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    Intellectual Disabilities

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    Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Intellectually Disabled Persons: Which is the Classifying Entity? As I write this‚ sitting in a solitaire corner of the library‚ I’m gently enclosing in my hand a simple rubber bracelet. My inspiration. Not the famous‚ bright yellow LiveStrong ones that Neil Armstrong once yielded‚ but a modest black band with contrasting white letters simply stating "I See You." This statement may seem unpretentious and bland‚ maybe even comical to some‚ but it has a sincere

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    Learning Disabilities When a child doesn’t seem to be learning‚ some teachers and parents in his/her life might criticize the child and think of them as stupid‚ or maybe just too lazy to want to learn. What they don’t realize is that the child might have a learning disability. But how are these children being helped? There are many programs‚ special schools and facilities‚ home teaching methods and many other ways in which children with Learning Disabilities are being helped. There are many

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    Voters With Disability

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    Community members to be the focus of the project. To increase turnout among people with disabilities. Disabled people will be recruited to help encourage voter engagement‚ serve as consultations‚ and conduct In-depth interviews: about What we learned about this population. By encouraging Disabled people will connect voter with a host of elected officials‚ and stay informed about local affairs. : Active Citizenship Registered voters are more likely to engage in civic and political activities

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    Intellectual Disability

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    Intellectual disability (ID) is defined as the presence of incomplete mental development (Katz & Lazcano-Ponce‚ 2008). An intelligence quotient (IQ) score below 70-75 is commonly used to diagnose ID‚ and in affected children‚ observable deficits in linguistic‚ social‚ and cognitive skills reveal underlying delays in their development. ID may result from various developmental disorders such as Down and Fragile-X syndromes. Symptoms of ID in children include poorer long-term memory (LTM) than peers

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    Disability and Child

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    through malnutrition. They may struggle to form social relationships because of their lack of personal hygiene. Poor clothing could lead to bullying and teasing‚ causing them to withdraw and become isolated. • Illness/disability If the child suffers from illness or disability they may find they frequently miss school‚ they may then miss large chunks of their education and struggle to achieve. It may cause them to miss out on activities such as sports‚ which could leave them feeling isolated. These

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    Disability and Barriers

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    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

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    Living with a Disability

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    2006 Living with a Disability Living in today’s society with the diverse cultures and world controversy is a challenge in itself‚ but imagine living each day unable to carry out normal daily functions without a challenge. I chose to this topic because of my own personal ignorance. Three years ago the word disability would have been just another word. I would not have given another thought to seeing someone in a wheelchair‚ a walker or even one with a mental disability. Yes‚ I had compassion

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    Running head: Learning disabilities Learning Disabilities Anthony Genchi Grand Canyon University SPE 526 February 22‚ 2012 Abstract Individuals who have a learning disability‚ communication disorder‚ or are giftedness may have a rough time in the classroom setting. It is the job of the teacher to understand these disabilities or disorders by gaining knowledge of their characteristics and their causes so that they can adjust

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    What are learning disabilities? Learning disabilities‚ or learning disorders‚ are an umbrella term for a wide variety of learning problems. A learning disability is not a problem with intelligence or motivation. Kids with learning disabilities aren’t lazy or dumb. In fact‚ most are just as smart as everyone else. Their brains are simply wired differently. These differences affects how they receive and process information. Simply put‚ children and adults with learning disabilities see‚ hear‚ and

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    Disability Discrimination

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    Essay on social issues – Disability Discrimination In 2012‚ Equal Opportunities Commission had handled amount 16‚600 cases and 56% involved in disability discrimination. This result was really surprise to everyone in Hong Kong. Disability is a physical problem that makes someone unable to use a part of their body properly and discrimination means the practice of treating one particular group in society in an unfair way. So‚ disability discrimination is a discrimination action against people based

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