A one-stop shop for all things disability diversity related. Great for a classroom teacher guiding students in research OR as a resource for teachers in planning lessons with deep meaning.

Here you will find various resources for your classroom including lesson plans, glossaries, activities, and educational information. Please be advised that we strongly recommend that teachers review the website prior to student and classroom use. This is due to the nature and sensitivity of some information found on the site. Teachers are the best judge of what material and information is appropriate for their students. For historical accuracy and to illustrate changing views of society, words and language used in different eras are part of the website and lessons. No offense is intended toward people with disabilities, their families or advocates.

Since its formation in 1949, The Arc New York has served as the primary repository for organizational records, Chapter information, photographs, journals, periodicals, articles of interest, and other information relating to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. The collection, which spans over seven decades, is believed to be one of the most comprehensive collections of archival materials relating to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Among this collection are irreplaceable documents that have been entrusted to The Arc New York for preservation purposes. The Historic Archives Project was established to prepare the collection to be shared publicly through the development of a searchable online library. Tens of thousands of documents, publications, and other materials are being inventoried, scanned, and prepared for public sharing. The start of the collection became available to the public in October 2018, and will continue to expand over time.

The ongoing struggle by people with disabilities to gain full citizenship is an important part of our American heritage. The disability rights movement shares many similarities with other 20th-century civil rights struggles by those who have been denied equality, independence, autonomy, and full access to society.

This exhibition from the National Museum of American History looks at the efforts - far from over - of people with disabilities, and their families and friends, to secure the civil rights guaranteed to all Americans.

These people only want to be treated the same as everyone else. So they often have to fight to be included.

UC Berkeley's website on the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement. Discover the rich collection of primary sources exploring the social and political history of the disability movement from the 1960s to the present. Investigate related projects on artists with disabilities and the Self-Advocacy Movement. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote, "Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The urge for freedom will eventually come." For people with disabilities, the urge for freedom has arrived. The story of how this happened—a vital part of American history—is preserved in the oral histories, with audio and video clips, and in the archival papers of this collection.

Disability in Time and Place reveals how disabled people's lives are integral to the heritage all around us. From leper chapels built in the 1100s to protests about accessibility in the 1980s, the built environment is inextricably linked to the stories of disabled people, hidden and well-known. This section serves as an invitation to those interested in disability or social history to explore what the historic environment has to offer.

From Alaskan Governor's Office, this photo timeline exhibit chronicles the experiences of people with disabilities. Beginning in Classical Greece and moving to contemporary America, the photos, diagrams, and illustrations offer a glimpse into the experiences of those with disabilities as well as the general public's efforts, ranging from outright negligence and abuse to the independence movement of the last quarter century.

The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.