Volunteering for OSD

In addition to providing academic support services and accommodations to students with disabilities, we also provide meaningful volunteer opportunities for all students.

The Benefits of Volunteering with Us:

• Satisfaction of helping others
• Making new friends
• Learning about different life experiences
• Improving interpersonal skills
• Increasing self-esteem
• Gaining work experience
• Enhancing your resume
• Volunteer hours can be recorded on your college transcript.
• Volunteer hours can be used as service points for campus organizations.

Types of Volunteer Jobs Available:

1. Notetaker:
   Takes comprehensive lecture notes for hearing impaired, physical impaired, or learning disabled students.
2. Proctor:
   Oversees administration of exams for students with varying disabilities.
3. Reader:
   Reads textbooks and library research materials on tape for visually impaired and learning disabled students. Can be done in the privacy of your own home, with flexible hours.
4. Research Assistant:
   Assists in the use of library databases and retrieving books, journals, and articles for visually impaired and physically impaired students.
5. Scribe:
   Writes down information dictated by a visually impaired, physically impaired, or learning disabled student.
6. Sighted Guide:
   Provides assistance in navigating the FAU campus for visually impaired students.
7. Tutor:
   Provides one-to-one and small group tutorial assistance in various subjects to students with varying disabilities.