Disability History Month October

The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities is designed for youth and adults working with them to learn about disability disclosure. This workbook helps young people make informed decisions about whether or not to disclose their disability and understand how that decision may impact their education, employment, and social lives. Based on the premise that disclosure is a very personal decision, the Workbook helps young people think about and practice disclosing their disability.

The workbook does not tell a young person what to do. Rather, it helps them make informed decisions about disclosing their disability, decisions that will affect their educational, employment, and social lives.

Download “The 411 on Disability Disclosure” workbook in PDF or Word formats

From the site – “Most of us know some of the more famous people with disabilities: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Senators Daniel Inouye and Bob Dole, Helen Keller, Ray Charles, Marlee Matlin, Steven Hawking. But did you know that, according to the U.S. Census, one in five Americans has some form of disability? And virtually all of us know or interact with someone who does.”

Learn more at The ABCs of Disability Rights » (tolerance.org)