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Specific Disability and Health Conditions Tip Sheets

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SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH CANCER
Quick Tip Sheet for Supporting Students with Cancer (print version) (screen-reader accessible version) This tip sheet provides school personnel with a general overview of the needs of students who have cancer, a list of side effects, and ideas of accommodations needed by students who have cancer.  

SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH SPINA BIFIDA
Quick Tip Sheet for Supporting Students who have Spina Bifida (print version) (screen-reader accessible version) This tip sheet provides school personnel with a general overview of the needs of students who have spina bifida, a list of common physical, medical, and learning effects, and ideas for accommodations needed to meet each type of effect. 

SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE DIALYSIS
Quick Tip Sheet for Supporting Students who are Receiving Dialysis (print version) (screen-reader accessible version). This tip sheet provides school personnel with a general overview of the needs of students who receive dialysis, a list of side effects, and ideas of accommodations needed by these students.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH JUVENILE ARTHRITIS
Quick Tip Sheet for Supporting Students with Arthritis (print version) (screen-reader accessible version). This tip sheet provides school personnel with a general overview of the needs of students who have arthritis and ideas of accommodations needed by these students.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Quick Tip Sheet for Supporting Students with Mild TBI (print version) (screen-reader accessible version).  Quick Tip Sheet for Supporting Students with Moderate/Severe TBI (print version) (screen-reader accessible version).  These tip sheets provide school personnel with a general overview of the needs of students who have mild TBI or moderate/severe TBI. 

SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Quick Tip Sheet for Students with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (print version) (screen-reader accessible version).  This tip sheet provides school personnel with a general overview of the needs of students who have inflammatory bowel disease and some strategies to use to help students cope with inflammatory bowel disease in school settings.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH ENCORPORESIS
Quick Tip Sheet for Students with Encorporesis (print version) (screen-reader accessible version). This tip sheet provides school personnel with a general overview of the needs of students who have encorporesis (fecal incontinence or soiling) and some ways to help support students within the school setting when they have encorporesis.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH LUPUS
Quick Tip Sheet for Supporting Students with Lupus.  This tip sheet provides school personnel with a general overview of physical and emotional symptoms and accommodations for students with Lupus.

Last Updated:  25 February, 2021

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