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 About Yourself

• Learning-styles-online.com - discover your learning styles.
• Personality and Careers - knowing your MBTI can help you plan for a career.

Choosing a Major and Career

• Choosing a Major - explore tips for choosing your major.
• Major to Career Converter - learn what postsecondary education careers of interest to you require.
• Princeton Review Career Quiz - find out what careers might be a good match for you.
• O-Net Skills Search - take a skills test to help select a career.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - learn about different job types, earnings, prospects, working conditions, and more.
• Career One Stop - tools to help job seekers and students.

Preparing for College

• College: You Can DO-IT - video and publication on how to prepare for college.
• Preparing for College: An Online Tutorial - how to obtain reasonable accommodations on a college campus.

Choosing a College or University

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

Rights and Responsibilities of Students with Disabilities in College

• Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities - get answers to frequently asked questions.

Succeeding in College and a Career

• 44 Resume Writing Tips - learn how to highlight your interests, skills, and experiences.
• College Survival Skills - guidelines for college success.
• Information Technology - using technology to maximize success in college and careers.
• Obtaining Accommodations in Higher Education - guidelines for requesting academic accommodations.

Comprehensive Resources for College Preparation

• College Preparation Resources for Students - explore a collection of resources compiled by DO-IT.
• University of Washington - take a tour of the UW campus.
• AccessCAREERS - students with disabilities participating in work-based learning opportunities.
• ISEEK Skills Assessment - match current and future skills with career positions.
• DO-IT's Internet Lessons for Career Preparation - how to develop employment skills while you study.
• Going to College - prepare for college now.
• Applying for Admission - how to apply for college entrance.
• Disability Related Resources on the Internet - a collection of resources that may interest you.

Financial Aid

• College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities - explore your funding options.
• FinAid - explore financial aid options.
• Resources for Students with Disabilities in Need of Financial Assistance - search financial aid resources for students with disabilities.
• INCIGHT Resources for Self Empowerment - link to more scholarships for students with disabilities.
• Student Aid on the Web - 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.
• Famous People - learn about the disabilities of famous people.
• DO-IT Snapshots - send email to the DO-IT Scholars, successful teens and young adults with disabilities.
• CeDIR's Famous People with Disabilities - read about the lives of famous people with disabilities
• Open Futures, Role Models For Youth With Disabilities - learn about people with disabilities who followed their dreams.
• Succeeding in College and at Work: Students with Disabilities Tell Their Stories - 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.
• Lighthouse International Accessible Technology - learn about assistive technology products for people with visual impairments.
• AccessSTEM Knowledge Base - explore technology questions and answers.

Summer Travel

• Virtually Hawaii: Virtual Field Trips - aloha from the islands! Find a volcano.
• WebCam Central - under "Location", find cameras from around the world.
• KIDS WEB JAPAN - how do Japanese kids take baths and much, much more.
• Mobility International USA - explore travel and exchange programs.
• Travel for Kids - unearth fun things to do in famous places around the world.
• Student Ambassador - get involved in international educational travel opportunities!
• Road Trip Nation - define your own road in life!

Summer Fun

• American Camping Association - find fun summer camps.
• Frost's Summer Camp Guide - get information about other camps.
• My Summer Camps.com - explore links to other disability summer camps.
• Summer Day Camps - explore day camps.
• YMCA Camp Loowit campfire songs - here are the words to all those camp songs.
• Astronomy Picture of the Day - look what the satellites sent us today. Do you see any aliens?
• The Butterfly Zone - how many different types of butterflies are there?
• The Visible Human Project - a man gave his life so we could see his insides. Is that a lung?
• ARS Science 4 Kids! - click on the bee to find out about the living fossil that is half worm, half insect.
• Amusement Park Physics - build a roller coaster and see who falls off.
• Science of Baseball! - learn to hit a home run!
• Fantastic Forest - take a walk through the forest and find the animals hiding there.
• Funology.com - the science of having fun!
• dizABLED: Sports links - all kinds of wheelchair sports.
• SeaWorld - lots of scientific information and disabled-friendly exhibits at Seaworld parks.

Web Page Creation

• HTML Tutorial - want to make your own homepage?
• Creating an Effective Web Site - tips for creating a web site.
• Web Accessibility - 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.
• dizABLED: Wheelchair Stuntman Cartoons: Wheelchair Sports - a cartoon strip featuring a person with a disability.
• Alliance of People with disabilities - learn about people with disabilities advocating for equality and choice.
• Disability Discrimination - learn about your rights under the ADA.

Stories Online

• A Little Rock on Mars - read about what a red rock observes when company comes.
• Dragonfly - an online magazine. [NOTE: This publication is no longer maintained.]
• Disney Stories - Online stories.
• BAB Books On-Line - a site dedicated to children and children's stories. Read along on-line.

Fun Places for Kids

• Free Arcade - free online games.
• Walt Disney - find out about your favorite Disney movie or character.
• The Science of Star Trek - ever wonder if tricorders and warp drive might be invented someday? Check out the answers here.
• The Internet Public Library--Youth Division - 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.
• Index of Native American Resources. - see Native American art, visit a museum, watch a movie.
• Seussville University - visit Dr. Seuss's land.
• Lemelson Center - who is your favorite inventor?
• Coloring.com - color a picture online and print it out.
• National Geographic Kids - discover interesting facts about people, animals, and places.
• 4Kids.org - browse through this website for a variety of fun topics!
• EPA Environmental Kids Club - engage yourself in fun and interesting things about the environment.
• Nickelodeon - fun for kids and teens.

Government

• The White House - send the President a letter from the Kids White House page!
• Federal Government - everything you need to know about the federal government.
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids - learn how our government works.

Health Sites

• KidsHealth - play some games about health, ask a doctor a question, watch a video about your muscles.
• LD Resources - 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.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration - learn to stay healthy.
• Healthfinder.gov - browse through information and games on health topics.
• Summer Camp Safety Guide - 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.
• Geology for Kids - lesson plans and activities for teaching kids more about geology.
• MuseumStuff.com - 1000s of Museum related websites, virtual exhibits, games, contests, freebies and more.
• Science Museums - list of science museums.
• Exhibitions at the Canadian Museum of Nature - birds, dinosaur eggs, Trading post, and Mammals.
• The Exploratorium - an on-line science museum in San Francisco. Play with the exhibits!
• Neuroscience for Kids - discover the exciting world of the brain, spinal cord, neurons and the senses.
• NOAA - learn about NOAA.
• Science Kids - games, experiments, fun facts, jokes, videos, and more.

  Dinosaurs

  • The University of California Museum of Paleontology - learn about fossils and much, much more.
  • Virtual Dinosaur Dig - step back in time.
  • Zoom Dinosaurs - learn all about dinosaurs.
  • Dinosaurs for Kids - read and play games about dinosaurs.

  Space

  • NASA Homepage - find out how to become an astronaut.
  • NSSDC Photo gallery, Mars - want to see pictures of Mars?
  • The Constellations and their Stars - what are constellations?
  • Space - browse through this fun list of space sites.

  Geography/Geology

  • Volcano World - ever wondered what makes a volcano blow? Find answers to your questions here and view videos of actual volcanos.
  • A Guide to Geology - an introduction and links to interesting sites.
  • USA CityLink Project - find out about your home town and other cities.
  • Seismology and Earthquakes - how many earthquakes were in the Northwest today?
  • Smithsonian Museum - what could I see if I was in Washington D.C.?
  • National Geographic Society - great pictures from around the world.
  • KidsGeo.com - study the Earth by learning about its geography and geology.
  • JMAC Geology Resources and Information - links for students and teachers.

  Science TV

  • Newton's Apple - science experiments to try at home.
  • Bill Nye the Science Guy - find out what Bill Nye is doing this week.
  • Dragonfly TV - have fun learning about science.
  • ZOOMSci - check out these science experiments.

Family Resources

• DO-IT Pals - an electronic community of students with disabilities, and mentors.
• DO-IT - how can I get involved with DO-IT?
• National Resources for Parents of Children and Youth with Disabilities - useful web links for parents.
• It's My Life. Family PBS Kids GO! - learn what other kids think about family.

Search for Yourself

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