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    feel reflect some of the contrasting models of disability which we have looked at in Units 1-4 of the course materials (E214‚ The Open University‚ 2010). The first resource comes from the National Autistic Society’s website and the second comes from the national newspaper The Guardian. The first resource (Appendix A) is an information page entitled ‘What is Asperger Syndrome’ and particularly focusses on the medical/deficit model of disability‚ a model which involves identifying symptoms‚ diagnosing

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    Disability in the Media The Inaccurate Representation of the Disabled Population “1 in 4 people that will hit their 20s will become disabled before they get the chance to retire.” (DoSomething.org) This startling fact emphasises the significance of disability in today’s society and how it can potentially impact a person’s life. However‚ the media portrays people with disabilities as outcasts; vulnerable‚ depressed individuals that are inferior to the normal society. By outlining such individuals

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    above image or description is inaccessible‚ and for whom it might be inaccessible (i.e.‚ what kinds of disabilities). The picture is depicting physical inaccessibility because of the steps that are blocking the path to the garbage cans and to parking. In order to throw trash away or to access the parking area‚ residents would need to go up the steps. However‚ people with lower physical disabilities‚ such as people who use wheelchairs‚ who need to throw their trash or get to their car would not be able

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    for my students and ensure that they receive a quality education. All children are unique in their own special ways. With the help and support of general education teachers‚ special educators‚ and the child’s family students with low incidence disabilities can learn and become more independent. In a safe and supportive environment‚ anyone can be successful. At the elementary school level my instructional priorities would be to help the students learn functional academics such as numbers‚ letters

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    exclusive goals. I finally conceded that my professor was right. However‚ perseverance has proven to be my most important life lesson when I was diagnosed with a disability. While I understood that managing a disability would affect my life it also allowed me to begin to formulate my career focus.

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    The oral history by Nancy Oda‚ a Japanese American woman who grew up in the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Height and residing is a diverse community that living alongside Jewish and Hispanic Americans. She described the story how her father who was born in Montebello and then the family move back to Japan. Then come back to the United States from Japan to open a market and a school. To adapt the mainstream US culture‚ her father was a team member to create events in community picnic call

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    Dyslexia is a unique disability that causes many children difficulty during their educational process. It is a hindrance in the developmental stage of children. Dyslexia can be found in children from multiple types of backgrounds. However‚ it is not limited in its state as a child’s disability‚ for it stays with a person through adulthood also. Several questions need to be answered many say. Firstly‚ what exactly is dyslexia? Somewhere between five and seventeen percent of the American population

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    Misunderstood Mind’s | Children with Learning Disabilities | Instructor: Jeanne Henry | Pamela Al-Shaer | 8/19/2011 | Children all over America are afflicted with serious learning disabilities that may have long- time effects‚ and usually the causes of these learning disabilities are undetermined. “Misunderstood minds” is a PBS Website that supports individuals’ who have questions about children with learning disabilities and helps them to understand how children that are

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    with phonological awareness‚ phonological decoding‚ processing speed‚ orthographic coding‚ auditory short-term memory‚ language skills/verbal comprehension‚ and/or rapid naming.[3][4][5] Developmental reading disorder (DRD) is the most common learning disability. Dyslexia is the most recognized of reading disorders‚ however not all reading disorders are linked to dyslexia. Adult dyslexics can read with good comprehension‚ although they tend to read more slowly than non-dyslexics and perform more poorly

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    would you describe Sally’s Disability to other professionals in your school? When approaching this topic with professionals in my school‚ I would provide them first and foremost with information of what cerebral palsy means. I would educate everyone using PowerPoints‚ YouTube videos‚ and online resources to help them understand the disability. I feel that before you can describe a particular student‚ you have to be able to have the background knowledge about the disability. Now‚ having knowledge about

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