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    with disabilities has been defined as the person most responsible for the day to day decision making and care of that child which can be a mother or father‚ close relatives or professional caregivers. According to The International Classification of Functioning‚ Disability and Health (ICF)‚ Disability refers to difficulties encountered in any or all three areas of functioning which are: Impairments are problems in body function or alterations in body structure

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    MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENT TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Assessment 21382/01 Task 1 Answer the following questions and exercises: 1. Detail five (5) ways that you can support and encourage the independence and self determination of a person with a disability. * Assist people to maintain their dignity by maintaining existing valued social roles and by finding ways for them to gain more valued roles. * Respect the individual’s right to self-esteem and self-determination. It’s

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    Title: No Boundaries Name: Jodie Chen Course: PSYC 4321 | Due Date: 4/20/15 Topic: Intellectual Disability Movie: I Am Sam Sam Dawson‚ portrayed by Sean Penn in the movie “I Am Sam”‚ is an individual struggling with an intellectual disability. He is a pleasant‚ hardworking‚ and enthusiastic man who tends to customers at a coffee shop. His duties consists of cleaning up spills‚ greeting customers‚ and filling canisters with new packets of sugar. Upon leaving the hospital‚ Sam and his newborn

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    Contrast of Life and Disability Insurance Mona Everhart FP/101 April 28‚ 2013 Zeno Gavales Compare and Contrast of Life and Disability Insurance Death and disability are difficult subjects for most families to discuss‚ but insuring against both is an important part of safeguarding a family’s future. Most people recognize the value of life insurance and will have at least a nominal amount‚ possibly taken out at the time of marriage or the birth of children. Disability‚ however‚ is not something

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    can be very helpful in some cases. Labeling students according to their disability can be detrimental or beneficial to that students’ life. Labeling is important to discuss‚ and too often ignored‚ according to The American Sociological Review “we believe it is premature to dismiss labeling and stigma as unimportant in the lives of mental patients.( Dohrenwend‚ 401)” The reasons why labeling is good for a student with a disability‚ outweigh the reasons labeling is detrimental. For the most part‚ labeling

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    regulations regarding the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA). For example‚ IDEA has a zero reject policy‚ which guarantees that public schools cannot turn away a student based upon their disability. With the current demand for schools to perform well on different standardized tests‚ schools would easily turn away students with disability if this policy was not in place. Another major component of the IDEA that stood out to me is that students with disabilities must receive a Free Appropriate Public

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    Motor Characteristics of those with Significant Disabilities Individuals with significant disabilities often possess common motor characteristics related to the deficiencies they have. Whether chronic or acute‚ these health issues have a significant impact on the livelihood of the individual. When relating to and teaching those with significant disabilities‚ it is important to understand the motorical characteristics and the impact those characteristics have on an individual

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    What is the Impact of disability on children’s experiences of childhood? Every child matters and the quality of life of disabled children. This assignment explores the perceived quality of life of children with disabilities‚ and the impact of the United Kingdom Government ‘Every Child Matters’ initiative. The World Health Organisation (WHO) define quality of life as ‘ the individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live

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    The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act‚ known as Public Law 101-496‚ is an amendment to Public Law 91-517 Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Health Centers Construction Act of 1963. This law has had numerous amendments over the years with the most recent being in 2000 transforming into Public Law 106-402. At any rate‚ Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act effect on education enables disabled students to be provided services and support in

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    Disability and the Justification of Inequality in American History. Douglas Baynton argues in this article that historians should see disability as a central issue in American history‚ rather than a special topic of interest only to those who study the lives of disabled people. To illustrate this point‚ he draws together historical narratives of three major political debates in American history that do not–on face value–seem related to disability: the women’s sufferage movement‚ debates over slavery

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