were “accommodations on high-stakes testing students with disabilities”. The database I used was the UNF Library‚ I performed a general search and narrowed the results by peer reviewed and full-test availability. I chose this study because I was familiar with the group of researchers and found their previous work interesting and very informative. The subject matter speaks to me and directly affects me since I am currently teaching special needs students. Fletcher‚ Jack M.; Francis‚ David J.; Boudosquie
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identification of a person experiencing Mental Retardation to the term Intellectual Disability. There are several types of Cognitive Functions from mild to severe that coincide to people who have some form of Intellectual Disability that are viewed. The test of a person IQ is one of the main assessments that are used to diagnose a person experiencing an Intellectual Disability. People with Intellectual Disabilities experience Cognitive difficulties in: memory‚ reading‚ math‚ visual‚ speech‚ cognition
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Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Nursing home abuse and neglect 2. Commercials are portraying the aging population as helpless‚ and a burden of sorts to the younger generations (www.robinson.gsu.edu/magazine/aging.html) 3. Employers did not want to hire the aging population. They saw them as slow‚ and untrained. Thinking that the younger population would be willing to work faster and for
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A heart break struck my family hard almost three years ago. My brother‚ Alex‚ was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. His own body was fighting him and there was no cure. The doctors gave him two more years of mobility before he would more than likely be bound to crutches or even a wheelchair. When the doctors told him that he should quit the high intensity exercise that has become a part of his personality; Alex stood up and told them no. They advised him that there was a larger chance that working
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Cystic Fibrosis: Description‚ signs and symptoms: Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder‚ which is acquired at conception and therefore present at birth. The disorder is entirely caused by one pair of genes. People with cystic fibrosis produce abnormally thick‚ stick mucus in the linings of internal organs such as the lungs and intestines. The most common signs are persistent coughing‚ excessive sweating leading to salty skin‚ huge appetite but poor weight gain‚ and pale‚ oily‚ very smelly faeces
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Jessica Addai Madhu UmashankarPd.8 AP Biology Final Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) Severe combined immunodeficiency also known as SCID is a rare inherited immunodeficiency disorder which is caused by defects in one’s genes. SCID exposes life threatening infection through dangerous viruses‚ bacteria‚ and fungi to the human body which could possibly lead to death or permanent harm to one’s health. SCID is therefore known as the "boy in the bubble" syndrome because through the possibilities
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Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Intellectually Disabled Persons: Which is the Classifying Entity? As I write this‚ sitting in a solitaire corner of the library‚ I’m gently enclosing in my hand a simple rubber bracelet. My inspiration. Not the famous‚ bright yellow LiveStrong ones that Neil Armstrong once yielded‚ but a modest black band with contrasting white letters simply stating "I See You." This statement may seem unpretentious and bland‚ maybe even comical to some‚ but it has a sincere
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My husband. The topics of their lives are intertwined so deeply in my life‚ it only makes sense. I already spend a great deal of my time on research and following news postings about the topics that effect the two of them. Those topics you ask? Disability and Prison. Both are big topics that at moments make a lot of noise and then at other times they can be so silent it’s scary. Both of those topics and what’s happening in the world of them aren’t just interesting to me. They have an effect on my
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Disability Rights Movement In 1817‚ the American School for Deaf was founded in Hartford Connecticut. This was the first school for disabled children in the Western Hemisphere. Although this was not the beginning of the Disability Rights Movement‚ it was a start to society‚ making it possible for people to realize that there were those with disabilities out there in the world and something had to be done. The Disability Rights Movement fought for equal access‚ opportunity‚ consideration‚ and basic
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Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis Rebecca Milligan April 29‚ 2010 Participation in an exercise program can be a challenge for most people‚ but it can be especially difficult if someone loses mobility as a result of a chronic condition such as multiple sclerosis (MS). While these challenges may often seem insurmountable‚ there are many strategies that make it possible for people with MS-related mobility problems to participate in‚ and gain significant benefit from‚ a carefully designed and customized
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