teach i ng

Tolerance

middle & upper grades activity

k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

a project of the southern poverty law center

www.tolerance.org

Understanding Hidden Disabilities: Web Quest

1. Go to the following web address: www.unitedspinal.org/disability-etiquette
2. This site features many tips for communicating with sensitivity. Click on the link Developmental Disabilities. Read about
communicating with people with developmental disabilities. Record one tip from that section of text in the space below.

3. Underneath the Developmental Disabilities section, read about People with Learning Disabilities. What are some
examples of learning disabilities?

4. Scroll back up to top of the page. Click on The Basics and read that section of text. Then scroll down and read
Terminology Tips. What new information did you learn from reading these tips?

5. Beginning today, what are some ways to communicate more sensitively with people with hidden disabilities?