National Resources

Understood
Helps those who learn and think differently discover their potentials, take control, find community, and stay on positive paths along each state of life’s journey.

Center for Parent Information & Resources
Your central hub of information and products created for the network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities.

IDEA Partnership
The IDEA Partnership reflects the collaborative work of more than 50 national organizations, technical assistance providers, and organizations and agencies at state and local level.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association with resources for audiologists; speech-language pathologists; and students.

“How to Teach Children about Disabilities and Inclusion”
Teaching youth to share and accept each other’s differences is part of building an inclusive culture that shields students with disabilities from bullying.

“Communicating with People with Disabilities”
The information in this document identifies general issues for communication with all people with disabilities followed by issues that may be specific to individuals with a variety of disabilities.

“Teaching About Disability”
Resources, including lesson plans and awareness packets, enable educators to reduce barriers by teaching about disabilities.

“Disability 101: Increasing Disability Awareness and Sensitivity”
Disability 101 was created to provide an introduction to disability studies, to stimulate interest in disability issues and provide a mechanism to begin conversations about disability and inclusion.

Understanding Disabilities
This lesson helps students increase knowledge about people with disabilities and explore ways to sensitively communicate with people with disabilities.

Lessons for Teaching about Disabilities
Learning to Give provides experiential lessons for teachers on disabilities, reducing barriers, and philanthropy.

RespectAbility
Teachers are important partners in the efforts to overcome bias, barriers and stigmas by promoting and implementing best practices in the classroom. RespectAbility provides resources to teach students about disability and assist students with disabilities to succeed.