The article “In Defense of Liz Lemon” by Emily Nussbaum is an opinionated article on the character development of Liz Lemon from the popular tv series “30 Rock”. The article “Black Friday: Consumerism Minus Civilization” is an opinionated article on the holiday that has become Black Friday. Although the two articles are about completely different in content and tone and written on unrelated subjects, there are many similarities within the two shown through their passion and proof that things that were once good, don’t always remain so.…
A child with disabilities is a major focus in today’s education. Achieving my Bachelors in Special Education, I need to be aware of the need to ensure appropriate education for all children with disabilities. “The education of children with disabilities is a top national priority. Our nation’s special education law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), sets high standards for their achievement and guides how special help and services are made available in schools to address their individual needs (National Dissemination)”. This is my biggest challenge. I feel with the right tools and help with administration; my job will guarantee a bright future for my students with disabilities. I came across a case, Irving Independent School District v. Amber Tatro. The findings of this case gave me some insight on the statues and limitations that I as an educator have to abide by. But it also gave me hope that we the educators have the right to make such access meaningful to handicapped children.…
Kathy Dobie’s memoir was thought-provoking. When Kathy first had sex with Brian I knew that this was the start of some bad decisions. When she later went from Brian to Victor I knew she was trying to be a “saint.” When Kathy later found her “tribe” I knew from the start they would use her. When they raped her, she found herself analyzing all of her decisions. It gave her confirmation to change the way she was behaving but to keep her “saint” presence in life.…
In 1909, New York Timesnewspaper published an article in its November issue under the name Laureate of Spookland: Strange Case of Lizzie Doten, Writer of ‘Spirit Verse’ praisingthe medium Lizzie Doten’s ability in communicating with dead poets and publishing their poems in her book Poems from the Inner Life(New York Times, 1909). Even though that forty-five years had passed since the publication of her book, Doten still received notice from one of the leading newspapers. Her popularity derived from communicating with spirits was not uncommon. Along with being seen as a movement that helped in promoting radical political and cultural beliefs such as women’s rights and abolitionism, spiritualism, the belief in the possibility in communicating…
Tiffany Hendrickson’s, “Talking in Color: Collision of Cultures” (2013) is an informative essay about a racial division among colored and whites in this country by the power of the voice. She demonstrates this in her writing with her own experiences as a white woman, with a living with a deaf mother, and going to school in a black neighborhood. Tiffany highlights the power of the voice in order to gain recognition to of having your own voice, no matter your color.…
As a reader, I am better able to connect to Patsy Rodenburg’s words than to Kristin Linklater’s. Rodenburg is immensely honest and open about her own journey and I find many similarities between where I am at and where she used to be at. Most specifically, I love her words on laughter. Like Rodenburg, I, too, have had this deep insecurity that I may perhaps be incapable of humor. Especially as a woman who wants to enter a male-dominated field such as law and intelligence, I have been trained to control my voice and, thereon, my laugher as well.…
Although there have been many improvements in the conditions which people with developmental disabilities have to deal with over the last few decades, I feel as though our state, and country still have a long ways to go. There have been many laws and programs put into place with the intention of helping these children and adults feel “normal” in society, but the public as a whole is still very uneducated on this subject. People with disabilities are still bullied in schools, work places, or anywhere else public. Educating the public and making public areas truly safe and comfortable places for people with developmental disabilities to be will be the next challenge to overcome. As students trying to get degrees in human development, nursing, doctors, counselors, and any other type pf degree that involves working with people, it is our job to educate the public too. The more the public is introduced to this subject, the more normal it will become; therefore, making life for people with disabilities more fulfilling and as close to what would be considered normal as…
Bibliography: 1. Batshaw, M. L. (2013). Children with disabilities (7th ed.). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub..…
The unit explores the meaning of learning disability and considers issues closely linked with learning disability support. These include an awareness of how the attitudes and beliefs of others affect individuals who have learning disabilities. The unit introduces themes of inclusion, human rights, advocacy, empowerment and active participation and also considers the central place of communication in working with individuals who have learning disabilities.…
Disability has been a struggle for many people. Easter Seals once said, “The worst thing about disability is that people see it before they see you.” Easter Seals believes that when people have disabilities others see what is on the outside or they notice your disability first. Furthermore, there is more to a person than their disability. They have personality and feelings like everyone else. Dealing with a disability is hard, for those reasons, but if people are treated only by their ability. things are not better. In both stories, Out of My Mind and The War That Saved My Life, the authors Sharon M. Draper and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, gets a thought to the reader that people with disabilities are misunderstood or mistreated. Melody, in Out of My Mind, is smart, but nobody cares to realize because most people think people with disabilities are…
With People First Language, a child with disabilities doesn’t have to feel like they are their disability. Their disability doesn’t make them who they are; they have their own identity and shouldn’t be judged by any impairment they may have. In “A Few Words About People First Language,” Kathie Snow says that “a person’s self-image is tied to the words used about him.” This statement is the main one that caused me to reflect on my past and to bring it into relation to the lives of others. Although disabilities or individuals with disabilities have not had many impacts on my life, I am empathetic to what someone may go through in everyday living. This is why for the remainder of life, I will always put “people first” by using a…
For many of us kicking a ball, riding a bike, walking up a flight of stairs or even opening a water bottle does not take a second thought. However, for some people this is not always the case. People who have disabilities face a constant battle with daily life activities. These disabilities can occur at birth like for instance, autism and Down syndrome, or they can come after a traumatic accident. These individuals are faced with a stigma and are for the most part categorized in a group labeled “special.” While being labeled as special people with disabilities might find it hard to socialize with others and not want to take part in sports, games, exercises and any other type of social activities. Nevertheless, if people with disabilities are…
In the past people with disabilities have been viewed as being a “problem” or a “less than whole” where the focus was on their condition or impairment. This way of thinking was very dominant in the 1900’s to 1970’s and known as the medical model where people were institutionalised, detained or confined and hid away from society. The 1980’s brought about change when the social model emerged with the concept of inclusion, where people with disabilities were viewed as individuals with rights. There was an ethos of protecting and accepting disabled people, with a move towards integration and inclusion into society. The social model was for people with disabilities to have a right to actively participate in, and contribute to society as equals and without dependence on family, institutions or charity.…
Education of people with disabilities has not always been what it is today and this article reviews the history of special education and the process of getting it where it is today. I am interested in this article because it shows how society has come to accept disabilities by reviewing the laws and obstacles overcome in the years past. Identifying what types of disabilities a students has is the first step in declaring what will be the most effective way to teach them. Aron & Loprest note that improving the system will require better ways of understanding and measuring both ends of the special education continuum, namely, what services special education children need and receive, and what academic outcomes these students achieve.(2012) This article has been peer reviewed which makes it a scholarly work.…
We would like to dedicate this manual to the individuals who have committed themselves to making self-directed supports and services possible for all people with intellectual disabilities in Connecticut. Through creative examples, the early pioneers of self-determination showed us how people with intellectual disabilities could make their lives better by assuming greater control and responsibility for their individual budgets and by self-directing their support services. We appreciate their efforts. We are pleased to offer Understanding the Connecticut DDS Home and Community Based Services Waivers: An Introduction to Your Hiring Choices to the people served by the CT Department of Developmental Services. We hope that this guide will help many more individuals with intellectual disabilities to experience the pride, accomplishment, and growth that can occur through the provision of self-directed services.…