DO-IT Mentors

The DO-IT online mentoring community provides an opportunity for students with disabilities to communicate via email and during program activities with Mentors and other students with disabilities. DO-IT Mentors act as educators, coaches, and friends, helping to inspire and facilitate personal, academic, and career achievements for DO-IT participants.

The relationships developed between Mentors and mentees become channels for the passage of information, advice, challenges, opportunities, and support. DO-IT Mentors offer mentees these opportunities:

• Information
  Mentors share their knowledge, experiences, and wisdom.
• Contacts
  Mentors provide valuable opportunities by facilitating academic, career, and personal contacts.
• Challenges
  Mentors stimulate curiosity and build confidence by presenting new ideas, opportunities, and challenges.
• Support
  Mentors encourage growth and achievement by providing an open and supportive environment.
• Goal Setting
  Mentors help mentees discover talents and interests and define and attain their goals.
• Advice
  Mentors guide mentees in reaching academic, career, and personal goals.
• Role Models
  By sharing stories of achievement with mentees, mentors can become role models.

• DO-IT Mentors: Helping Young People Prepare for Their Future
  A description of the DO-IT Mentors program including ways to get started, how to stay active, and
• Mentor Application
  College students, postsecondary faculty, and professionals are eligible to apply.
• Opening Doors: Mentoring on the Internet
  Guidelines for e-mentoring individuals with disabilities.
• List of Current DO-IT Mentors
  See those who are currently a part of the DO-IT Mentor community.