Disability Awareness

With the advances of adaptive technologies and trend toward progressive legislation, prospective college students with disabilities now have countless resources available to make their transition to postsecondary education less stressful. Below, find specific information and resources to help.

The NRC falls under the umbrella of CHADD, but provides an extensive and independent list of resources for those who have ADD and/or ADHD.

This website is devoted to serving adults with ADD via education, humor and social interaction. The organization also seeks to provide tools and support.

The National Autism Resource and Information Center will be a dynamic and interactive, highly visible and effective central point of quality resources and information for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities, their families, and other targeted key stakeholders.

Learning Disabilities Association of America
This national organization provides support, advocacy, legislative policy initiatives and educational resources. The website also features an “Ask the Expert” function for those seeking answers about learning disabilities.

Those looking to learn more about hearing impairments will find the AHRF very useful. The organization has two primary functions: to fund research in hearing and balance disorders and to educate the general public on hearing loss and issues related to balance.

The focus of this nonprofit is educating both the public and the medical world on hearing impairment and best practice for treatment. The organization also has a free Hearing Helpline to provide education and information on the topic.

Disabilities-R-Us provides an online chat room, community resources and various platforms for engaging with others experiencing physical disabilities.

AAHD offers a comprehensive resource center, the Disability and Health Journal, and a list of publications designed to educate and raise awareness.

AADD provides an in depth look at each of the common disorders, including apraxia, dysarthia, stuttering and aphasia.

AFB cultivates in-depth knowledge that improves understanding of issues affecting children and adults who are blind or visually impaired, to facilitate meaningful change that fosters equality and inclusion. To achieve this we:
Promote and engage in research with wide-scale impact
Develop and share knowledge
Pursue strategic relationships with those who can accelerate change in every area of society, including work and school

As the largest organization representing those with visual impairments in America, NFB operates both on the national level and through local chapters in every state.

Truly conversational, Kyle and Emily immediately feel like approachable friends that you kind of just want to hang out with. Dealing with their own versions of disabilities, they tackle the toughest topics head on and aren’t apologetic about it. They want the good, the bad and the ugly. The best part about this is that they don’t always agree, which makes for informative and entertaining episodes.

This is life from a disabled lens. Disability Visibility is a podcast hosted by San Francisco night owl Alice Wong featuring conversations on politics, culture, and media with disabled people. Disability Visibility is a production of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture. Transcripts are available for those with auditory disabilities. Celebrating 100 episodes.

Disarming Disability Podcast was founded in 2019. The podcast's mission is to powerfully deconstruct disability through candid conversations with experts exploring topics related to disability. The podcast looks to educate, empower, voice, and build a more inclusive society.

BBC launched Ouch to tackle topics some major news outlets aren’t paying enough attention to. Podcasts range from short 12-minute episodes you can listen to on a quick break to hour-long discussions about heavy-hitting topics like inherited disabilities.

The podcast is about life stories of people with disability. It includes their journey, struggles as well as how they were able to overcome their struggles. It's also about sharing and inspiring persons with disability.

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Insightful, authentic and humorous conversations about living beyond our circumstances, no matter what those may be.

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Disability entrepreneurs experience many of the same “HOW” challenges as the traditional entrepreneur, with the addition of the unique challenge of parenting, supporting, and/or loving someone WITH a disability ~ and this fundamentally changes their “WHY.