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To learn more about a particular condition, disease, or illness, check out the following resources first:

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The first place to go for authoritative consumer health information. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. It also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. MedlinePlus is available in Spanish from this link.
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Students with Disabilities Data

Please keep in mind that the date ranges for these datasets are all different. Remember you can't have a good report using exclusively data from the 1970s!

IDEA Interactive Data Tool
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has allowed for the collection and reporting of data related to students (ages 6-21) who have disabilities.
Includes state-specific data up to 2017.
Total Public School Enrollment
Distribution of students with disabilities in public schools from the 2019-2020 school year.
Educational Environment
Data on students with disabilities' educational environment (public, private, home care, etc.).
Broken down by educational environment, year, and disability.
Government Datasets on Education
This list of 42 datasets are those housed in data.gov and filtered to special education datasets.
Healthy People 2030 Disability and Health Objectives
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion have set measurable goals for the U.S. related to health and the U.S. population. Several goals are related to the health of people with disabilities.

Students with Disabilities Policies

National Center for Learning Disabilities
Includes reports, studies, and recommended policy changes.
Texas Education Agency on Special Education
Includes program information, data, FAQs and more about Special Education in Texas.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department for the general public.

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