Teach students about disability rights activist Judy Heumann and what work in schools and communities still remains.
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Teach students about what disability means, and the tools and accommodations that people with disabilities need.
Use the short evocative videos and films in this lesson plan to engage young people in conversations about identity, diversity, bias and social justice.
Teach students what ableism is and the many ways it manifests and explore ways they can act as allies and take actions to confront and challenge ableism.
Engage students in watching and reflecting on the film, "The Present" to learn more about people with disabilities.
GRADE LEVEL: Elementary School
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Writing, Speaking and Listening Recently, there have been several news stories about consumers demanding, and toy companies creating, more diverse representations of dolls for children. This includes more dolls of color, dolls with disabilities, and dolls with different body types as well as other physical characteristics like eye color, hair texture and skin complexion. Dolls are one of the first and most common toys for children. They…
Teach students about Derrick Coleman, learning more about his life and reflecting on a story written by a Deaf teenager.
GRADE LEVEL: Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language Arts For centuries people with disabilities were thought to be helpless, indigent citizens, and were forced into institutions and asylums without equal opportunity or equal protection under the law. The disability rights movement of the 1960s marked a critical turning point with the rise of a grassroots effort that eventually led to the…