Below are four national programs that provide assistance to those students who need special help to meet their extra budget requirements due to a handicap.

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
(Washington, DC) gives awards between $500-$1,000 for students who are deaf and disabled. http://bme.jhu.edu.

The Twitty, Milsap, Sterban Foundation
(Detroit, MI.), offers undergraduate and graduate scholarships in all fields of study to students who are partially sighted or blind. For information call: (313) 567-1920.

The National Association for the Deaf
makes annual awards of $1,000 to graduate students studying in areas related to sign language or an aspect of the deaf community, For information contact: National Association of the Deaf, Stokoe Scholarship Secretary, 814 Thayer Ave., Silver Springs, MD 20910.

The American Council of the Blind
1010 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 offers annual scholarships of $1.000-$1,500.

TIP: Further information on special student aid is available through the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation of your state's Department of Education. You can also send for the free booklet, "Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities," HEATH, the National Clearing House of Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Handicaps, Suite 800, Washington, D.C 20036. Or call the toll-free number for HEATH (Higher Education and Adult Training for People with Handicaps): (800) 544-3284.