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Lesson Plans – Persons with Disabilitites

Beautiful Differences
Source: Teaching Tolerance
Lesson plan and article for teaching about disability and introductory lessons.
Grade Level: middle – high school
Subject Area: social studies


Children with Disabilities
Source: UNICEF
Lessons that address rights and inclusion of children with disabilities. Highlights the story of a teenager living with a disability that illustrates the challenges that children with disabilities face.
Grade Level: middle – high school
Subject Area: social studies


Equal Treatment, Equal Access: Raising Awareness about People with Disabilities and Their Struggle for Equal Rights
Source: Anti-Defamation League, 2005
Special issue of ADL Curriculum Connections  that Includes lesson plans and resources. Focuses on American with Disabilities Act. 
Grade Level: K-high school
Subject Area: social studies, health


HUMAN RIGHTS. YES! Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Source: One Billion Strong & University of Minnesota Human Rights Education Series
A comprehensive curriculum that focuses on how the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities affects real lives. Offers background on rights areas with accompanying learning activities. 
Grade Level: high school – adult
Subject Area: social studies, health


Rights of Persons with Disabilities Toolkit
Source: Advocates for Human Rights
Multi-faceted educational tools  with background information, s, action opportunities, resources, and publication, Rights Sites News, vol 8, issue 1.
Grade Level: middle school – adult
Subject Area: social studies, science, current events


Understanding Disability for Middle School and High School
Source: Teaching Tolerance
Introduces vocabulary for talking about disability and explores ways to communicate sensitively with people with disabilities.
Grade Level: middle – high school
Subject Area: social studies, all-school activity


What is Ableism?
Source: Teaching Tolerance
Introduces young children to vocabulary for talking about disability; encourages critical thinking about their own knowledge and attitudes.
Grade Level: elementary
Subject Area: social studies, all-school activity

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