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Museum of disABILITY History and People Inc.

http://www.museumofdisability.org/

Education for disability and gender equity

http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dwa/edge/curriculum/index- netscape.htm

The Disability Rights Movement National Museum of American History Smithsonian

http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/welcome.html

Curriculum/Lesson Plans

Promoting Disability Awareness and Acceptance in Childhood

Manual for teachers with concepts for working with various age groups from 3 – 13 years.

http://www.drexel.edu/cnhp/rehab_sciences/RHAB-Disability_Awareness_Manual.pdf=

The Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) offers a special opportunity to underscore recent advances toward the full inclusion and integration of people with disabilities into mainstream schools and society.

Grades Lesson K-12

http://www.adl.org/education/curriculum_connections/fall_2005/

This website contains lesson plans and materials designed to help teachers integrate disability studies into social studies, history, literature, and related subjects in grades

6-12. the plans and materials also can be adapted for use in postsecondary education.

http://www.disabilitystudiesforteachers.org/

Disability History Museum Library / Collections Disability History Library / COLLECTION: Visual Stills

http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/

W.Va. Schools To Recognize Disability History Week For First Time

http://wvde.state.wv.us/news/1297

Welcome to the Disability Social History Project.

http://www.disabilityhistory.org/timeline_new.html

Here is a link to the Arthur teacher's guide ("Exploring Inclusion and Accessibility") that you mentioned to me. You are welcome to print it and reproduce it

:http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/lesson/communication/index.html

Artists with Disabilities Oral History Project

http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ROHO/projects/artistsdis/

http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/drilm/

This page has reports [real life stories told by youth and young adults with disabilities] about disability history & culture.

http://www.familyvoices.org/fvkasa_org/resources/history.html

Disability has existed since the beginning of time, but it has been perceived and responded to in many different ways. These sites fascinate, horrify, and help make sense of where we've come from and where we're going.

http://www.disabilityresources.org/HISTORY.html

Change the way you see disability

http://www.creaturediscomforts.org/

disABILITY in Society Timeline

http://www.museumofdisability.org/html/exhibits/society/timeline_society.html

The Ouch Podcast: episode archive Our razor sharp disability talk show, presented by Mat Fraser and Liz Carr, has been on the virtual airwaves since April 2006. Missed one? Want to listen to a favourite all over again? You can still download every single episode right here!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/podcast/

This site presents a detailed list of over 2,500 feature films which involve in one way or another various disabilities. It is directed towards teachers, students and anyone who has an interest in how disability is represented in films. Films are listed in categories and Major and Minor films. Each film is either reviewed or includes a summary and links to further information. http://www.disabilityfilms.co.uk/

The Governor's Committee collects information about the history of Texans with disabilities. Please visit this page frequently to see new or updated resources.

http://www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities/resources/history

Time line disability

http://www.fvkasa.org/resources/files/history-timeline.html

Disability History Week

http://www.disabilityhistoryweek.org/

Disability Awareness Curriculum

http://www.nssed-aps.org/Disability.htm

DISABILITY PRIDE: THE POWER INSIDE!

http://www.disabledandproud.com/

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

http://www.dredf.org/

Welcome to the Disability Social History Project.

http://www.disabilityhistory.org/timeline_new.html

Additional Resources and Links

http://www.cpgc.haverford.edu/disabilitiesconference/resources/

Welcome to the Family Village! We are a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.html

DISABILITY STUDIES: INFOR Access to Disability Data

http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/home/index.php

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

http://thechp.syr.edu/Disability_Studies_2003_current.html

Disability Grapevine Historical Facts

http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com/

Arts and Accessibility

http://nadc.ucla.edu/library.cfm#Podcasts

Disability History: Stories That Tell Who We Are

http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/disabilities/Physical/history.htm

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