Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis [MS] is a chronic‚ autoimmune‚ inflammatory‚ neurodegenerative condition of the central nervous system [CNS] (Boppanna‚ Huang‚ Ito & Dhib-Jalbut‚ 2011) characterized by demyelination and axonal loss (Chastain‚ Duncan‚ Rodgers & Miller‚ 2011). MS expresses itself in 4 forms: relapsing remitting MS [RRMS]‚ secondary progressive MS [SPMS]‚ primary progressive MS [PPMS]‚ and progressive relapsing MS [PRMS] (Boppanna‚ Huang‚ Ito & Dhib-Jalbut‚ 2011).
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Having any kind of disability can be difficult to deal with‚ but imagine‚ not being able to walk independently‚ not being able to see the world thorough your own two eyes‚ not being able to hear the sounds of your family or the places around you. This is a physical disability. A physical disability can either be short term or long term. Some people may be born with one while others are simply caused by injury‚ illness‚ or accident. Some physical disabilities may improve over time and others can
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heart of the democratic process.’ The main political activity for most people is to vote in an election. Through electoral process‚ governments are being chosen and elected before holding certain position in the office. To conduct such activity‚ an electoral system is needed. There are two main electoral systems to discuss‚ first is the AMS (Additional Member System) and second is FPTP (First-Past-The-Post System). In general‚ there has been a view that considers AMS as the greater choice as an
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is one of the main emergency services. Firefighting and firefighters have become ubiquitous around the world‚ from wildland areas to urban areas‚ and aboard ships. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary‚ the English word "firefighter" has been used since 1903.[1] In recent decades it has become the preferred term‚ replacing the older "fireman"‚ since many women serve as firefighters‚ and also because the term "fireman" can have other meanings‚ including someone who sets or stokes fires – the opposite
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Multiple Perspectives Analysis Paper Heather Bradford University of Phoenix MTE/520 Bret Werner May 27‚ 2013 Multiple Perspectives Analysis Paper Teaching social studies can be quite a task when trying to figure out whose perspective we must teach from considering social studies is‚ for the most part‚ a narrative. When teaching social studies one of the most important things to remember is to be objective; facts are facts. History should be universal‚ however we all know that is hard to
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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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should stop focussing on the person with disabilities and turn our attention to disabling environments.” Discuss with relevance to completing explanations of disability. Date: 14/03/13 Word Count: 1‚442 “We should stop focussing on the person with disabilities and turn our attention to disabling environments”. This can be done by focussing on the social and rights based models of disability. There are four main models of disability‚ these are; the charity model‚ the medical
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Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in the workplace and its effect on employment Introduction The act was introduced with the view to eliminate discrimination amongst disabled people in employment‚ throughout the assignment I will critically analyse the different areas of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and find out what effect they have had on disabled people in employment. Definition of disability A disabled person is someone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial
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relationship with each other. Individuals with disabilities have always been present in society‚ although they experienced exclusion and not recognised as a “normal” person. In terms of sport‚ mentally retarded persons were thought to not understand the rules of the sport and therefore were left out. Physically disabled were thought of not having the ability to participate and therefore they were excluded from sport participation. In earlier times‚ a disability was defined as a person with a physical
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No 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
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