Autism is a disability that affects millions of children across the globe. Considered a learning disability‚ autism is commonly diagnosed at birth‚ but some children and even adults don’t find out they’re autistic until later in life. Many autistic people are ridiculed‚ misunderstood‚ and treated poorly because of their disability. In some criminal cases‚ disabilities like autism‚ are overlooked when analyzing a case. Prosecutors focus on the criminal act rather than the person behind it. More people
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conceptions. Both are prominent theories which are theoretically supported. I will introduce and explain the theories concisely and weigh-up their effectiveness by process of application to a practical matter. This applied issue will be physical-disabilities and associated discrimination‚ as presented in ‘Identities and diversities’ Chapter one‚ and its association to creating identity . The nature of Tajfel’s theory can be understood by introducing his background. As a Jewish Holocaust-survivor
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‚ & Loprest‚ P. (2012). Disability and the education system. Future Of Children‚ 22(1)‚ 97-122. Education of people with disabilities has not always been what it is today and this article reviews the history of special education and the process of getting it where it is today. I am interested in this article because it shows how society has come to accept disabilities by reviewing the laws and obstacles overcome in the years past. Identifying what types of disabilities a students has is the first
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30‚ 2012 Michael Horn Throughout this six week course‚ Meeting Individual Needs with Technology‚ we have researched the spectrums of Assistive Technology available for the individual and the classroom‚ and researched the different types of disabilities and how the Assistive Technology can aid students in navigating life and succeeding as individuals. Case Study #1 Emily is a five-year-old female student who is visually impaired. Emily has low vision and has some independence
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even for children with disabilities. The inclusive classroom that takes place during the school year has now begun to carry over into the summer months at camps across the country‚ whether they be overnight for the whole summer‚ day camps or weekend camps. Residential camps may be one setting where children can develop greater personal and social maturity‚ according the Ann Fullerton‚ et al. article entitled The Impact of Camp Programs on Children with Disabilities: Opportunities for Independence
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misses out on schooling. Where it should be; “I have talked to the class and told them the work they need to do then I sit down with Sammy and explain to her in her own words what the work is I need her to do.” The medical model of disability views disability as a ‘problem’ that belongs to the disabled person. It is not seen as an problem to trouble anyone other than the person affected. For example‚ if a wheelchair using student is unable to get into a building because of some steps‚ the medical
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Panel on Mental Retardation. In the 1960s‚ parents of children with disabilities fought for free appropriate public education for their kids. During the 1960’s‚ an increasing level of school access was established for children with disabilities at the state and local levels. Two landmark federal court decisions in the early 1970s established that states and local school districts are responsible for educating children with disabilities under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment (Bien and
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In civilian education‚ computers and technology have also been extremely impactful. Digital technology really took off in postsecondary education in the 1990s in the United States and Canada (Fichten et al.‚ 2014). PowerPoint‚ the internet‚ and email were popular tools‚ and students were able to start turning in assignments electronically. Since then‚ many other technologies have come into play‚ and there seems to be no end in sight for the advances that continue. For this paper we are specifically
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Assignment E1). The Social Model of disability came about through the disability movement and other organisation campaigning for equal rights‚ opportunities and choices for disabled people. The social model of disability recognises that any problem of disability are created by society and its institution and that The Discrimination Acts are tools to help to improve the response of society to disability‚ also a wheel chair user is not hampered by their disability but by lack of adequate access to buildings
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Understanding Specific Needs- Assignment 1 This assignment on understanding specific needs will look into the perceptions that people have of health‚ disability‚ illness and behaviour in a health and social care context. It will also look into and explain how attitudes towards individuals with specific needs and perceptions of those needs change over time and differ between cultures. I will then analyse how legislation‚ society‚ culture and social policy interact to influence attitudes toward
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