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    parent expects to have a child with a disability. Parents nearly always act strongly to the birth of a disabled child. It is important to consider their responses‚ because they happen to every parent‚ regardless of their educational‚ social or socioeconomic background. ¡§Most parents who must cope with a child of a disability face the major crisis of ¡§symbolic death¡¨ of the child who was to be. When their child is first diagnosed as having a serious disability‚ most parents feel shock‚ and then

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    A disability can affect how a child plays‚ learns and interact with others. Disabilities are categorised in different forms ie learning or physical. There are many different disabilities that can affect childrens developmen. Learning disabilities which affect development could be: Autism Autism is a disability which affects how a person relates and communicates with others. Children with autism find it difficult to understand facial expressions or the tone of a voice. They can feel lonely and cut

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    There was even people didn’t like me because of my disabilities. Even I didn’t like being known for my disabilities and didn’t want to have anything to do with the word disabilities or events and group for people with disabilities. Because I didn’t want people to see me as one of those people. Being normal was way far off that it wasn’t possible to be like everyone else in the society‚ I was in a looking glass world that could never be break. Would try hide who I was and wanted to change who I was

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    around people with disabilities Imagine going down a hallway at school or work and seeing someone with a disability stopped in the hallway talking to someone who is not his or her caretaker . Other people in the hallways are waving and saying hello to that person. Once that person is done interacting with people‚ he or she walks into his or her own office to work his or her own day job. This seems like a fairly normal scenario except the fact that the person who has a disability is getting treated

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    name: Unit 34 Description of Task: Questions to demonstrate your knowledge of physical disability and the impact on practice. Scope of Task The following areas are to be covered / discussed / referred to in your answers: An understanding of physical disability. The impact on the individual’s life. Person centred approach. Congenital disability. Acquired disability. Neurological disability. Progression of disability. Life choices. Task Questions Please ensure you

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    with Learning Disabilities 1.1 People with learning disabilities are more vulnerable than other people; they are affected by certain laws. There isn’t one law or Act which covers their situation‚ but they may be affected by laws concerning: * Education * Voting rights * Ownership of property * Guardianship * Control of finances * Consent to sex In the United Kingdom‚ specific legislation that affects people with learning disabilities include: * Disability Discrimination

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    Movie Critique Summary The movie Radio is based on the true life story of James Robert "Radio" Kennedy‚ an African-American male with a slight mental disability‚ played by Cuba Gooding Jr.. The setting of this movie is in the small rural town of Anderson‚ South Carolina in 1976.The movie begins with the main character‚ Radio‚ pushing a grocery cart filled with his personal belongings and a radio‚ which he was affectionately named after‚ along a train track. During Radio ’s frequent journeys

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    called “Let’s Talk About Intellectual Disabilities” by Loretta Claiborne zoned in on a few issues that need attention when considering people with disabilities. The main focus of the video was to encourage the watcher to be fearless when fighting for the rights of people with intellectual disabilities‚ but the video also presented personal stories from Loretta Claiborne to support her cause. While this video gave a realistic view of the struggle of having a disability‚ it also connected to my own personal

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    CT270 Principles of Supporting Young People With a Disability To Make the Transition into Adulthood. 1. Understand the steps and stages of moving from childhood to adulthood. 1.1 Identify the range of physical‚ social and emotional changes which occur for young people as they move into adult. Fear of the unknown Acceptance from the general population Involvement in the process Choice‚ control and independence 1.2 Explain the changes faced by young people as they move from childhood into adulthood

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    Throughout the years things have change‚ some for the better and some for the worse‚ and the way people look at and feel about those that are different or have disabilities is no different. In the past‚ if you had a disability‚ you were a "stupid" or "weird." You were labeled with words like "retarded" or "freak." There was no right to an education‚ as many felt as though these individuals could not learn anyway. They felt as though these people could not do the same things or would not live

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