intended major‚ including your readiness to succeed in your upper-division courses once you enroll at the university. Growing up‚ I always struggled to focus‚ read‚ and maintain good grades. As an adult‚ I recently got diagnosed with a learning disability at age 32 in November 2016. This discovery has helped me understand how to place myself in the best position to succeed in my academia. The resources that I am currently utilizing to help me succeed in my upper-division courses are Kurzweil 3000
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without offering proper assistance‚ education could be a difficult process for him. Even though Ryan’s visual impairment is not necessarily considered as a learning disability because as the textbook stated: “to be classified as a learning disability‚ the learning problem is not primarily the result of visual‚ hearing‚ or motor disabilities” (Santrock‚ 2011)‚ it is still as important for him to receive support in school for him to become a responsible and independent adult. As an educator‚ it is important
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I saw many people staring. Some people I would make eye-contact with and they would quickly look away‚ while others would turn around when they thought I was not looking. The stares‚ even if they were quick‚ made me feel like the individuals felt sorry for me. I wanted to let them know that I am just like you‚ however‚ I do not have the capability to use my lower extremity and require an assistive device‚ a wheelchair‚ for a mobility aid. I can see why individuals who have a disability experience
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Understand what is required for competence in own work role. 1.1 describe the duties and responsibilities of own work. whats in the contract hours Lines of reporting specific roles and responsibilities (behavioural support‚ supporting children and young people with special educational needs‚ supporting be;inhgual children and young people0 compliance with policies and procedures of the setting (behaviour‚ children and young people protection‚ health and safety‚ keeping up to date
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horrible thing. Many would think it wrong for a parent to not want to give their child the gift of sight. If I had a child that was deaf‚ I would do everything in my power to help them get their hearing. If the technology was there to fix this disability‚ why wouldn ’t anyone want their child to have it? "840 babies are born with a permanent hearing loss every year."(NDCS of UK). This is a horrible number to hear‚ that so many children will never be able to hear. If there was any technology able
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According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA‚ 2006) one of the principal work-related causes of pain and disabilities in the place of work are musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Musculoskeletal disorders are among the most common medical problems in the U.S. as they affect 7% of the American population according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH‚ 1997). These MSDs include problems such as lower back pain‚ joint injuries and strain on nerves
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What motivates people to work hard? This will be an analytical report outlining the views of experts‚ how their views correlate or differ and the relevance of their opinions on motivation techniques. As well this report will also determine whether people are motivated by similar factors or whether the context of the vocation leaves some factors more prevalent than others. This report will conclude having discussed the above question in depth using text materials outlined later on‚ in the attempt
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How to Deal with Difficult People at Work Interpersonal relationships can influence consistently the effectiveness of work and well-being of employees as well as their psychological state. However‚ often the problem of the formation of positive interpersonal relationships arises‚ especially when there are some difficult people within an organization‚ who ignore interests and needs of other employees. In fact‚ it is possible to find such difficult people practically in any organization. Many employs
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KIM Class: A3.1 Essay Writing Topic: When people succeed‚ it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success. Nowadays‚ many people hold the opinion that success only come to people when they work hard and luck does not play any roles‚ but some people think when people success because of luck not hard work. As far as I am concerned‚ I do agree with the statement said that when people success‚ it is because of hard work and luck has nothing to do with success. There are a
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CONCERN FOR PEOPLE AND CONCERN FOR WORK IN MANAGEMENT One of the most recent challenges of a typical manager in many establishments is the trouble of determining how much of attention should be given to production and the need of workers. A manager who concentrates on the various flimsy excuses of his workers is not likely to be a productive manager. Likewise a manager whose attention and focus is mainly on the work to be done‚ would also be a bad leader even though he attains a productive result
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