In this post, Dr. Janie Avant shares a resource to help introduce young children to disability and the importance of not making assumptions. She also addresses the term "special" in reference to people with disabilities and why this term does not contribute to an inclusive mindset.
Read MoreSupreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor’s children’s book, Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You! presents disability as a form of human diversity that is quite diverse itself. This summer, we encourage you to gather your family together to read this story and talk about disability, and how asking questions can help us better understand the people we meet.
Read MoreCrip Camp beautifully follows the story of several former campers as they become Civil Rights activists, fighting for rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and ultimately the passage of the paramount civil rights legislation--the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)--decades later. To help you process this film, we created a watch guide that offers suggestions of places to pause the film and reflect. Download The Nora Project’s free watch guide below and then grab a friend, partner, or older (read: mature) child and head over to Netflix to watch Crip Camp.
Read MoreIf we are faced with a continuation of remote learning in the fall, how will we create strong classroom communities when students don’t have the same opportunities to come together in a physical space, to get to know each other in the unstructured moments of the school day, and to work together in close proximity? In this post, Katy explores the ways in which The Nora Project programs can contribute to this community-building process, whether learning is done remotely or face to face.
Read MoreOur TED Talk series continues this week with a talk by Elise Roy, a lawyer, artist, and human rights advocate. But in this talk, Elise sets herself apart as a design thinker - someone who approaches the world with a mindset of “how can I make this experience better for ALL people?”
Read MoreWe’ve put together a handy discussion guide that will help you turn this viewing experience into an opportunity to reflect on the themes of friendship, empathy, and ableism that are so deftly represented for a young audience.
Read MoreThe best part of our Bags of Love is what will happen once we can hug everyone we love once again. After sharing a long awaited hug, we will be able to give them their bag full of cards, artwork, and other goodies to show them how many times we thought about them while we were apart.
Read MoreFor families parenting a child with disabilities, adding the roles of physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, etc., to an already overloaded plate can send you running to. . .well. . .where can you run?? Nowhere. You’re stuck at home with your full plate. But don’t worry--YOU CAN DO THIS!
Read MoreThe Nora Project Program Team has curated a list of TED Talks that connect with the themes of empathy, disability and difference, advocacy, and universal design.
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