TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Contraceptives Work?
Contraceptives are designed to prevent pregnancy in three basic ways: they either block sperm, disable sperm before they reach the uterus, or suppress ovulation. But is one strategy better than the other? And how does each one work?...
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Eric: The Warning Signs of Learning Disabilities
When a child is slow to learn new information it can often trouble a parent. What are the signs of a learning disability? What can a parent do to help correct these problems? This site reviews this information.
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"Blind" Boone: History
This resource provides a thorough biography of one of the most influential but overlooked Ragtime composers, John William "Blind" Boone. The emphasis is on his lifetime and the tremendous success of his musical career despite his...
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: Brain Machine Interfaces: Your Brain in Action
Brain-machine interfaces (BMI), or brain-computer interfaces (BCI), is an exciting multidisciplinary field that has grown tremendously during the last decade. In a nutshell, BMI is about transforming thought into action and sensation...
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Indigenous Corporate Training, Canada: Bill C 31; An Indian Act Amendment
From 1869 until 1985 (116 years), if an Indian woman married a non-Indian man, she and the children of the marriage were denied Indian status. In 1985, the Indian Act was amended by the passage of Bill C-31 to remove discrimination...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Yrbss Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Able Sports
This activity focuses on getting the students to think about disabilities and how they can make some aspects of life more difficult. The students are asked to pick a disability and design a new kind of sport for it.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Injuries of the Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Injuries to the central nervous system may damage tissues of the brain or spinal cord. If an injury is mild, a person may have a full recovery. If an injury is...
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Sophe : Focus Areas: Sophe Health Topics
Provides short synopses of the many health issues and causes of illness or disability facing students today.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Government Spending Charity Begins at Home
The U.S. government created a program that funds job training and placement of Americans who are blind or severely disabled. Through this activity, students will research the program to establish their own opinions as to whether the...
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
Center for Parent Information and Resources
Nichcy: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education
This resource offers a brief look at how a student is identified as having a disability and needing special education and related services.
Other
Interaction Design Foundation: The Seven Principles of Universal Design
It can be easy to forget that users don't come in a standard format when designing products. We're getting better at catering for different personas or demographics but industry still lags a long way behind design that is accessible to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Treatment of Active Tb
A discussion of how to treat Active TB in order to prevent disability and death from the infection and to reduce the spread of the disease.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Histories
From the staging of disability to the influence of Machiavelli, explore the history plays of Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biological Basis of Depression
Major depressive disorder is a major cause of distress disability and death from suicide. This video examines the brain and its connection to depression.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: The Genius of Marian: The Art of Caregiving
In this lesson, students delve into the role of family members acting as caregivers for those who are ill, elderly, disabled or otherwise not able to care for themselves regularly and efficiently. Students examine what family caregivers...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Assistive Technology
Find information and resources about assistive technology that can help kids with language-based learning disabilities become stronger readers and writers. Assistive technology is any device that supports the independence of a person...
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Succession to the Presidency a Chronology
This site is put together by a medical doctor with an interest in the line of succession to the presidency. Although not a constitutional expert, the author has documented source material and has read extensively in the field.
LD Online
Ld Online: Adhd and Children Who Are Gifted
This website provides a description of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and compares the prevalence of ADHD in students who are identified as gifted, or vice versa. Also included is a discussion on the current research findings...
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Assistive Technology Products
An online company that lists many assistive technology products, organized into categories of different needs. Products can be purchased directly from the site.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Dyslexia: Beyond the Myth
This article describes the most common characteristics of dyslexia and other learning disorders. The author offers suggestions about what to do if a reading problem is suspected.
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Margaret Cochran Corbin
This resource has the story of Margaret Corbin. She actually took charge of a cannon during the Revolutionary War after her husband was killed. She was wounded in her shoulder, chest, and jaw from which she never fully recovered.
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