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Lizzie Velasquez
Lizzie Velasquez is a 28-year-old motivation speaker who was born and raised in Austin, Texas. When Lizzie was born she was diagnosed with a rare disorder that does not allow her to gain body fat. The doctor told Lizzie’s parents that she would not be able to do anything, however, with the love and support from her family they never gave up on Lizzie. Lizzie has overcome many of the challenges that she is faced with because of her disability.
Lizzie’s father was an elementary school principal while her mother stopped working to stay home and take care of her. Her mom started to watch two other children along with Lizzie because she wanted Lizzie to experience what it was like growing up with other children. Even though Lizzie was different from the other children her parents never treated her any different because of her disability. Lizzie did not realize she was different from the other children until she started kindergarten. In kindergarten, Lizzie was bullied by other children for looking
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It is also important to make sure that other children do not bully students who may have a learning or physical disability. We can do this by giving students the necessary tools to enhance their learning. In addition, we can create a buddy system where we pair up students with disabilities with students who do not. This buddy system will be beneficial to everyone because it will help the child with a disability learn social skills and it will allow the child that does not have a disability to understand what it is like for their friends who do have a disability. Furthermore, raising awareness about different disabilities around us will help children and others understand that everyone is different in their own way, but that is what makes us who we
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Disabilities can come in many forms and can cause many attributes of a person to shift or change over the course of time. Webster’s Dictionary defines disability as “a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities,” as well as, “a disadvantage of handicap, especially one imposed or recognized by the law.” In the short story by Flannery O’Connor, “Good Country People,” we can see described one such person. Joy-Hulga shows both mental and physical conditions of her disability, but also the bravery to overcome her disability. Flannery O’Connor does a fine job showing the readers the difficulties of living with and overcoming a disability.
Julia Braden 04/24/1963 – 11/6/2017 Ypsilanti Mi, a Massage Therapist in Ann Arbor, MI, died November 6th, 2017. She was born the eldest of 2 siblings in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies on April 24th 1963. Julia was certified a Massage Therapist In June 1994, and went to school in Florida for certification. She was attending Eastern Michigan University for a degree in Recreational Therapy and expected to graduate in 2019. She was married from 1988 to 2007 to Jon Braden and had no children. Growing up, she travelled with her father, and lived in England, Malaysia, Thailand, Denmark, and Africa. She also travelled to other countries with her father on vacations. She went to boarding school when she was 8 years old. She finished her high
If someone decided to make a list of ordinary teenage girls in the world, Hannah Jones would have to be in there. Just like every average teenagers, Hannah had a family, friends, and she was happy (Well, most of the time). Hannah was living in California when her family decided to move to New York for some personal reasons.
What do we do with children with disabilities in the public school? Do we include them in the general education class with the “regular” learning population or do we separate them to learn in a special environment more suited to their needs? The problem is many people have argued what is most effective, full inclusion where students with all ranges of disabilities are included in regular education classes for the entire day, or partial inclusion where children spend part of their day in a regular education setting and the rest of the day in a special education or resource class for the opportunity to work in a smaller group setting on specific needs. The need for care for children with identified disabilities both physical and learning continues to grow and the controversy continues.
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Katie Mitchell is a British theatre director whose work has received various different opinions and reviews. According to The Guardian, Mitchell “has been hailed as the closest thing British theatre has to a genuine auteur: a director with a strong, uncompromising vision of how theatre should be” (Oltermann). Her exceptional directing style and methods have attracted both positive and negative feedback from her audiences and critics, reaching past the unknown and creating a new artistic style for the theatre. Whether watching a performance of one of her shows, or reading her directing book entitled “The Director’s Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre”, new and seasoned directors have much to learn from Katie Mitchell’s distinctive directing style.
Once the students begin to feel comfortable, I am flooded with questions. Students are able to expand their knowledge on a variety of disability-related issues. The real challenge is to help them change their perception of people with disabilities. Students have to be convinced that a disability is a limitation and every human has his or her own limitations. A disability is not a sickness someone can catch like a cold. When the students begin to see that we are all equal, then the Disabilities Awareness program has really done its job. The students are stubborn at first to new ideas but, after challenging them, they begin to see the truth behind these ideas and start accepting them.
The school system should educate the students about disability acceptance in the community by involving people with special needs on the school activities. III. Satisfaction A. Do buddy clubs. This will help start friendships and connections. Know disable people better.
“The 1% of US students with labels of severe disabilities including mental retardation have been historically excluded from ‘inclusive’ education” (Bentley, 2008, p. 543). Laws such as PL 94-142 and “No Child Left Behind” (as cited in Bentley), say that ‘public school students with all types of disabilities be educated in the least restrictive environment—‘to the maximum extent possible…with children who do not have disabilities’ the majority of these students with special education labels, such as, mental retardation and multiple disabilities are still isolated in special education classrooms (Bentley, 2008, p. 545). Wehmeyer (as cited in Bentley), points out that mere access does not promote authentic participation (Bentley, 2008, p. 546). Burkowski et al (as cited in Webster and Cater), “Friendship has been defined as a bond between two individuals that is stable across time and involves mutual affection, mutual preference and having fun together” (Webster and Carter, 2007, p. 201). It is up to parents, teachers and other paraprofessionals to seek ways to facilitate and encourage the types of positive interactions that will foster these types of friendships. If done successfully all students will benefit and there will be true inclusion.
I have experienced firsthand some of the positives and negatives. One of the most important aspects of inclusion is the social development gained by students with disabilities. One of the negatives is the danger of a student with a disability not being able to differentiate when they are in real danger of getting hurt. Often students with disabilities appear to be normal among the other students and not given the latitude of having a disability that may impede there judgement. As a special education teacher, I have learned standing in the doorway to prevent a child from leaving the classroom constitutes seclusion. I had to testify in a civil case in 2016 were a child with a disability tried to leave the classroom and the substitute teacher stood in the doorway and tried to prevent her from leaving. Preventing the incident could have transpired if there had been proactive measures taken rather reactive measures. It has become necessary to provide all personal involved within the school system the education needed to support inclusion and children with disabilities. I am a true believer in Least Restrictive Environment. Throughout my teaching career, I have watched a student with an IQ of 51 participate in co-taught or mainstream classes. Now, this particular student’s social skills were better than most people I know. In his freshman year, the doctor diagnosed him with cancer and given one year to live. He never stopped smiling. He pulled through and is currently finishing a program at the Vo-tech, where he maintained his grades and attendance with very few accommodations. He is happy, healthy, and I can see him ending up making more money a year than most people I know. I do understand not all cases will be like this one. However, I am sure that if the parents of this particular student had not stood their ground and refused to allow their child be
The majority of students with disabilities should be in an inclusive setting. These students are generally placed based on the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). Furthermore, the majority of these students are able to keep up academically with their peers, even
As a student who has a learning disability, the idea of inclusion in the classroom is very important to me. My learning disability may not be noticeable to everyone but there were still times in school that I needed my teachers to make accommodations ...
When teaching students with disabilities it is important to know and understand the needs of all the students in the classroom. Ultimately, the goal for any educator is to educate all of the students in the classroom and ensure that appropriate accommodations are being made for students with disabilities. By utilizing these skills in reading, writing, and classroom management, an educator will be able to help all students be successful.
Did you know our educational system is faced with a new enemy? The enemy has teachers, administrators, and counselors working around the clock trying to figure out how to get classrooms across the nation back in line. The name of this new, but familiar, enemy is called, “behavior problems”. Behavior problems, first, reared its ugly head in students who were in gangs, on drugs or just bullies. Now in the 21 century, classrooms are being filled more with students from diverse backgrounds. These students are presenting major behavior problems to teachers and other students, not because they are bad children but because they are dealing with disabilities. In this paper, I will identify and explain some of the disabilities teachers are facing in the classroom. I will also be giving a list of practices that will create an inclusive classroom for that particular behavior and how I will integrate the practices into my classroom.