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Lesson Plan August 28 2025

Lesson plan: Opening more doors — Inventing ways to make schools more accessible

In this invention lesson, students will identify a space at their school that is inaccessible to wheelchair users and invent a more accessible design

Educator Voices August 06 2025

Educator Voice: Creating a more accessible world through invention

Hear from Dr. Rory Cooper on how people of all ages can use invention to improve the lives of others and help build a better world

Daily News Lesson July 16 2025

Opera uses AI to give people with non-verbal disabilities a voice

Discover how AI is making opera more accessible to people with non-verbal disabilities

Daily News Lesson May 05 2025

Artists with disabilities let their creativity soar at this Utah studio

Hear from Michael Bingham about his work to provide an accessible space for artists with disabilities

Daily News Lesson April 26 2025

Students invent solutions to problems via Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow competition

Learn about this competition that helps students solve problems in their communities and beyond

Daily News Lesson July 06 2022

Deaf cast challenges musical theater norms in production of 'The Music Man'

See a novel take on the classic American musical "The Music Man” and a model for a more inclusive society, where deaf and hearing communities live side by side

Daily News Lesson October 25 2021

A Brief But Spectacular take on the disability rights movement

Discuss one disability activists story and the concept of ableism

Daily Video July 06 2020

Can students use social media to make positive change?

How can students cultivate good outcomes for themselves and their communities through social media?

U.S. President Trump speaks about the U.S response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House

Daily Video March 12 2020

Coronavirus update: Health questions, Trump's speech, schools' response

Use this NewsHour Extra lesson to learn about Trump's address concerning the coronavirus and how schools and colleges are reacting.

Lesson Plan June 10 2016

Inventions: How do innovation and design help people with disabilities?

Learn about the role of inventions in improving accessibility for people with disabilities and create a paper or cardboard prototype of their own invention

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