Books, Articles, Movies & Videos:

Middle School

• Show movies that feature people with disabilities respectfully. (list of movies can be found in the Displays/Events section)



• Show a video of disability history in social sciences and/or history classes. www.museumofdisability.org/society_timeline.asp

• Show the Credo video developed at the Youth Summit (March 2009) See www.imdetermined.org (video button) or link directly by clicking here.



• Watch shows that feature people with disabilities (for example, The Learning Channel reality shows) and have students develop powerpoints about an aspect of disability they are in interested in learning more about



• Show video: “I am Tyler” www.imtyler.org and “I am Samuel” www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfg1pswiOgM



• Watch the Our Lives, Our Voices video featuring 7 Virginians with disabilities Click here to request a copy.



• Review internet video clips such as Story Flag and the video of President Bush and the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act



• Ensure the library has books that feature the life stories of people with disabilities


See Disability Awareness Packet, pg. 18: Disability in the Media, and Other Resources pgs 19-24.  In addition, the Wright & Wong series for ages 9 – 12 features a main character with autism (Laura Burns & Melinda Metz (Razorbill, 2005).

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