Other Health Impairment

A Teacher's Guide to Cystic Fibrosis
This guide will help teachers provide reassurance to both parents and students by working with them and CF health care professionals to maximize a student's overall learning experience, while helping to maintain his or her health.
Publisher: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

ADHD Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with ADHD and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: February 2022
Publisher: KidsHealth

Anxiety Disorders Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with anxiety disorders and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: May 2019
Publisher: KidsHealth

Apraxia of Speech Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with apraxia of speech and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: October 2020
Publisher: KidsHealth

Arizona Department of Education AT Short Term Loan Library
Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services works in partnership with Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development Arizona Technology Access Program to make available at no cost, a wide variety of assistive technology devices, equipment, software, and professional development materials to school personnel to improve access to assistive technology.
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education

Asthma Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with asthma and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: September 2017
Publisher: KidsHealth

Cancer Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with cancer and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: September 2020
Publisher: KidsHealth

Cardiomyopathy Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with cardiomyopathy and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: November 2019
Publisher: KidsHealth

Celiac Disease Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with celiac disease and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: June 2018
Publisher: KidsHealth

Cerebral Palsy Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with cerebral palsy and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: March 2021
Publisher: KidsHealth

Cystic Fibrosis Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with cystic fibrosis and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: June 2018
Publisher: KidsHealth

Diabetes Fact Sheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with diabetes and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: June 2018
Publisher: KidsHealth

Effective Strategies for Teaching Students with ADHD
This resource offers strategies for accommodations, instructions, interventions, and technology. It includes a video describing how and why a student ADHD reacts to learning situations.
Author: John Brooks
Publisher: LD Resources Foundation

Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel
This comprehensive online resource is designed to educate school personnel about how they can help students manage their diabetes effectively. The guide provides tools and resources that promote a supportive environment and equal access to educational opportunities for students with diabetes.
Publication Date: 2016
Publisher: National Diabetes Education Program

Hemophilia Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with hemophilia and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: January 2021
Publisher: KidsHealth

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: January 2020
Publisher: KidsHealth

Legal Rights of Children with Epilepsy in School and Child Care - An Advocate’s Manual
This manual provides detailed practical guidance for parents to understand the rights of children with epilepsy and for schools and childcare providers to understand their responsibilities with regard to students with epilepsy.
Prepared by: Leslie Seid Margolis
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Epilepsy Foundation of America

Managing Asthma A Guide for Schools
This guide helps schools address the serious threat that asthma poses to the health and education of our children. it offers practical information and tools to help guide school staff of every position in planning, implementing, and maintaining an asthma management program that connects with the community.
Publication Date: Revised December 2014
Publisher: National Institutes of Health

Sickle Cell Disease Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with sickle cell disease and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: August 2018
Publisher: KidsHealth

Students with Bleeding Disorders
This guide is meant as a starting point for parent/school staff discussions about how to best address the unique healthcare needs of students who have a bleeding disorder.
Publication Date: 2015
Publisher: Hemophilia Federation of America

Tips for Teachers Video Series
This four-part video series offers tips for tailoring homework to make a difference, creating a positive dialogue with parents, and identifying classroom accommodations, interventions, and executive function.
Publisher: CHADD’s National Resource Center

Tourette Syndrome Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with Tourette syndrome and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: May 2018
Publisher: KidsHealth

What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
This article explains cystic fibrosis systems, diagnosis, causes, treatments, and living with the disease.
Publication Date: March 2022
Publisher: National Institutes of Health

Your Student Has a Bleeding Disorder… Now What?
This flow chart offers information and distinguishes the course of action schools should take when the bleeding disorder limits any major life activities at any time and if it has caused an educational delay.
Publication Date: 2017
Publisher: Hemophilia Federation of America