The case student for this project will be Derrick Shepherd. Derrick’s diagnosis is Down syndrome. Derrick is in 4th grade‚ 10 years old‚ and has an IQ of 39. Derrick can say approximately 25 words‚ all which are hard to understand unless you are familiar with his language. He has hypotonia and fine motor difficulties‚ so he has a hard time manipulating small objects and holding onto pencils‚ pens‚ and other similar objects. Because of his fine motor difficulties‚ his writing is slow and hard
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I’d first like to address Group 4’s question which questions‚ “Why do you think that the majority of people who have a disability have always been poor‚ powerless‚ and degraded?” Disabled persons are part of the biggest minority in the world‚ and naturally the minorities get less benefits than the majority. United Nations Enable states that “Persons with disabilities are routinely denied these basic rights: Receiving an education‚ Living independently in the community‚ getting jobs‚ even when well
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McGuinness in the book‚ Guinesses mentions that "two decades of research have not provided any support for the Validaty of ADD or hyperactivity. Neither clinical studies nor psychological testing has been able to identify such a group" (Breggin 1991). This is saying that young individuals are diagnose with these disorders but not a single study was able to detect most of these disorders. What does this mean? This means that society labeled these specific groups of young individuals based on their learning
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possible impact of disability‚ special requirements (additional needs) and attitudes on positive outcomes for children and young people. 7-3.1 Explain the potential impact of disability on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people Impairments lead to disabilities‚ these can include sensory impairments‚ physical impairments‚ learning difficulties and social or emotional difficulties and the same condition can affect children differently so the impacts of disability can be unique to
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Why do you think Bill’s schizophrenia was not recognized immediately? I believe Bill’s schizophrenia was not recognized immediately because he had comorbid disorder. Bill was also exhibiting a learning disability‚ and depression. It may also have not been recognized because the onset was difficult to detect. The symptoms seemed to be confused with violent aggression. The ones around him may only observed the behaviors they could physically see and Bill probably at a young age had difficulty explaining
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Tuesday 14th April 2015 Support Children with Disabilities and SEN Units 215.2.2‚ 215.2.3‚ 215.3.1‚ 215.3.3‚ 215.3.4‚ 215.4.1‚ 215.4.2‚ 215.4.4‚ Implicit 215.4.3 & 215.1.5 Obtain an IEP/EHCP and use it as a case study. You should highlight and annotate certain areas and then complete a reflective account to show how it is used. Give details of: The nature of the particular disability and/or SEN. The special provision required. Where the information comes from (e
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which is now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This act sought to provide children with disabilities the right to a free education and related services that will be appropriate and adaptable to each child’s unique needs (IDEA‚ 2004). After an in-depth policy analysis of the IDEA‚ the argument supported in this paper is that although the IDEA has provided a great movement towards social justice for children with disabilities‚ the policy is not fully adequate in addressing
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(DoE) [26]. All of them can be provided by the statistic software SAS [31]. To demonstrate the structure of such an index‚ the 7 elements of the ‘Index of deprivation’ are listed: Income deprivation‚ Employment deprivation‚ Health deprivation and disability‚ Education‚ skills and training deprivation‚ Barriers to housing and services‚ Living environ-ment deprivation and Crime [56]. 2. Health
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of 1973‚ and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004‚ on the Education of Children with Disabilities Abstract Education is regarded as a fundamental right in the United States. Up until the 1970’s‚ however‚ children with disabilities were being denied this right. Congress passed landmark legislation to redress this injustice‚ beginning with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973‚ and culminating with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. These new federal
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Disability Issues in the Public Workplace Eloise‚ a supervisor at the Federal Administration Agency (FAA)‚ was faced with trying to ensure productivity when one of her workers became ill‚ and was not maintaining her level of work. Brenda‚ who had been a computer programmer for the Management Information Systems Support Division of the FAA for nine years‚ was diagnosed with breast cancer in January of 1991. She left work immediately to have an operation and to start treatments. Brenda was supposed
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