Disabilities WebQuest

As with any research task, start with general information first.
Use the Connecticut Digital Library (http://www.iconn.org) and access the Health & Wellness database for definitions and articles about the disability that you are studying. Also be sure to use general reference tools such as encyclopedias to help you with definitions: try Worldbook online (from school) or Wikipedia (a free, online encyclopedia).

Also, take a look at the following first person accounts from a Learning Disabilities website.

Profoundly Hard of Hearing	Let's Hear it for the Ear! http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/ear_prt.htm Hearing Health Dictionary http://www.drf.org/hh_dictionary/hh_dictionary.htm Deafness/Hard of Hearing http://www.deafness.about.com/ You Can: You Will - Athletes with Hearing Loss http://www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?p=Pride_and_Catchings_
Visually-Impaired	Visual Impairment http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/sight/visual_impairment.html Visually Impaired http://library.thinkquest.org/11799/data/blind.html Definition of Legally Blind & Site Loss Facts http://www.brailleinstitute.org/facts_about_sight_loss
Paralysis	Paraplegic Online http://www.paraplegic-online.com/ Infantile Paralysis http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3968
Multiple Sclerosis	All About Multiple Sclerosis http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/
Muscular Dystrophy Info	Muscular Dystrophy Information http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/md/md.htm Meaning of Muscular Dystrophy http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/bone/muscular_dystrophy.html
Cerebral Palsy	What is Cerebral Palsy? http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs2txt.htm March of Dimes: Cerebral Palsy http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1208.asp
Seizure Disorder	Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders http://www.neurologychannel.com/seizures/ Disability Info: Epilepsy http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs6txt.htm
Down Syndrome	Down Syndrome Facts - Causes, Symptoms & Treatment http://www.healthnewsflash.com/conditions/down_syndrome.php Down Syndrome http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/Down_Syndrome.cfm Teen with Down Syndrome Tells Her Story http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0612/
Autism	What is Autism? http://www.naar.org/aboutaut/whatis.htm Autism http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/autism.html
Asperger's Syndrome	Asperger Syndrome: What is It? http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html Famous People with Autism (including asperger's) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_persons_with_autism_spectrum_disorders. Characteristics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger%27s_syndrome#Characteristics Fact Sheet http://www.naminc.org/CFS%20ASPERGERS.htm
ADD/ADHD	What is ADHD? http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/add_adhd/what_is.html Following Bliss: A First Person Account about ADHD http://www.ldonline.org/article.php?max=20&id=573&loc=11 Facts http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/add_adhd/add_doe_facts.html
Tourette's Syndrome	What is Tourette's Syndrome http://www.tsa-usa.org/ Tourette Syndrome Life Stories http://www.tourette-syndrome.com/tourette-syndrome-life-stories.htm
Selective Mutism	Selective Mutism http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/SelectiveMutism.htm Selective Mutism Foundation http://www.selectivemutismfoundation.org/about.shtml
Learning Disabilities	Learning Disabilities http://www.ldonline.org/ A Man's Reach Should Exceed his Graph by Henry Winkler A First Person Account about being Dyslexic http://www.ldonline.org/article.php?max=20&id=604&loc=11
Emotionally-Disturbed	Facts about Emotionally-Disturbed Children http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs5txt.htm Definition of Emotional Disturbance http://parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/Detailed/685.html
OCD	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Facts & First Person Account http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/ocd.htm Obsessive Compulsive Disorder http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/ anxiety-disorders/obsessive-compulsive-disorder.shtml Obsessive Compulsive Disorder http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/ocd.html OCD Personal Stories: http://understanding_ocd.tripod.com/ocd_personalstories.html

Copyright 2004. Webquest developed by Mrs. Martens, Ms. Turk & Mrs. Kompar. Last updated January 5, 2009.

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