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According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary the definition of a disability is:
“incapacitated by illness or injury; also: physically or mentally impaired in a way that substantially limits activity especially in relation to employment or education.”
Is this how you view disability? Who is disabled? Who is normal? And who gets to decide?
“I didn’t think of myself as being different”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cJjRXzFqDRs
Everyone is in this world together and we all should be equal
“Why couldn’t society simply accept me and my face the way I was?”
Challenged... Differently Abled
Your ideas?
My “new” face felt like a mask, something I had been given to wear, but not something that was part of me.
Generally, an intellectual disability is defined as having an
IQ score of less than 70
The average IQ score is 100
A round wall clock that has been rotated until it is hanging upside down will have a minute hand that points to your right when it is 2:45
True or False
In a sequence of four words, “triangle, glove, clock, bicycle” corresponds to this sequence
of numbers: 3, 5, 12, 2
True or False
Are you normal?
If you didn’t do very well on these 3 questions does that make you “disabled or deficient”?
Are you less than normal?
Be sensitive to the needs of all of their studentsCreate an open, positive space for their students Be aware of exactly what accommodations are
available and what is required to get them to ensure they get the best aid possible. (www.disabledfeminists.com, “How can teachers and professors help students with disabilities?”)
Be pro-active for your students. Look through cumulative files. Talk to parents and previous teachers.
YouTube - Disability Discrimination: Job Interview