Persons with Disabilities Teacher Resources

Students look at the rights and laws created to assist individuals with physical disabilities.  In this instructional activity on fair treatment for all, students discuss symbols that related to people with disabilities. They create a...

Students explore through drama how disabled people may be treated by society.

In this boy scout merit badge:  disabilities awareness worksheet, 8th graders research the topic using the websites listed, answer 7 detailed questions about access, agencies, disabled people, careers, advocacy then perform certain tasks.

In this intermediate paragraph correction worksheet, students answer questions about errors in sentences. In this multiple choice worksheet, students answer eight questions.

In this Disabilities Day instructional activity, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct...

Students examine what it would be like to be disabled. They read literature with characters who have disabilities and discuss how society treats people with disabilities. They write an essay explaining why they are "normal."

Using this worksheet, students review information about Helen Keller, and practice identifying vocabulary about this famous woman. This fill-in-the-blank worksheet could be used an a reading comprehension page, vocabulary review, or ESL...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a true story about Helen Keller. Students fill in the 8 blanks in the story with the correct word from the word bank.

In these World War II home front worksheets, students read several passages about the home front during World War I. Students learn about the evacuation plan, rationing methods, the women, and the home guard.

Students explore social justice issues. In this human justice lesson, students examine the meaning of words associated with minority groups and investigate genocide throughout history.

Young scholars explore the concept of acting with integrity and fairness and about the consequences of our actions including moral issues and attitudes. They inquire how to look beyond surface impressions and prejudice in oneself and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the effects of a four-week school bus drivers' strike in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

For generations, too many people assumed that children with disabilities couldn't learn to read - so they never gave them a chance. Hosted by Molly Ringwald, "A Chance to Read" looks at the reading challenges facing kids with...

The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, between 1933 and 1945. Jews were the primary victims - six million were murdered. Roma (Gypsies),...

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...

ArtsWork Indiana helps encourage people with disabilities to have careers in the arts by providing education, awareness, and encouragement for the arts. ArtsWork features an artist with a disability each month. The site also has...

Selected (8) reading passages (grades 5-10) to pair with "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio. Wonder is the story of Auggie, a 10-year-old boy who has Treacher Collins Syndrome, a condition that causes numerous physical deformities and...

The University of Chicago Press offers an extended excerpt from the book "Helen Keller: A Life", by Dorothy Herrmann. This biography shows her life as some of us never knew her.

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.

The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based resource centers, developers and vendors, affiliates, and associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with...