Disabilities Candace Calder Grand Canyon University: SPE 226 October 20‚ 2014 Disabilities As our understanding of learning‚ biology‚ and psychology progresses‚ our awareness increases of the prevalence and diversity of learning disabilities. Intellectual disabilities present unique challenges. Autism and spectrum disorders are only now being differentiated. Further‚ severe and multiple disability situations present their own opportunities and issues. It is only through understanding the
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myself into life: a guttering candle in a mound of melted wax‚ or a bruised pear‚ ripe beyond palatability‚ ready for the compost heap” (Mairs). Nancy Mairs is a shining example of how mentally strong and passionate a person with an extreme physical disability can be. She refuses to indulge in the societies way of feeling sorry for those who are unfortunate‚ as in her case. Mairs is an independent individualist who refuses to seek refuge for her "crippled" body. She is accompanied by a just as strong
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construction of disability The purpose of this essay is to discuss the social construction of disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. I will do this by taking a historical perspective on eugenics and by looking at how disability has been viewed and treated in the past and present. This historical perspective will draw links between eugenics‚ common day stereotypes associated with persons with disabilities and how professionals use their skills to try and cure disability (medical model)
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How models of disability influence practice. Attitudes towards disability affect the way people think and behave towards disabled people and impact on outcomes for disabled people in the way they are treated and able to participate in society. Social model of disability The social model looks at the barriers erected by society in terms of disabled people being able to access goods and services. It seeks to remove unnecessary barriers which prevent disabled people participating in society‚ accessing
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Identifying a True Learning Disability – Over Identification Lucella Glazier Western Governors University‚ Salt Lake City‚ Utah October 3‚ 2012 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Purpose/Goal Statement 3 Questions for Research Plan 4 Importance of the Study/Hypothesis 5 Researcher Role/Bias 5 Literature Review Discussion 5 Research Design/Method 8 Participants 8 Instruments 8 Procedure 8 Data Analysis 8 Possible Constraints 9 Summary 9 References 10 Appendices 10
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Lydia Bonton Karen B. Gilmore ENC 1101 June 23‚ 2014 Summarization of Nancy Mairs’ Disability Nancy Mairs author of Disability- a self-claimed “radical feminist and cripple” with many accomplishments and degrees under her belt‚ Nancy is known to “speak the ‘unspeakable’” in her poetry‚ memoirs and essays‚ especially in Disability which was first published in the New York Times in 1987. Mairs starts her essay by describing herself as a crippled woman with multiple sclerosis
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Compare and contrast the terms "disability" and "chronic illness." Compare: Affect people of all ages the very young‚ middle aged‚ and the very old (Hinkle & Cheever‚ 2014‚ p. 131). Found in all ethnic‚ cultural‚ racial‚ and socioeconomic groups (Hinkle & Cheever‚ 2014‚ p. 131). Can be visible or invisible (Hinkle & Cheever‚ 2014‚ p. 131). Federal assistance programs provide financial assistance for health related expenses (Hinkle & Cheever‚ 2014‚ p. 147). May cause activity limitations
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Why Do Disabilities Define Individuals? Normal day‚ normal people‚ except for the kid with down syndrome walking down the street‚ going the opposite way as you. He is very close to you‚ about to pass you. Then‚ he trips… and falls. What would you do? Would you help him up? I don’t know about you‚ but my first reaction would be to aid him in any way. That’s just being a normal person‚ showing an act of kindness. It shouldn’t matter if the person appears different‚ a typical human being would. If
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The data in this study was gathered to answer three questions: “To what extent have people with disabilities been included in the evaluation of programs that serve them?”‚ “What methodologies have been used to elicit views of people with disabilities?”‚ and “What has been the role of contextual variables‚ such as type of program‚ in moderating inclusion?” (Jacobson et al‚ 2012‚ p. 30). The team of researchers targeted several methods such as interviews‚ focus groups‚ observations and surveys to gather
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EMOTIONAL‚ BEHAVIORAL‚ AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES Emotional‚ Behavioral‚ and Physical Disabilities Katy J. Kaldenberg Grand Canyon University: SPE-226 Educating the Exceptional Learner Wednesday‚ January 18‚ 2011 Emotional‚ Behavioral‚ and Physical Disabilities The education of students who have emotional and behavioral disorders‚ physical disabilities‚ health impairments‚ or traumatic brain injuries can be a difficult and challenging task if proper teaching strategies
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