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    of their disability or ilness and wont be able to live fullfil life. 1.2 The level of care a person needs or the type of care they require varies from person-to-person. All assessments should be done with a person-centred approach to agree on care plan a made around the individual and their needs. All service user must be always aware of their care plan and the tasks its include and to be discussed with service user at all the times. Just because two people share the same disability this does

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    Introduction Disability can be defined by the medical model which includes hearing and visual impairments‚ physical‚ sensory and intellectual disabilities as well as developmental disorders. The overall level of social functionality of an individual also constitutes to disability and is viewed as a result of physical‚ institutional and attitudinal barriers which prevents an individual’s integration within the society. The biopsychosocial model (Fig. 1) illustrates the integration of medical and social

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    Behavioral‚ and Physical Disabilities Students with emotional or behavioral problems tend to have trouble with discipline and adversity in and out of the classroom. This can lead these students to become antisocial and become withdrawn from the classroom instruction. Students with physical disabilities can display many of these same characteristics that those with emotional and behavioral problems display but may act out due to ill will about their physical disability rather than an inability

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    The functional effects of Tyler’s disability are visual impairments‚ atypical movements‚ and communication impairments. During instruction at school‚ Tyler’s teachers sat Tyler in preferential seating and enlarged handouts to allow him better access to teaching materials visually. Tyler experiences atypical movements due to his cerebral palsy. He has delayed and uncontrolled movements which cause difficulties with gross and fine motor skills such as writing‚ brushing teeth‚ and eating. He also

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    9/9/2011 Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities • General term that describes specific kinds of learning problems. • Trouble learning and using certain skills: ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ reading‚ writing‚ Mathematics‚ listening‚ speaking‚ reasoning‚ and physical coordination Learning Disabilities Facts • Learning disabilities (LD) vary from person to person • Caused by differences in how a person’s brain works and how it processes information • 1 out of every 5 people in the United States has a learning

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    FORREST GUMP Disability refers to the social effects of physical‚ emotional‚ or mental impairment. Disabled people are human‚ just like us.Thus‚ they should be treated like us. They should not be punished for their disability‚and shouldn’t been treated unfairly. Nobody in this world likes to be alone or ignored. Also‚ no one likes to feel unacceptable or stupid. When we live in a world where everyone refuses or ignores us‚ we will do things that we never thought we would do. In the

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    This book is about a mother raising a daughter with intellectual disabilities. Overcoming the obstacles of raising a child with disabilities and her main concerns family issues‚ social services‚ and experiences with caregivers. The mother is telling her side of the story about her daughter’s disability and how difficult and challenging it is to have a child with a disability. Rachel’s mother shares how she wants her daughter to be normal and be considered normal to others. Her goal for Rachel

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    An Investigation Into Attitudes Toward Disability In this report I will investigate peoples attitude towards disability in society today. Many people have different attitude toward disabled people. There are certain stereotypes that many people in society often link with disabled people. These are a few of those stereotypes: aggressive‚ tragic and in need of pity and receivers of charity. Some people see people with disabilities as incapable‚ inadequate and of low intelligence‚ a super

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    Unit 23-2.2 Essay

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    SHC 23 2.1 Identify which legislation and codes of practice relating to equality‚ diversity and discrimination apply to own role. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 & 2005 states that all people including children have the right to take part in all of society & not be excluded because of their disability. Children’s Act 1989 & 2004 – That we have to give equal opportunities to all children regardless of their religion‚ race and cultural or linguistic background (Every Child matters – the Unique

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    I chose the movie I am Sam to challenge my own opinion on how people with disabilities should be treated under certain circumstances. I am Sam is a movie about a mentally challenged man‚ named Sam‚ striving to raise his daughter‚ Lucy‚ alone. Diagnosed with Autism‚ Sam’s intellectual capacity cannot exceed the age of 7. As we watch Lucy grow up under Sam’s roof‚ we are able to see the love they have for each other. When Lucy reaches the age of 8‚ social workers see this as an issue‚ so they place

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