About Disability

Disability is as varied and unique as the disabled person. As the saying goes, "If you've met one autistic person, you've met ONE autistic person." Part of the mission of GD SEPAC is to educate the community about disability. On this page, we present a number of resources to learn more about living with specific disabilities. We've especially focused on resources created by members of the disabled community.

We are not fans of disability simulators as they rely on generalizations and stereotypes of disability. They tend to evoke pity due to the amplification of the negative traits of disability without acknowledging the adaptations one makes to navigate life in a neurotypical or able-bodied world.

We ask you to start your education about disability with this video: Normalizing Disability Begins in School (opens in new tab).

Autism and Sensory Processing

Vision Impairment

Hearing and Speech

Anxiety

Tourette's Syndrome

Reading Challenges

Intellectual Disability

Mental Health

Mobility

AD(H)D and Executive Function

Behavior, ODD, and CD

Neurodiversity and Ableism

Simulations: The Issues