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NICHCY offers brief, but detailed fact sheets on specific disabilities. Each fact sheet defines the disability, describes its characteristics, and offers tips for parents and teachers.
You can also access additional information by using the blue boxes to the right (see, for example, Related Information and OSEP Resources). These will list resources on the specific disability in print or video and disability organizations that can offer more information and assistance.
Note: The list below is in alphabetical order by disability, except that you'll find Other Health Impairment listed last. We've put OHI as the last in the list because there are numerous health-related disabilities that fall under that category, including diabetes and Tourette Syndrome. That's where you'll find these two disabilities discussed, as well as heart conditions, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, and sickle cell anemia.
Another note! If you're interested in learning more about a disability that isn't listed below, try our Search box at the top right of the page. Enter your disability term and check out the results. You won't find info on all disabilities, however, since there are so many. If you don't find what you're looking for, please contact us directly at
nichcy@aed.org, and we'll connect you to resources as best we can, pulling from our library and extensive networks.