Disability Awareness

This collection of teacher resources addresses disability awareness. The units highlight the story of a teenager named Nodira who shares her experience living with a disability.  The lesson plans, videos, multimedia and stories in this collection illustrate the challenges of children with disabilities face, as well as how children are being supported.

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The lesson plans in this unit illustrate the challenges that children with disabilities face, as...

6-8

The lesson plans in this unit illustrate the challenges that children with disabilities face, as...

9-12

Objectives: 1) To raise students’ level of understanding and meaning of the term “disability.” 2...

6-8

Objectives: 1) Raise student awareness and understanding of the term “disability.” 2)...

9-12

Objectives: 1) Familiarize students with UNICEF programs designed specifically to work with...

6-8

Objective 1) To develop an understanding of how UNICEF works on disability issues in different...

9-12

Learn about Nodira, a girl in Uzbekistan who lives with a disability.

6-8

Learn about Nodira, a girl living in Uzbekistan who lives with a disability.

9-12

How is UNICEF ensuring the prevention of disabilities in children? With accompanying reading...

6-8

Learn how specific disabilities can be prevented with health interventions.

9-12

The TeachUNICEF Map Guide highlights some of the diverse challenges facing peoples across
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6-8

Read an overview of the various UN Conventions protecting the rights of disabled children.

9-12

Watch a video about UNICEF's disability services provided to a rural Argentine family.

9-12

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UNICEF podcast moderator Femi Oke talks to Ms Elina Lehtomaki, Researcher at the University of...

9-12

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Podcast moderator Kathryn Herzog spoke with Baba Diri Margaret, who lost her...

6-8 9-12

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UNICEF Senior Advisor on Child Protection Alexandra Yuster discusses the importance of providing...

9-12

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