they are not going to fight for you, and it wi...

MDA QUEST MEDIA Abby Dreyer, a sophomore at Eastern Connecticut State University, had a very different experience at ECSU. “When I toured ...

MDA QUEST MEDIA When Abby Dreyer, a sophomore at Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU), was choosing a college, she scheduled tours ...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY Scott Wiebe, MDA’s Director of Community Programs, is thrilled that applications for MDA Scholarships...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY Maxey Mapp, who lives with myotonia congenita, which causes episodes of muscle stiffness, is pursuing...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY Grace LoPiccolo, who lives with Charco-Marie-Tooth disease and walks with leg braces, is a Saint Loui...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY Because she was in the National Honor Society, Abby Dreyer looked for honors programs at universities...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY Abby Dreyer, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and uses a power wheelchair, is studying bu...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY SSI provides monthly payments to people with disabilities who have little or no income. State-run a...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY Annie Tulkin, MS, CEO and Founder of Accessible College, LLC, offers these essential tips for student...

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH A DISABILITY Annie Tulkin, MS, CEO and Founder of Accessible College, LLC, offers these essential tips for student...