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Disability History and Awareness
General Information
- A Legislative History of Florida's Exceptional Student Education Program (PDF, 339KB)
- Disability Etiquette 101 (PDF, 143KB)
- Disability History and Awareness: A Resource Guide 2010 (PDF, 1MB)
Disability History and Awareness Weeks
The first two weeks of October are Disability History and Awareness Weeks! Section 1003.4205, Florida Statutes, entitled Disability History and Awareness Instruction, was signed into law in 2008. It requires school districts to designate the first two weeks of October as Disability History and Awareness Weeks and also promotes providing instruction for students in all public schools to expand student knowledge, understanding, and awareness of individuals with disabilities, disability history, and the disability rights movement.- 2012 Greetings and Best Wishes from Governor Rick Scott (PDF, 53KB)
- District and School Promotional and Instructional Activities
Disability History and Awareness News
Presidential Proclamation -- National Family Caregivers Month, 2012
Our Nation's health care professionals provide essential medical services to millions of Americans, yet they do not shoulder their responsibilities alone. Family members, friends, and neighbors devote countless hours to providing care to their relatives or loved ones. During National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize and thank the humble heroes who do so much to keep our families and communities strong.Read the full text of the proclamation.
October 15, 2012 - Blind Americans Equality Day
As business leaders and public advocates, teachers and scientists, musicians and athletes, and in countless other ways, blind and visually impaired Americans have profoundly enriched every part of our national life. Today, we celebrate their innumerable contributions, and we recommit to guaranteeing equal access, equal opportunity, and equal respect for all Americans.Read the full text of the proclamation.
US Department of Labor launches virtual Workplace Flexibility Toolkit during National Disability Employment Awareness Month
The U.S. Department of Labor has launched its online Workplace Flexibility Toolkit to provide employees, job seekers, employers, policymakers and researchers with information, resources and a unique approach to workplace flexibility. Workplace flexibility policies and practices typically focus on when and where work is done. The toolkit adds a new dimension - an emphasis on flexibility around job tasks and what work is done. Funded by the department's Office of Disability Employment Policy in partnership with the department's Women's Bureau, the toolkit makes more than 170 resources easily accessibleFlorida Resources
- BEESS Resource and Information Center
- Disability Rights Florida
- Family Café (Cooperation, Advocacy, Friendship, and Empowerment)
- Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology
- Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)
- Florida Disabled Outdoors Association
- Florida Inclusion Network (FIN)
- Florida Youth Council
- Institute for Small and Rural Districts (ISRD)
- Project 10: Transition Education Network
- The Able Trust
- VSA Florida, The State Organization on Arts and Disability
- Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.
National Resources
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Easter Seals, FRIENDS WHO CARE® Disability Awareness Curriculum (elementary teacher resources available for download)
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
- Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)