Here are some resources for various disabilities:
Vision:
Videos:
Every Way Being Blind makes my life different: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE9U7zuLDFI
Perspective of a blind student: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cP7VqtOLcs
Teen talk: A blind teenager shows us what it means to live by faith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSD2yjzKOqU
What it’s like to be blind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvO7eVcMzzs
Other Resources:
WebAIM (Web accessibility in mind) for Visual Disabilities
Disabled World: Vision Disability Types and Information
Visual Impairment (for Teens) – Nemours KidsHealth
Visual Impairments Factsheet (for Schools) (for Parents) – Nemours KidsHealth
All About Vision – Resources for the visually impaired
NVISION – Organizations & Resources Supporting the Visually Impaired
Hearing:
Videos:
Pledge of Allegiance: American Sign Language: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH_FELUCRxg
My life as a teen with Hearing Loss: Natalie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vZ4bk9mAqs
Teenager shares experiences growing up with Hearing Loss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thURtjV1-V8
Pros and cons of being deaf: A teen’s perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ZCMGKyz4k
Other Resources:
Sign Language Pintables and Resources https://homeschoolgiveaways.com/2018/05/free-sign-language-printables-and-resources/
Deaf Culture: Exploring Deaf Communities in the United States (2020) by Leigh, Andrews, Harris, and Avila
Introduction to American Deaf Culture (2012) by Thomas K. Holcomb
Deaf Culture Our Way: Anecdotes from the Deaf Community (2011) by Samuel K. Holcomb, Roy K. Holcomb and Thomas K. Holcomb
American Sign Language for Beginners (2020) by Rochelle Barlow
Speech/Language/AAC:
Videos:
“How to speak when you don’t have a voice” by Jemima Hughes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/how-to-speak-when-you-dont-have-a-voice/p07693kc?playlist=redefining-disability
Lily Frarrington’s Amazing Developmental Language Disorder Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwOfkj0dj_0
Chick Chat #2: Life with a Speech Disorder (stuttering): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lPqoN374yg
I think I have surprised a lot of people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z91KMt5gz4
Living with DLD: Grant’s life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrOISXtCgVA
Other Resources:
Language Disorders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/language-disorders.html#:~:text=Language%20or%20speech%20disorders%20can,%2C%20act%20helpless%2C%20or%20withdraw.
What to Know About Speech Impairment: https://www.webmd.com/brain/what-to-know-about-speech-impairment
Speech and Language Disorders Factsheet (for Schools): https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/speech-language-factsheet.html
How do Speech and Language Disorders affect learning? https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/speech-language-factsheet.html
About Sara Pyszka: https://www.amazon.com/Sara-Pyszka/e/B00PEA0VVY/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Physical:
Videos:
Fargo woman challenges people to look beyond disabilities, creates commercial for Apple: https://www.kvrr.com/2019/02/14/fargo-woman-challenges-people-to-look-beyond-disabilities-creates-commercial-for-apple/
Disability: how you see me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwW6mYdJ7Xc
Teen with cerebral palsy creates life-changing device: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOHpOvCeRFk
3 strangers discuss life with cerebral palsy: beneath the surface: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sqRQXJYdoo
Living with cerebral palsy: Geneva’s Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sqRQXJYdoo
Mighty Miss Maya (living with Cerebral Palsy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCRIdR7HG1w
Other Resources:
Wheelchair awareness web blog
Health:
Videos:
Teen athlete with asthma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvMoojKizw
What are the symptoms of asthma? For kids with asthma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znHd7da_7z4
Asthma triggers for kids with asthma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC2W1sd565M
Teens taking on type 1 diabetes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoGLsr7MdAI
Good Morning America: Teen living with diabetes surprised with puppy for Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9axnIkII094
Other Resources:
Asthma resources for children: https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/children.htm
Asthma Resources https://www.everydayhealth.com/asthma/guide/resources/
Tips for teens: Talking about type 1 diabetes around friends: https://www.jdrf.org/t1d-resources/living-with-t1d/talking-about-t1d/teens/
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: Type 1 diabetes resources: https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/type-1-diabetes/health-resources
Kids with diabetes resources: https://www.thediabetescouncil.com/kids-with-diabetes-resources/
Autism:
Videos:
A teen’s guide to autism (for students of all ages): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9-l19CKISg
An Autistic teenager (self-proclaimed “Aspie”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gA-w2e21Ag
Teens with GUTS: Rachel Barcellona, Living with Autism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6lLGf5kbxM
Other Resources:
Autism Speaks website homepage: https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Helping your child with Autism Thrive: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/helping-your-child-with-autism-thrive.htm
Temple Grandin: Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism …
What to say and what not to say to someone with Autism: https://researchautism.org/what-to-say-what-not-to-say-to-someone-with-autism/
7 fun sensory activities for kids with autism: https://www.kids-konnect.com/blog/7-fun-sensory-activities-for-kids-with-autism