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Disability Awareness Month


•	Overview
•	News
•	District Resources
•	Related Web Links
•	Contact Information

Resources for Teachers

Posters

•	Famous people with disabilities
•	Disability-related activities

Sample newsletter article

•	October is Disability Awareness Month

Overview
National Disability Awareness Month, held annually in October, is a nationwide observance and recognition of individuals with disabilities. It is also recognized with a special resolution by the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education.

As part of events and activities in support of disability awareness, the district’s Special Education Programs Division has developed this website for administrators, teachers, parents and students. The purpose is to facilitate a better understanding of the issues and experiences faced by individuals with disabilities. A copy of a “Disability Etiquette”

handbook that provides tips on interacting with people with disabilities has been sent to use at each school site.

Parents are encouraged to visit the Special Education Parent Page for additional information on disability awareness.

News

September 26, 2006
Board of Education passes resolution recognizing October 2006 as Disability Awareness Month in the San Diego Unified School District.

District Resources

Special Education Programs Division

Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC SE)

Fact Sheets

•	Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC SE): English \| Spanish
•	Deaf-Blind Program: English \| Spanish \| Vietnamese
•	Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program: English \| Spanish \| Vietnamese
•	Emotional Disturbance: English \| Spanish
•	Home/Hospital Programs - Hospital Program: English \| Spanish
•	Home/Hospital Programs - Medically Homebound Program: English \| Spanish
•	Individualized Education Programs: English \| Spanish
•	Integrated Life Skills Program: English \| Spanish
•	Ombudspersons: English \| Spanish
•	Parentally Placed Private School Services (PPPSS): English
•	Physical and Health Disabilities Program: English \| Spanish
•	Progressive Alternative Curriculum Environment (PACE) Program: English \| Spanish
•	Resource Specialist, Non-severe Special Day Class and Special Education English Language Learners (SPEDLEP): English \| Spanish \| Vietnamese \| Somali
•	Special Education Early Childhood (SEEC) - Infant Program: English \| Spanish
•	Special Education Early Childhood (SEEC) - Preschool Program: English \| Spanish
•	Special Education Programs Division: English \| Lao \| Spanish
•	Visual Impairment Program: English \| Spanish

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Related Web Links

Anti-Defamation League

Elementary - EducationWorld

Secondary Schools- Disability Awareness Network (DAWN)

Center for Disability Information & Referral (CeDIR) for Youth

Center for Disability Information & Referral (CeDIR)

Disability Etiquette Handbook

- Published by the United Spinal Association.

The National Center on Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities

Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control and Prevention

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Tolerance.org - Fight hate and promote tolerance.

Life Sitting Down - Senior Exhibition Project.

Contact Information

Sheila Weingberg
Special Education Program Manager
(619) 725-7793
sweinberg@sandi.net

Lora Keller
Supervisor, Ombudsperson
(619) 725-8186
lkeller@sandi.net

Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC)
(858) 627-7270 x3160