Use these resources to learn about a variety of disabilities and disorders. Some key words you may want to try are as follows:
Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Illness, Mental Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Developmental Disabilities, and Disability Rights.
Consider searching for specific disabilities and disorders, such as:
ADD/ADHD
Anxiety
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bi-Polar Disorder
Blindness
Deafness
Depression
Downes Syndrome
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
Dyscalcula
Fragile X Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Prader Willi Syndrome
Williams syndrome
You will have direct access to the databases while in school but will need a password from home. (Click here for the password; you need to be logged in to your school Google account to view the document).
Project IDEAL: Use this source for Information about Intellectual
Disabilities.
aaidd (American Association on
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities): Use this source to find
Information about Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
aapd: The American Association of
People with Disabilities website
includes “Press Releases”, a
“Power Grid Blog”, and “Publications”
for you to explore.
As you search for additional websites, please consider the source of
information. Who is the group or association? Consider the Currency,
Reliability, Authority and Purpose/Point
of View of the information.