Good morning and thank you for giving me the privilege of speaking to you today.
As you look around the room this morning, you will recognize that every person in here is different to a certain degree. Some of you may be left handed, while the rest of you are right. Despite these differences, most of us are quite similar in the way we see the world. Meanwhile out of twenty three million, over four million Australians have either been born with or developed a disability. To make it a little bit easier could I please have Michelle, Brenna, Rebecca and Khloe stand? When you looks around the room these four people represent the percentage of people in Australia that have a disability. That means on average 4 in 20 people have some sort of disability that affects the manner in which their lives are lived.
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The most effective way to teach the students to take tolerance to the differences between them and people with disabilities is to give them evidence of this happening. An ideal demonstration of this is in the film ‘The Black Balloon’. This film is from the perspective of Thomas Mollison. Thomas is the younger brother of Charlie, a 17 year old boy who was born with autism. The film perfectly represents the mistreatment of those with disabilities and the difficulties and challenges faced to anyone living with, more commonly, a child with disabilities. These representations are continuous throughout the film, however the most significant scenes are shown as the beginning of each morning. While the audience does not take too much notice of the early morning shenanigans that take place in the Mollison household, in reality this is a difficult routine that the family will never be able to get used to. As the camera catches the best and worst of the Mollison family, it is assured that there are no dramatic effects that take away from the importance of the message of the
As you look around the room this morning, you will recognize that every person in here is different to a certain degree. Some of you may be left handed, while the rest of you are right. Despite these differences, most of us are quite similar in the way we see the world. Meanwhile out of twenty three million, over four million Australians have either been born with or developed a disability. To make it a little bit easier could I please have Michelle, Brenna, Rebecca and Khloe stand? When you looks around the room these four people represent the percentage of people in Australia that have a disability. That means on average 4 in 20 people have some sort of disability that affects the manner in which their lives are lived.
I’m …show more content…
The most effective way to teach the students to take tolerance to the differences between them and people with disabilities is to give them evidence of this happening. An ideal demonstration of this is in the film ‘The Black Balloon’. This film is from the perspective of Thomas Mollison. Thomas is the younger brother of Charlie, a 17 year old boy who was born with autism. The film perfectly represents the mistreatment of those with disabilities and the difficulties and challenges faced to anyone living with, more commonly, a child with disabilities. These representations are continuous throughout the film, however the most significant scenes are shown as the beginning of each morning. While the audience does not take too much notice of the early morning shenanigans that take place in the Mollison household, in reality this is a difficult routine that the family will never be able to get used to. As the camera catches the best and worst of the Mollison family, it is assured that there are no dramatic effects that take away from the importance of the message of the