Disabilities

This webpage provides a detailed overview of Youth Advisory Councils (YACs). It describes the role YACs play in improving the schools and communities they serve, discusses how they can use data to make decisions and create action plans, and outlines the structure of a YAC. Learn more. 

This webpage offers tips, strategies, and supports that families of children with deafblindness can use to help them navigate their child's services and their family's everyday life. Categories include:   Early Intervention  Educational Services  Learning at Home  Transition  Caring for the Family  Health and Human Services During the Pandemic  Learn more.   ...

This webpage explores data on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The webpage examines data on children whose primary disability is intellectual disability. Learn more. 

This webpage provides information on a network of ASL behavioral health care services and resources for young people and adults who are deaf and hard of hearing. The webpage is part of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Learn more.  

The Equity in Education Dashboard compiles key findings and trends on the current state of educational equity in the United States. This website highlight disparities in education across a variety of domains among population groups, including differences by race/ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, English learner status, and disability status. Domains include:  Kindergarten ...

This resource (PDF, 9 pages) provides key information, guidance, and questions to ask families and caregivers when a child on the autism spectrum goes missing. The document offers recommendations for first responders in the initial response and search for the child and shares considerations in the event of a prolonged ...

This resource (PDF, 3 pages) offers tips to caregivers for proactively supporting children on the autism spectrum before they go missing or run away. Learn more (PDF, 3 pages). 

This resource (PDF, 4 pages) provides recommendations for how law enforcement can best support children on the autism spectrum who have gone missing. The resource shares a definition of autism, describes characteristics and behaviors of children on the autism spectrum, and outlines components of a whole community approach to finding ...