Accommodating Students with Disabilities & Disability History

I wrote this for a college presentation to professors at Metro Denver. Over time, I expanded it to include the social history of the Disability Rights movement. It includes the dark history of the eugenics movement around the world, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and other historic figures in the Disability rights movement.

It covers basic accommodation for a wide verity of disabilities, and is written by a person with a disability! I have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and disgraphia. I grew up understanding how the SpEd process works, and what does not work in the classroom.

If there are any questions, please feel free to email me. I enjoy educating the public about ASD, and will be happy to answer any questions about this work.

Keywords: NLD, NVLD, autism spectrum disorder, FDR, Franklin D Roosevelt, eugenics, Germany, T4, Denver, RTD, Disability Civil rights, accommodations, SpEd, special education, social rights, civil rights, disgraphia, dyslexia, blind / visually impaired, wheelchair, service dogs, teaching, education, writing, handwriting, IDEA, 504, Boy scouts, students, teacher, person first language.

Due to sensitive content, this is recommended for High School age and up.