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    P1. Describe the characteristics and cause of challenging behaviour Case study 1 In case study 1 Winston is physically aggressive. However over recent months he has become very withdrawn‚ extremely grumpy and agitated. In the case study it says how Winston wife known as Ruby was assisting him to get ready for bed when he lasted out punching her in her chest. This shows he has become physically aggressive. The characteristics for his behavioural change‚ was that he shouts obscenities loudly‚ especially

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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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    Laura Rivera ENG3U Mrs.Azzoparti 1 in 5 women suffer with an eating disorder‚ 90% of which are between the ages of 12-25. Eating disorders affect more than 14 million Americans and 70 million people worldwide. 4 out of ten people have either had an eating disorder‚ or know someone who has. Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any other mental illness. Many people often blame the media for causing eating disorders; it is easy to make this accusation because the media has a way of convincing

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    Unit 245 – Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities. 1.1 a) Human Rights act 1998 b) Equality act 2010 c) Disability discrimination act 1995 d) Mental Capacity act 2005 1.2 a) Improved the standards of care given to individuals with a learning disability‚ it gave individuals the right to life‚ right to privacy and the right not to be subjected to degrading or inhuman treatment. b) Protects the rights of individuals and promotes

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    Disability in the Workplace

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    Disability in The Workplace "The Americans With Disabilities Act is one of the most significant laws in American History. The preamble to the law states that it covers 43‚000‚000 Americans."(Frierson‚ p.3) Before the Americans With Disabilities Act(A.D.A.) was passed‚ employers were able to deny employment to a disabled worker‚ simply because he or she was disabled. With no other reason other than the persons physical disability were they turned away or released from a job. The Americans With

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    In this paper a framework for theorizing about mobile learning to complement theories of formal and informal learning are presented. As such‚ activity theory will form the main theoretical lens through which the elements involved in formal and informal learning for mobile learning will be explored‚ specifically related to context-aware mobile learning application. The author believes that the complexity of the relationships involved can best be analyzed using activity theory. Activity theory‚ as

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    thoughts clearly. It turned out that I had a communication disorder‚ and it became the greatest challenge I had to face throughout my childhood. When my mother noticed that I didn’t have a lot of friends at PS 102‚ she took me for tests and I was diagnosed with the communication disorder‚ She had to call a lawyer to transfer me to a private school called School For Language of Communication Development (“SLCD”) so they could help me improve my communication and speech. As I started first grade

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    Disability and the Media

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    Portraying The Disabled In the media today‚ people with disabilities are perceived as tragic heroes or as medical miracles. They are rarely seen for their intelligence or for their accomplishments excluding their overcoming disability hardships. The textbook‚ Everything’s an Argument‚ contains an excerpt from Charles A. Riley II ’s book “Disability and the Media: Prescriptions for Change.” Riley‚ a journalism professor at New York’s Baruch College‚ uses appeal to ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos to persuade

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    Julies Disability

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    individual‚ as it is demonstrated with Julie. This is made evident when Aunt Bea first perceives Julie from afar. Aunt Bea first indicates the visual characteristics of Julie‚ in referring to her as the “The fat Lord‚” then focusing on her “crazy brush cut” or “her funny walk” (Gowdy 9). The minor physical details that ought not to matter is what causes Aunt Bea to recognize that Julie is disabled. However‚ it is also important that Julie is perceived to be the opposite of what Aunt Bea ‘desired’ when

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    Intellectual Disability

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    Intellectual disability Intellectual disability‚ also known as mental retardation‚ is a term used when there are limits to a person’s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life. Levels of intellectual disability vary greatly in children – from a very slight problem to a very severe problem. Children with intellectual disability might have a hard time letting others know their wants and needs‚ and taking care of themselves. Intellectual disability could cause a child to learn

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