ATTENTION: PARENTS WITH DISABILITIES,
THERE’S GOLD IN THEM THAR’ HILLS!

In recognition of the more than nine million parents with disabilities in the U.S. and their families, Through the Looking Glass (TLG), a non-profit organization, is pleased to announce the 2006 College Scholarship Fund specifically for graduating high school seniors who have parents with disabilities.
Scholarship funds are available to graduating high school students who:

1. Demonstrate academic and personal achievement;
2. Have grown up with at least one parent with a disability; and
3. Will be a high school graduate or graduating senior by summer 2006

Up to ten separate $1,000 awards will be given out in summer 2006. These awards are one of several projects of Through the Looking Glass' National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities. This National Center is funded by the National Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education.

More information and application forms are available on Through the Looking Glass website: http://www.lookingglass.org. Forms may also be requested by calling 1-800-644-2666.

Founded in 1982, Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is a nationally recognized center that has pioneered research, training, and services for families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability. Since 1998, TLG has been funded by NIDRR as the National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities. The overall goal of this national center is: To increase knowledge regarding parenting with a disability and support more accessible and disability-appropriate resources for diverse parents with disabilities and their children. The Centers services and activities include: national toll-free information and referral; technical assistance and consultations; professional trainings, workshops and presentations; national library and resources; clearinghouse; publications and training modules; a national parent-to-parent network of parents with disabilities; international newsletter; website and bulletin boards; and regional and statewide systems development. For more information, contact: Darlene Bubis, MFT Family Clinician, Website & Outreach Specialist, Through the Looking Glass, 2198 Sixth Street, Suite 100, Berkeley, CA 94710, (510) 848-1112 ext. 172, or (800) 644-2666 ext. 172. Website: http://www.lookingglass.org .