Disability Resources

Ron Mace - Read about how Ron Mace and the birth of the Universal Design.

With changes or adaptations to sports equipment or the help of a guide, the barriers for playing or doing a sport are removed.

Some of the famous people we know from news stories and the movies and television have a disability.

Disabilities in the Media - Movies and and TV shows that have main characters with a disability

Recommended Reading


Disability Resources Universal Design Ron Mace - Read about how Ron Mace and the birth of the Universal Design. Sports With changes or adaptations to sports equipment or the help of a guide, the barriers for playing or doing a sport are removed. How to Get Involved in Sports Wounded Warrior: Disabled Sports project Celebrating 40 Years of Disabled Sports The Media Some of the famous people we know from news stories and the movies and television have a disability. Famous People with Disabilities Famous People Who Stutter Disabilities in the Media - Movies and and TV shows that have main characters with a disability More Reading A book can open up a whole new world. There are many stories with a main character who has a disability. Some of these stories are real-life accounts and others are fictional. Kid’s Corner – Book Nook Seeing Beyond Sight – Photographs by Blind Teenagers - by Tony Deifell		Recommended Reading Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret My Brother Made Me Do It by Peg Kehret Eleven Seconds: A Story of Tragedy, Courage and Triumph by Travis Roy and E.M.Swift Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillen Brand