AdLit
Ad lit.org: My Son's Disability, and My Own Inability to See It
This is a cautionary tale, not just for people who have no real idea of what a learning disability is and probably suspect the whole thing is an overindulgent scam, but also for any parent of a child struggling mightily through school.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Oliver Goldsmith: The Disabled Soldier
Here, you can read the full text of Oliver Goldsmith's short story, "The Disabled Soldier."
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
This detailed article helps teachers identify students who are both learning disabled and gifted, provides suggestions for modifying lesson plans and individual activities to make them interesting and useful for these children, and...
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Univ. At Buffalo: Cornucopia of Disability Information
Site is an excellent resource for consumers and professionals providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. Many of the documents on CODI are publicly available nowhere else on the internet. Links provided for detailed...
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Hoagies' Gifted: Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
Learn how to identify students who are both learning disabled and gifted and help keep them interested in class activities, prevent them from falling behind, and encourage them to explore and demonstrate their academic and creative...
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: Colorado Learning Disability Criteria Part 2
This webinar highlights recent changes to the eligibility criteria and identification process for identifying Colorado students as having specific learning disabilities (SLD). Candy Myers of the Colorado Department of Education gives an...
LD Online
Ld Online: Gifted and Learning Disabled? It Is Possible!
Is it possible for a student to be gifted and learning disabled? The author of this article speaks from personal experience with such students. She provides general suggetions for teachers wanting to identify gifted students with LD and...
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Law info.com: Social Security Disability Verified Attorneys
This resource on Social Security benefit programs explains the differences between Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.
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National Center on Disability and Access to Education: Accessibility Cheatsheets
These one-page accessibility resources, or "cheatsheets," have been developed to assist anyone who is creating accessible content. They provide guidance for how to make documents accessible that are created with Microsoft Office and...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Civil Rights for Kids: Disability Rights Movement
Kids learn about the history of the Disability Rights Movement including the Architectural Barriers Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and famous disabled people on this site.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Learning Disability or Language Development Issue?
Help for teachers struggling to determine whether an English language learner is challenged by a learning disability or by a normal language acquisition issue.
Other
Monroe County Women's Disability Network: Maps & Globes: Water Forms
This site is provided for by the Monroe County Women's Disability Network. Some basic information about water on our planet and the various water forms that make up three-quarters of the earth's surface. Includes some simple quizzes to...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring Disability Using Multimedia and B D a Reading Strategy
History takes on new dimensions in this interactive multimedia lesson that emphasizes the B-D-A (before-during-after reading) approach to research as students investigate the experiences of people with disabilities since the early 1800s.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The Disability Rights Movement
This web-based exhibit from the National Museum of American History traces the history of those with disabilities fighting for equal rights.
Digital History
Digital History: Pre Civil War Reform: Assisting the Disabled
The early 19th century saw giant strides in social reform. Read about those who advocated for the mentally ill, deaf, and blind from the Digital textbook from University of Houston.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Intellectual Disability
Informative article for Kids from Kids Health provides facts on intellectual and developmental delays and disabilities. Read about the causes and what its like for kids with special needs.
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The National Council on Disability
The NCD is designed to guarantee equal opportunities to those with disabilities. Information on specific services and opportunities that are provided can be found here as well.
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Ragged Edge Magazine Online
An online magazine for the disabled American. Provides commentary on current issues facing American with disabilities.
University of North Carolina
Removing Barriers to Health Care: A Guide for Health Professionals [Pdf]
This resource contains information on designing areas to be disability friendly, which is known as Universal Design. Also provided is information about important laws, like the Americans with Disabilities Act. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Non Jewish Victims of Persecution in Germany
Hitler not only targeted Jews, but he also persecuted Gypsies, homosexuals, and the disabled. These groups were considered socio-racial problems that needed to be exterminated. Read a summary of each of these groups and view primary...
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Freshman Academy: New Approaches to Civil Rights [Pdf]
This section from an American History book covers the extension of the application of civil rights that were legislated in the 1960s. Read about busing, affirmative action, disability rights movement, and the Native American protest...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Invent Apps That Help Others and Build Empathy
In this interactive lesson, students will discover how new apps are improving the lives of people with a disability or illness and helping to raise empathy. Students will create an app.
eSchool Today
E School Today: People With Disabilities
Understand what it means to have a disability, and learn about accessibility options for many people.
LD Online
Ld Online: College Students and Disability Law
This extensive article discusses the details surrounding special education laws and services for college students with disabilities, including learning disabilities. A great reference for teachers and parents of graduating high school...
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