Disability Awareness

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Disability Awareness teaches students about disabilities, and the power of acceptance, empathy, and respect for all.
Developed by our team of educators and revised annually, Disability Awareness teaches youth in preKindergarten through twelfth grade with a developmentally appropriate, standards-based curriculum.

GRADE LEVEL THEMES



Elementary
PreK | Everybody Plays |
Kindergarten | Everybody is Different |
Grade 1 | Everybody Needs Help |
Grade 2 | Uniquely Me: Blindness and Visual Impairment |
Grade 3 | Living With a Disability |
Grade 4 | Everybody Learning Differently: Learning Disabilities |
Grade 5 | The Person Behind What You Hear |
Intermediate
Grade 6 | Breaking Down Barriers |
Grade 7 | Invisible Disabilities |
Grade 8 | Understanding Autism |
High School
Grades 9-10 | Communicating Differently: Deafness and Hearing Loss |
Grades 11-12 | Our Voices, Our Stories |
Core program elements include, but are not limited to, comprehensive curriculum guides, thematic and engaging lessons, recorded Joseph Maley Foundation puppet shows and Joseph Maley Foundation speakers, program planning meetings with Foundation staff, ongoing program support, and much more!
If you are interested in bringing Disability Awareness to your school, please contact Lead Education Manager, Stephanie Becher at sbecher@josephmaley.org
