Deaf Culture and the Debate Over Cochlear Implants

Learning Disabilities Assessments: The Discrepancy Method Versus Response to Intervention Method

A Specific Learning Disability is defined as “a disorder in 1 or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or…

My Experience with Inclusive Education

My experience with inclusive education began in elementary school. At first, it was quite a fight. I was the first disabled student in my elementary school. I grew up in the 90’s and early 2000’s, so I started school only 3 years after the Americans with…

Why I Need a Service Dog

A little about why I need a service dog and my journey so far

Do you have a disability? Have you wondered about how someone comes to the conclusion that they need a service dog? Are you curious about the process of…

The Modern Disability Rights Movement and its Progress Leading Up to the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Temple Grandin and Autism

Author’s Note: This is a continuation of a series I’m doing on disability in education. The articles in this…

How ADHD Can Affect Kids (and What To Do About It!)

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD struggle with various tasks and mental processes. These can include trouble focusing on tasks, difficulty staying organized, a tendency to fidget, and even a lack of an…

“Medicating Kids” Documentary and ADHD

Author’s Note: This is a continuation of my series on disability in education, per my “Psychology of Individuals with Differing and Special Needs” class. Last week, we were assigned a late 90's-early 2000’s PBS documentary that called the existence of ADHD into…

Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

Prompt: What are some of the common cognitive and emotional effects experienced by a child or…

Disability Discrimination in Society and Possible Solutions