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    performed by athletes despite their disabilities. Unfortunately‚ the athletes and the disabled population comes off worse due to negative stereotypes created by segregation‚ lack of funding due to the Paralympics and being separated by social borders. These issues have been brought to the spot light by Keith Storey. Segregation in sport is used to create a fair playing field by separating athletes based on age‚ gender and disability. However‚ athletes with disability come of worse from segregation as

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    Da Vinci vs. Michelangelo Lanita N. Clark ART 101 Mr. M. McGrath April 1‚ 2013 There is the painting of “The Last Supper” which was an emotional yet interesting version of events in history as we know it and he portrayed it very well to show the leadership and authority Christ had over individuals who believed. He was an early-renaissance artist that was not only a painter he was also an architect and he incorporated anatomically

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    people with Mental and Physical disabilities have been prevalent in media and society for many decades. They have been perceived as non fully functioning human beings‚that they can’t be successful‚and that they are “sick”. With these stereotypes the title of having a disability becomes corrupted and demanding for those who have it. Even though‚ there’s is a little truth in these statements they still have the power to alter how an individual with disabilities decides to live out their lives as

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    The history of the American Disabilities Act did not begin on July 26‚ 1990 at the signing ceremony at the White House. It did not begin in 1988 when the first American Disabilities Act was introduced in Congress. The American Disabilities Act story began a long time ago in cities and towns throughout the United States when people with disabilities began to challenge societal barriers that excluded them from their communities‚ and when parents of children with disabilities began to fight against the

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    Lynch‚ Cantillon & Walsh‚ 2004). Yet within contemporary society inequality‚ oppression and discrimination are still being experienced by distinct groups‚ one of which is individual’s with physical disabilities. History shows the legacy of oppression suffered by those with disabilities. It is widely acknowledged that ancient Greek culture informed the foundations of Western Civilisation‚ they believed in asserting citizenship‚ rights and individual dignity but only extended these rights

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    Oppression and Disability An oppressed group is a group of people that are treated unequally‚ different‚ and unjust. Unfortunately‚ there are various groups of race‚ sexual orientation‚ or religion that face oppression. There is one group that also receives it and it is our disabled community. Even with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)‚ they are still discriminated against in various forms. Society does not know their full capabilities and refuse to learn more about them. They are oppressed

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    Ngozika Stella Nwanna Article on Family and School Socialization is the process people learn the culture of their community. It is by socialization a person becomes familiar with the culture and ethnicity of a person they know and would like to learn more about and he/she is known as normal through Examination based on the standards of his/her society. Building block of society is family. It is society that defines such things as norms‚ values‚ morals‚ culture and mode type of interpretation of

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    A child who isn’t comfortable in a classroom with a lot of other people may disengage from learning there. Not only does the presence of many people provide a great number of distractions‚ but the child may also drift off into his/her own dream world instead of keeping track of what is going on. Many children with an ASD have attention deficits and are easily distracted. Whether distractions caused by other children in the class‚ or by the flickering of fluorescent strip lights‚ once attention is

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    Topic: People with disabilities who have talents Title: Gifted People with Disabilities Thesis Statement: Who are those people with disabilities with talent and what are the talents they have? Outline: Introduction I. Gifted People with Disability A. Define Disability B. Define Talented Discussion I. Gifted People with Disability A. People with Disability 1. Jovy Sasutona 2. Chris Cerna 3. Amado Dulnuan 4. Maricel Apatan 5. Jessica Cox

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    social causes (Swenson). Social causes include poverty and disability in developing countries. The world’s poor are more likely to develop a disability within their lifetime however they are not able to be provided medical care and proper medical translation as opposed to the more financially privileged. Understanding organizations such as the Red Cross‚ Wheels for the World and World Institute on Disability helps to acknowledge disability and poverty in the different ways organizations approach the

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