Disabilities activities

Check out our list of top 7 engaging hobbies and activities that people with disabilities can do from home or in a group setting. Plus, there’s advice on the suitability for each activity and the skills required.

Want to plan something fun on your next caregiving shift, but can't make it outside? Try one of these 7 great indoor activities for adults with disabilities.

Just like you and me, adults with disabilities enjoy the art of crafting. We all feel the profound satisfaction of completing a craft project. We all turn to scrapbooking or coloring pages if we want to relax or keep busy. Although disabled adults face more challenges than others, they should still indulge in the wonders of crafting. After all, crafting is for everyone. If you're a caregiver, teacher, or family member of a disabled adult, crafting is a great way to keep your student or loved…

How are you using task systems in your multiple disability classroom? In this blog post I go over activity rotations that you can incorporate to find independent work that fits for all of your multiple disability students. I include a list of all my special education activities such as bead bars, sensory boards, and swinging bear that are all great ways to involve sound, texture and color. Read through all of my special education ideas on implementing a structured activity rotation here.

The goal of Adapted Physical Education (APE) in Pitt County is to provide all students with special needs, regardless of their disability, the opportunity to participate in physical education

With World Down Syndrome Day and Autism Awareness Month right around the corner, this is the perfect time to think about hosting your own disability awareness day to help students throughout your school better understand different types of disabilities! Last year, I used this Disability Awareness Day Kit from The Bender Bunch to host a schoolwide awareness day for 3rd-5th graders. I was lucky enough to have a principal that let me get a sub for the day to run this wonderful event. I set…

Need help getting your residents that use a wheelchair or have other disabilities to stay active? Then try adding in a few seated games to keep them moving and having fun. These ideas from notjustbingo are also great for National Physical Therapy Month in October.

Teach your students about the five senses, touch. What exactly can they feel? wood - hard, cotton wool - soft / fluffy, and so on.

The Principles of Active Learning The Active Learning approach emphasizes that all individuals learn best by active participation. All activity, especially in the earliest stages of development, actually "wires our brains" and establishes critical foundational concepts and skills necessary for all future learning. Individuals with multiple disabilities (cerebral palsy, visual impairment, cognitive impairment, autism, hearing

Disability Awareness Activities: How to teach non-disabled children about their peers with disabilities: Awesome assortment of resources if you want to teach non-disabled children about their peers with disabilities. Awareness leads to acceptance!