(Dis)Abilities and HRE – Training 4 Excellence

We are all born unique. This means that some of us have easier or harder, experiences than others. We all have challenge, but some of us have more challenges than others of us. Challenges could be physical, intellectual, cognitive, emotional, social, or motor -plus countless others. Our abilities, whether typical or atypical, have nothing to do with our innate deserving of human rights. Learn about HRE and protection for varying abilities here.

Course Information

Categories: All Courses, Child and Youth Wellbeing, Human Rights - Free Curriculum Materials, Human Rights Free courses

Course Instructor

Yvonne Vissing Author

Yvonne Vissing, PhD, is a professor, author, consultant, and researcher. She has over 25 years experience working with organizations and helping them to do a better job serving their clients, their workers, and the community.

(Dis)Abilities and HRE Curriculum & Handouts

Teaching Tolerance and Disabilities

Teaching Tolerance has provided 2 links of materials for middle and high school students to become more sensitive to the needs of people with disabilities.

(Dis)Abilities and HRE Films and Videos

This section does not have any lessons.

(Dis)Abilities and HRE Other Resources

HRE and Abilities

Here is a list of human rights treaties designed to protect people’s abilities.

Diisability Statistics and Research Organizations

Disability Statistics

Cornell University has provided a set of statistics and organizations where you can find statistics on people who have different types of ability challenges. This is a detailed set of information for you to access.