Together We Thrive

This quick three and a half minute video provides advice on how to find a balance to support both your health and academic goals. Tips include open communication to school staff, flexible scheduling, and finding alternative options such as online classes.

Do you want to educate a friend, classmate, family member or teacher about the challenges of dealing with chronic illness in school? This 9 minute video sheds light on the experiences of school-aged children (ages 8-17) with health conditions. They discuss how illness affects multiple aspects of their lives, including mental health, school and grades, extracurriculars, and more.

Are you in highschool and thinking about college or university? Are you worried about how your chronic illness may impact your higher education? In this 15 minute video, a university student with chronic illness discusses 5 reasonable adjustments that are available to you at university. 

Disclaimer: This video discusses adjustments available in UK post-secondary schools specifically. Worldwide, universities offer similar adjustments, but it may differ from school-to-school. Make sure to check out the guidelines of your prospective school to get the most relevant information on accommodations for your chronic illness.

Do you wish your teacher understood your illness better? Do you want school to be easier and more fair for you and other kids like you? These letters were written by a mom whose kids have chronic illnesses. They help teachers learn how to support kids with health problems—both in class and outside of it.

In this 40 minute video, Ella Rabin, a Juvenile Arthritis patient, talks about her journey navigating life with chronic illness. She discusses the importance of self-advocacy and communication, and how it helped her get accommodations at school.