SOIS333 Wicked Problem: Wicked Problem 2018: Improving Access to Education for People with Disabilities.

There are many other books available from the RIT Library in both print and ebook form.  Try searching Summon using the following terms:  inclusive education; school management and education; mainstreaming in education; people with disabilities; disabilities studies, education law and legislation; inequalities in education; adaptive technologies and assistive technologies.

Depending on the particular topic you are researching, you may want to consider some of the following terms in your search:   inclusive education; school management and education; mainstreaming in education; people with disabilities; disabilities studies, education law and legislation; inequalities in education; adaptive technologies and assistive technologies

The following databases are recommended for information involving education and disability aspects of the topic.

• ADA Compliance Guide 
• Education Database 
• ERIC (EBSCO) 
• ERIC (ProQuest) 
• NARIC National Rehabilitation Information Center 
• Professional Development Collection 
• Proquest Psychology Database 
• PsycArticles 
• Social Science Database 
• Social Sciences Citation Index 

The following databases are recommended for information involving technology aspects of the topic.

• Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) 

  A United Nations site, Division for Social Policy and Development Disability.
• Convention on the Rights of the Child 

  The Convention changed the way children are viewed and treated – i.e., as human beings with a distinct set of rights instead of as passive objects of care and charity.
• Diabilities: Essays, art and opinion exploring the lives of people living with disabilities. 

  Essays, art and opinion exploring the lives of people living with disabilities from the New York Times.
• Disabilities 

  A World Health Organization site.
• Disabilities 

  Website sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
• Disability and Health 

  Disability and Health: Impairments, Activity Limitations, and Participation Restrictions. Site sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

  The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation.
• Inequalities in Education: Comparative and International Perspectives 
• News about Disabilities, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. 

  News and information about disabilities from the New York Times.
• The Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities 

  Overview of the Measures Supporting the Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities reported on by Member States. United Nations: Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNICEF - All children, regardless of disability 

  Children with disabilities face multiple forms of discrimination which leads to their exclusion from society and school.

• What are some types of assistive devices and how are they used? 

  National Institute of Health site.
• Understood for Learning and Attention Issues 

  Assistive Technology: What it is and How it Works
• Types of Assistive Technology 

  UC Berkeley site.
• Assistive Devices 

  MedlinePlus, US National Library of Medicine.

• AOTA - The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. 
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 
• Council for Exceptional Children 
• Learning Disabilities Association of America 
• Rehabiitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America