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  2. Invisible disability - Wikipedia

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    People may see someone with an invisible disability as lazy, weak, or antisocial. A disability may cause someone to lose connections with friends or family due to this lack of understanding, potentially leading to a lower self-esteem. Individuals with invisible disabilities may experience guilt and feeling misunderstood when asking for support ...

  3. Disability in children's literature - Wikipedia

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    The representation of disability in children's literature is a matter of scholarly research, and has been a relevant subject particularly since the 1970s. [1] However, disability representation is still a modern issue. A 2011 World Report on Disability conducted by the World Health Organization found that around 15% of the global population, 1 ...

  4. List of fictional characters with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    Mute and communicates with a personal digital assistant. [8] 2009. Homestuck trolls. Homestuck. Andrew Hussie. Many protagonists have disabilities, mostly from battle. Notably, Tavros Nitram has lower-body paralysis, Meulin Leijon is deaf, Terezi Pyrope is blind and synesthesic, and Mituna Captor has brain damage.

  5. What invisible disabilities are — and why they matter - AOL

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    The CDC estimates that approximately 26 percent of the population lives with a disability, including non-apparent and invisible ones. That’s one in four people. And that prevalence matters ...

  6. Inclusion (education) - Wikipedia

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    Inclusion has different historical roots/background which may be integration of students with severe disabilities in the US (who may previously been excluded from schools or even lived in institutions) [7] [8] [9] or an inclusion model from Canada and the US (e.g., Syracuse University, New York) which is very popular with inclusion teachers who believe in participatory learning, cooperative ...

  7. Special education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The total spending to educate students with disabilities, including regular education and special education, represents 21.4% of the $360.6 billion total spending on elementary and secondary education in the United States. The additional expenditure to educate the average student with a disability is estimated to be $5,918 per student.

  8. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs. IDEA was previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) from 1975 to 1990.

  9. Twice exceptional - Wikipedia

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    Although twice-exceptional can refer to any general disability, it is often used to refer to students with learning disabilities. Research is not limited to these areas, and a more holistic view of is seen as helping to move the field forward. [2][4] The learning associated disabilities can include dyslexia, visual or auditory processing ...