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Ability, Disability, Gifted/Talented, & Ableism-Challenging Resources:

 

Ableism is prejudice multiplied by power used by persons without disabilities against persons with developmental, emotional, intellectual, learning, and/or physical disabilties that excludes them from individual, cultural, and systemic resources (Chen-Hayes, Ockerman, & Mason, 2014). To help close achievement (and opportunity and attainment) gaps, I've highlighed in orange below resources (including evidence-based classroom curricula) that every School Counselor can share with K-12 stakeholders via their School Counseling Program Advisory Councils, School Counseling Core Curriculum classroom lessons, planning for every student, group and individual counseling, and School Counseling Program website resource tabs for students, educators, and families:

 

 

  • #Ableism Hashtag for organizing to affirm persons with developmental, emotional, intellectual, learning, and physical disabilities and gifted/talented persons of all ages and challenge disability-based oppression
  • A Ragged Edge Online www.ragged-edge-mag.com
  • Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (NY state): includes transition services/planning, independent living services, and business services for late adolescents and adults living with disabilities https://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/
  • Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Practitioner/YouthGuide/YouthGuideOrderFrom.htm
  • Alzheimer's Association: 24-hour helpline: 800.272.3900 (multiple languages)
  • American Association of People with Disabilities www.aapd.com 
  • American Sign Language (ASL): www.handspeak.com
  • ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) National Network 1-800-949-4232 www.adata.org
  • AIDS/SIDA/HIV National Hotline 800-342-2437; 800-243-7889 (TDD); 800-344-7432 (espanol)
  • Anxiety Disorders (Evidence-based information and research from National Institute of Mental Health) www.nimh.nih.gov...  
  • Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org 
  • The Arc: Promoting and protecting the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities www.thearc.org
  • The Association for the Gifted (TAG) www.cectag.org
  • Autism Speaks: It's time to listen www.autismspeaks.org
  • Black AIDS Institute: Stopping the AIDS pandemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront HIV www.blackaids.org
  • Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (

    بالعرب, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, 日本語, На русском языке, 中文, हिन्दी में, 한국, Português) http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/AboutUs/

  • Best-of-the-Best Enrichment Materials Database https://www.gifted.uconn.edu/sem/enrichment/typeii_enrichment.cfm
  • Braille Institute: Eliminating barriers to a fulfilling life caused by blindness and severe sight loss https://brailleinstitute.org...
  • The Cancer Project: Preventing cancer through plant-based nutrition www.cancerproject.org
  • Caring Bridge: As a nonprofit, our mission is to amplify the love, hope and compassion in the world making each health journey easier. Our free patient websites bring people together when health matters most. www.caringbridge.org
  • Center for an Accessible Society www.accessiblesociety.org...
  • Center for Mental Health in Schools https://smhp.psych.ucla.edu
  • Cleft Palate Foundation www.cleftline.org
  • College Funding/Scholarships for Students with Disabilities https://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html
  • College Planning for Students with Disabilities https://www.educationquest.org/swd.asp 
  • Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): The voice and vision of special education www.cec.sped.org 
  • Deaf Resource Library www.deaflibrary.org
  • Depression (Research-based information and resources from National Institute of Mental Health):www.nimh.nih.gov...
  • Disability Rights Advocates: Securing the civil rights of persons with disabilities www.dralegal.org
  • Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund www.dredf.org...
  • Disabled Peoples' International  www.dpi.org
  • Disability World: Resources and videos about all types of abilities and disabilities https://videos.disabled-world.com
  • Donate Life America: Mobilizing the transplant community to educate about organ, eye, and tissue donation and register donors www.donate.life.net...  
  • Drugs.com: independent medicine information website for drug and related health information for consumers and healthcare professionals including: how medicines work: their uses, side effects and potential to interact with other medicines (includes both an online pill identifier and a drug  interactions checker) https://www.drugs.com
  • Eating Disorders (Research-based information and resources from National Institute of Mental Health) www.nimh.nih.gov
  • Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE): Helping parents and advocates improve educational results for children with disabilities www.fape.org...
  • Family and Community Resources for Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Adolescents with Disabilities (English, Español) https://nichcy.org/families-community
  • The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP) (English/Español) www.grasp.org... 
  • Going to College: Selecting a college and living college life for persons with a disability https://www.going-to-college.org/overview/index.html
  • Half of Us: 1 out of 2 college students has a mental health issue https://halfofus.com
  • The Icarus Project: A network of people living with and/or affected by experiences often diagnosed and labeled as psychiatric conditions that are seen instead as gifts needing cultivation and care rather than diseases or disorders https://theicarusproject.net/
  • Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration: Evidence-based resources for gifted and talented student development www.accelerationinstitute.org
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) https://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=111
  • International Early Psychosis Association: Advocacy and support for research and treatment www.iepa.org.au
  • The Jed Foundation: Promoting emotional health and preventing suicide on college and university campuses www.jedfoundation.org
  • Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth: Identifies and develops the talents of the most advanced K-12 learners worldwide. The Talent Search program identifies, assesses, and recognizes students in grades 2-8 with exceptional mathematical and/or verbal reasoning abilities https://cty.jhu.edu
  • Join Together: Advancing effective alcohol and drug policy, prevention, and treatment www.jointogether.org...  
  • Kids Helping Kids: Help for kids with catastrophic illness/mobility needs https://kidshelping.org
  • Little People of America: Resources and support for people of short stature and their families www.lpaonline.org
  • Mental Health America: Promoting mental health, preventing mental and substance use conditions, achieving victory over mental illnesses and addictions www.nmha.org...
  • Mental Health Association of NYC: https://mha-nyc.org...
  • Mobility International USA: Empowering people with disabilities around the world to achieve their human rights www.miusa.org...
  • mothers2mothers: An effective, sustainable model of care providing education & support for pregnant women and new mothers living with HIV www.m2m.org...
  • NADD: For persons with developmental, emotional, and/or intellectual disabilities www.thenadd.org
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Mental health support, education, and advocacy  www.nami.org...
  • National Assembly on School-Based Health Care: Supporting good health for children and adolescents to reach full potential www.nasbhc.org
  • National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities (AACLD): Advocating for African American families with children who learn differently www.aacld.org/
  • National Association for Down Syndrome: www.nads.org
  • National Association for Gifted Children: Supporting the needs of high-potential learners www.nagc.org
  • National Association of People with AIDS: www.napwa.org
  • National Center for Learning Disabilities: www.ld.org
  • National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD):  847-831-3438
  • National Center on Response to Intervention (RTI): Integrating instructional and assessment components into an effective prevention system. When educators systematically monitor students’ academic and behavioral progress to make data-based instructional decisions, educators teach more effectively and their students’ achievement increases considerably www.rti4success.org
  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network: To raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children their families and communities www.nctsnet.org...
  • National Disability Rights Network www.ndrn.org
  • National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: Information on disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth. Easy-to-read information on IDEA, the law authorizing early intervention services and special education with 50 states' resource sheets for resources and disability organizations nichcy.org
  • National Down Syndrome Society: Advocating for value, acceptance and inclusion of persons with Down Syndrome www.ndss.org
  • National Eating Disorders Association https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
  • National Institute for Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse www.drugabuse.gov
  • National Mental Health Association 800-969-6642
  • National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation www.albinism.org
  • National Research Center on the Gifted & Talented www.gifted.uconn.edu
  • Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development www.gifted.uconn.edu
  • New York City Mental Health & Wellness Hotlines: A. 1-888-NYC-Well (24-hour crisis/mental health referral); B. Office of Safey First (Child Protective Services follow-up) Mandated Reporters: 718-543-7233; C. Children's Single Point of Access (CSPOA): 888-277-6258; D. Family Resource Centers (N. Bronx: 718-220-0456) (S. Bronx: 718-220-3868 ) E. Domestic Violence Hotline 800-621-4673; F. Drug Abuse Hotline: 800-522-5858; G. Food and Hunger Hotline: 866-888-87777; H. Immigrant Hotline: 212-788-7654; I. Rape & Sexual Assault 212-227-3000; J. Runaway Hotline: 800-786-2929; K. Teen Pregnancy Hotline: 800-522-5006 L. Child Abuse Reporting: 800-635-1522
  • Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support (OASIS) https://www.aspergersyndrome.org
  • P2PUSA:  Parent to Parent USA--Emotional and informational support for families of children who have special needs https://www.p2usa.org/
  • SAHMSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/
  • School Mental Health.org www.schoolmentalhealth.org
  • Schoolwide Enrichment Model (Renzulli): Applying gifted/talented strategies in every classroom http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/sem/
  • Screening for Mental Health (free assessments and resources) https://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/
  • The Sparkle Effect: Innovative student-run program encourages teens nationwide to include students with disabilities in school-based cheerleading and dance programs. The result: students with disabilities experience true acceptance and gain confidence as high-school students inspire entire communities to embrace inclusion www.thesparkleeffect.org
  • Students with Disabilities Preparing for College/Post-Secondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Prevention works, treatment is effective, people recover www.samhsa.gov
  • TASH: Equity, opportunity, and inclusion for people with disabilities  www.tash.org
  • Trans Lifeline: (Suicide & Crisis Prevention hotline) 877-565-8860
  • Treatment Advocacy Center: Restoring reason to treating severe mental illness www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org
  • United Network for Organ Sharing: Advancing organ availability and transplantation www.unos.org... 
  • Universal Design for Learning www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/udl.html
  • Veterans Crisis Line: for veterans, family, friends with concerns about veteran's menal health; free; confidential1-800-273-8255 or text 838255
  • Wrightslaw.com: Special education law, education law, and advocacy for children and adolescents with disabilities resources www.wrightslaw.com
  • WrongPlanet.net: Online resource and community for autism and asperger's syndrome www.wrongplanet.net
  • Youth Suicide School-Based Prevention Guide http://theguide.fmhi.usf.edu/pdf/2012PDFs/2012GuideAll.pdf
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