Disability Experience Essay

Some people have more experience than others when it comes to children with disabilities. There are lots of types of disabilities. There are mental, physical, and learning disabilities. Scientists have found out a lot of information for people to learn and know about when it comes to the causes of the disabilities. There are people out in the world that know what a disability is like and there are also people who do not know what it is like to have or live with a person that has a disability. I am one of the many people in the world that has first hand experience with knowing someone and having a disability.

I know lots of people that have a disability and I have seen the effects that the person’s disability has on the family. I also know

There are many ways in which I wish people would respond to me. Some people respond and some people do not respond in the following ways. Some people try to either relate to you or they know what it is like for me. Some people do not care that I have a disability and there are others that do not know how to respond to my disability. Lastly, some people are way too sympathetic of my disability; they smother me. I would want people to respond to me with having a disability by treating me like as if I do not have a disability. I would want them to be kind but understanding of my disability. I would want the person to not be too curious because there are some things that I do not like to discuss or tell people about. If the person does not get my disability and they do not care, I do not want that person to try to pretend that they get or understand my disability. I would want the person to understand that my disability and all other disabilities can be challenging to me. I do not want the person to be judgmental or to try to put their bad experience on me if they had a bad experience for dealing with a person that has a disability. Lastly, I would want people to know that they are varying levels of each disability. For me personally I am on the very top of the functioning for Autism. There are some ways and

I know that there are certain accommodations that can help an individual when they are in school. If a student requests accommodations then the teacher has to comply with the request for accommodation since it is a law and legal action can happen. The teacher and the school will be in a lot of trouble if they do not comply with the person requesting the accommodations. I know that buildings have to be built to code for people that cannot walk or have trouble walking and using the restrooms. I know that hallways and doorways have to be a certain width so that a wheel chair can fit through. There has to be toilets that people in wheel chairs or who cannot go to the restroom like everyone else in public places and buildings. Students must receive the same material as everybody else does in the classroom along with the same directions or any extra information that everyone else receives. People with disabilities have the right to be educated. There are certain circumstances in which information can be modified if it will help the student to succeed in their education career; as long as it is reasonable. The current system for people with disabilities is pretty good but there are a few parts that need to be changed or enforced more so. I know that these rules and