AppleCare does not cover accidental damage/breakage. SquareTrade does. Neither covers loss due to theft, though SafeWare even covers that (though it's more expensive than SquareTrade so you have to decide if you think the extra money for theft/loss coverage is worth it.)
As for finding the other threads, you see at the top of the page where one of the options says "Search"? Click on that, type "SquareTrade" in the box, and on the right select the "iPad" forum, and then hit return. All the threads discussing SquareTrade's iPad warranty are right there.