Service Reflection: Special Olympics For my service hours‚ I attended Special Olympics‚ an event where disabled or mentally ill students and adults compete in a series of sports. I was in charge of a severly autistic teen named Tony‚ whos life is spent in a group home. I was unable to get much information out of him‚ as he was barely able to communicate let alone stay in one place. This event was an example of direct service as it was a one-on-one experience that changed my life. Tony was extremely
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Should Special Needs Students Be Taught in an Inclusive Classroom? In 1975‚ the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)‚ was enacted by Congress to ensure that children with disabilities have the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. Before IDEA was enacted‚ students with disabilities were taught in a regular education classroom‚ but were not given any accommodations to help them learn. IDEA’s purpose is to provide an education
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| | |What Are Special Educational Needs? (Hand-out) | | This is a transition time for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities – new legislation in the form of a green paper - “Support and Aspiration” is advancing through the necessary stages and considerable
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Prisons are made up of several types of offenders‚ however within the prison populations‚ there are those offenders which make up the special needs category or those who are known for substance abuse. The reason why these special need inmates affect the jail and prison system‚ both on a federal and state level would be because of the specialized attention in which they require. If these prisoners are not given the proper attention that is needed for their disability‚ they can because a danger
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the next activity she wanted the children to create their own pumpkin in the way that they pictured him and heard him described. Once the children got into their groups the teacher and a child helper passed out all the materials the children would need. Glitter‚ glue‚ crayons‚ beads‚ string‚ and scissors were all passed out to each group. They all received a card board cut out of a pumpkin and were now told to decorate him the way that they comprehended it from the book. From the very beginning the
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Thompson Literature Review Special needs individuals are not different from everyone they just need a little extra help along their way. This population has to have mediation because there are many who cannot speak for themselves. They need the help from a neutral person so that they can discuss complications that they may be dealing with without judgment. Advocacy is a necessity too because that individual needs a person to stand by their side and help them fight for
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Inmates with Special Needs Sarah Berry CJA/234 November 25‚ 2013 Richard Gilbert Inmates with Special Needs Inmate with special needs‚ mental illnesses‚ substance-abuse issues‚ juvenile offenders‚ and older inmates are all considered special offenders upon entering the correctional facility and classification process. These inmates are classified as special offenders‚ which refers to inmates with behavioral issues that will need close supervision‚ specific treatment plans‚ and
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Prisoners with Special Needs CJA/234 October 7‚ 2013 Prisoners with Special Needs A special need inmate has a physical or mental disability that limits their capacity to function in the normal inmate population. The United States is made up of individuals of all walks of life. The prisoners held in American prisons are no different. The United States prison system does not discriminated among its prisoners. These prisoners may have physical or mental disabilities however‚ if they committed
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For my choice project I chose to interview a parent who has a child with special needs. The parent I chose to interview is a person I work with. She is a mother of two children‚ a son and a daughter which her son has been diagnosed with autism. Her son is ten years old and has been living with autism since he was diagnosed at the age of three. I have known this mother for about three years now and have helped her in many of the autism fundraisers that she puts on to raise money for her autism support
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Parenting with Families of Children with Special Needs was a very informative‚ interesting‚ and educational article. This article included information that would be very important for teachers‚ family members‚ caregivers‚ and any other people who work with children with special needs. This article also includes some inserts from a parent of a child who was born with Down syndrome. Baby Ella’s mother briefly discuss how they felt when they found out about Ella’s condition and how they are dealing
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