Diverse Abilities Guide
Resources to promote awareness of and conversation about individuals with diverse abilities.
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The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation by Doris Zames Fleischer and Frieda Zames |  |
College Success for Students with Disabilities: A Guide to Finding and Using Resources, with Real-World Stories by Irene Ingersoll |
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The Disability Studies Reader by Lennard J. Davis |
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Keywords for Disability Studies by Rachel Adams, Benjamin Reiss, and David Serlin |
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Multiple Pathways to the Student Brain : Energizing and Enhancing Instruction by Janet Zadina |
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The Encyclopedia of Neuropsychological Disorders by Chad Noggle |
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The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public by Susan Schweik |  |
Neurodiversity in the Classroom : Strength-Based Strategies to Help Students with Special Needs Succeed in School and Life by Thomas Armstrong |
Search these databases for more eBooks about diverse abilities: Ebook Central, eBooks on EBSCOhost, and OverDrive.
Diversity in Academe: Disability on Campus special report from The Chronicle of Higher Education
"As schools shift to online learning amid pandemic, here’s what we know about disabled students in the U.S." article from Pew Research Center
Americans with Disabilities: 2010 from the U.S. Census Bureau
National Center for College Students with Disabilities Research Briefs
Search these databases for more about diverse abilities: Gale OneFile: Psychology, Gale Health and Wellness, and ProQuest Education Database.
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This program looks at the causes and effects as well as therapies and ongoing questions surrounding ADHD. |
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The Employables (Series) This eight video documentary series follows struggling job seekers with conditions such as autism or Tourette Syndrome as they search for meaningful employment. |
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The film chronicles Grandin’s early beginnings as a child diagnosed with autism as well as her turbulent development during her school years. Against all odds, Temple transitioned into an esteemed inventor in the cattle industry, which she revolutionized with her scientific research and designs. |
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Cinemability: The Art of Inclusion This documentary takes a thought-provoking and often humorous look at the evolution of disability portrayals in entertainment. |
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Imagine being able to list every country in the world and its capital city, remember what we ate for dinner on 9 March 2002 and every prime number up to 7,507. This highly personal and emotional film explores how brains that see the world in strikingly different ways are unlocking the secrets of our own minds. |
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This program examines the issue of aging for individuals with severe disabilities. |
Search these streaming video databases for more content: Films on Demand Video Collection and Swank Digital Campus.