Disability Support

Accommodations for Disabilities

Learn to manage your OCD symptoms so you can function productively in school and in the real world with all its triggers and stresses. Know the laws and accommodations that can be made if you or someone you know might know is a student with a disability, particularly OCD.

Campus Disabilities Services

This article provides information about what disability services in schools have to offer students with physical, learning or emotional disabilities and things to look for when accessing accommodations.

Disabilities Interest Group

Pave the way for more individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to access the care they expect and deserve.

Disability for Mental Health Conditions

Getting insurance or understanding your current insurance plan may seem complicated. Understanding Health Insurance explains the basics and can help you navigate the system successfully.

Disclosing Learning and Attention Issues (College)

This article is about the pros and cons of disclosing a learning or attention disability in a college setting. It also provides some tips about how to go about disclosing to disability services, professors and classmates.

Discrimination Against Disabled Individuals-COVID

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis many individuals with disabilities and those managing medical conditions have been reporting a lack of sensitivity towards their needs. This article highlights ways to respond if you are experiencing this insensitivity and discrimination or if you are an ally who wants to support people being marginalized this way.

Emotional Needs of Kids With Learning Disabilities

What You’ll Learn: 1) What are signs that a child is struggling emotionally? 2) How should parents talk about learning disabilities? and 3) How can parents help kids who feel frustrated or embarrassed?

Exploring Accommodations for your Student

This article describes what questions to ask when choosing a college as a student with a learning or attention disability.

Federal Legislative Priorities

This article reviews government policies that protect students from different backgrounds including students with learning, emotional and physical disabilities.

How to Help Kids Talk About Learning Disabilities

What You’ll Learn: 1) Why is it important for kids to talk about learning disabilities? 2) Why is it hard for kids to talk about learning differently? and 3) How can parents help kids speak up?

Know Your Rights: Leave of Absence Policies

This article summarizes how students with psychiatric disabilities (e.g., anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia) are protected from discrimination on the basis of disability, and what they know about taking a leave of absence from school for medical or personal reasons.

Learning Disabilities

Learn about more general information about learning disabilities. It is important to realize that learning disabilities can affect an individualâ€™s life beyond academics and can impact relationships with family, friends and in the workplace.

Looking for Colleges with Disabilities

This article reviews government policies that protect students from different backgrounds including students with learning, emotional and physical disabilities.

Mental Wellness Checklist: Kids with Disabilities

This Wellness Checklist provides tips and information for parents that are sending their children with learning, emotional or physical disabilities back to school.

People with Disabilities

Managing these types of obstacles can take a toll on a personâ€™s mental health. Having a disability, whether it has been a part of their identity from a young age, or developed/diagnosed later in life, is a risk factor for many mental health conditions. The additional factors of loneliness, abuse from caregivers and challenges achieving a satisfactory quality of life due to lack of access to proper care can increase the risk of mental illness.

Quick Guide to Intellectual Development Disorder

Intellectual development disorder is a neuro-developmental disorder that causes problems with intellectual tasks. Children with intellectual development disorder have trouble with things like learning, communicating, thinking rationally, making judgments, and planning.

SOUND Behavioral Health's Deaf Services

The Deaf Services program at SOUND is progressive and uniquely qualified, bringing together multi-disciplinary counseling professionals specializing in working with Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind, and late-deafened adults and children. Our clinicians are committed to addressing disparities in mental health and substance use disorder treatment by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate treatment for our unique population. Service offerings and how to access them are available here.

SOUND Behavioral Health's Intellectual & Developmentally Disabled (IDD) Services

SOUND Behavioral Health’s goal is to enhance the lives of people with IDD and mental health needs, their families, and their support systems by providing exemplary services and supports. These services emphasize local, person-centered, positive, multidisciplinary, cost-effective, and evidence-informed practices. Services, locations and how to contact SOUND are located here.

Some people living with mental health conditions find that there are periods of time when working becomes too difficult, and they can no longer sustain employment. Fortunately, there are two national programs run by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that provide monthly income and health insurance for people unable to work.

Tales of the Working Members: Living with Benefits

This three-part series of “The Voices Within” explores the intersection between living with mental illness and employment. In this episode, members share stories of living and working while on disability benefits and navigating that complex system.

Teaching Children About Developmental Differences

This article provides tips for parents teaching their small children about developmental differences in a sensitive and informed way.

The College Transition with Disabilities

This article provides tips for seamless transition into college for students with learning or attention disabilities.

Tips for Recognizing Learning Disorders

What You’ll Learn: 1) Why is it hard to spot some learning disorders? 2) How learning disorders affect kids in school? and 3) What signs should teachers look out for?

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