Visit the DSP/TRIO interactive alumni website, which provides information
about alumni with disabilities who have graduated (website in development).
Alumni Peer Mentor
You can have an Alumni Peer Mentor with a disability, or an Alumni
Peer Mentor who is in a field similar to the one you are considering
entering.
For more information contact:
Student-Alumni Mentor Program
CAA Student Services
1 Alumni House
Phone: (510) 642-4976 or 1-888-CAL-ALUM
Email: mentorship@alumni.berkeley.edu
Website: alumni.berkeley.edu/Students/Mentorship/main.asp
Join the support group for students with disabilities who are applying
to graduate school
This group host speakers from the Career Center, McNair Scholars Program,
Graduate Opportunity Program, and faculty. For dates and times, contact
Abigail Tilden, atilden@berkeley.edu, and see the DSP/TRIO newsletter.
Join the Cal Transition's Job Support Group
Students share their resources, strategies. For dates and times, see the Career Center Students with Disabilities website.
Each semester the Career Center sponsors workshops designed for students
with disabilities who are preparing for employment or for graduate or
professional school. Past topics have included: Job Search Strategies
for Students with Non-visible Disabilities, Disclosure of Disability
During the Grad School Application Process, and Working and Keeping
Your SSI Benefits. For information, contact Sarah Dunham, (510) 642-5373. See
the calendar on the Career Center's website.