Higher Education and Disability

The Church schools offer a number of disability resources. Please let us know of resources that we have missed.

Brigham Young University

Conference Presentations
A collection of a few conference presentations on disability from LDS-themed conferences.

University Accessibility Center
The University Accessibility Center (UAC) offers academic and student services for students with disabilities at BYU.

Fathering Special Needs Children
An overview with stories on fathering children with disabilities from the Fatherwork web site.

BYU Special Education Program
BYU offers a Special Education undergraduate degree, Masters program as well as a Licensure program. Be sure to check out their faculty as well.

Proclamation on the Family Resources

Additional resources on chapters from the book Strengthening Our Families: An In-Depth Look at the Proclamation on the Family from the Family Life Department at BYU:

• Caring for Children with Special Needs
• The Family Crucibles of Illness, Disability, Death, and Other Losses
• Mental Illness in the Family
• Chronic Illness, Death and Grieving

Living Essentials Programs from BYU Broadcasting

"Living Essentials is a series dedicated to providing information to enrich and simplify life."

• Understanding Mental Illness
• Dealing With Depression
• Covering the Cost of Healthcare and Disability
• Chronic Illness

Brigham Young University Idaho

BYU Idaho Disability Services Center
"The Disability Service Center provides services for classroom and other university related activities and at the request of any BYU-I student with qualifying disabilities."