Rec 252 Mid-Term Exam Review

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handicapism Defintion

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Attitudes/practices that lead to unequal/unjust treatment of people because of apparent and/or assumed physical or mental disabilities

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Name Evidence of Handicapism (7 total)

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1. Through societal attitudes which are negative, fearful or both.
2. Through misunderstanding or non-understanding
3. Through inaccessibility
4. When people park illegally in handicapped parking spaces
5. when wheelchair users are shunned or ignored
6. When citizens with problems cant find solutions through normal channels
7. Language

Hint 2

attitudes & practises that lead to unequal & unjust treatment of people b/c of apparent and/or assumed physical or mental disabilities

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disability is..

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is a functional limitation that interferes with a persons ability to walk, talk, learn etc.

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How to say it:
Instead of afflicted or suffers from

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say person who has

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Instead of victim or stricken

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say person with

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instead of disabled or hadicaped say...

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a disability

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Instead of Palsied, CP or spastic say..

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cerebral palsy

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Instead of retarded say

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retardation

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instead of dwarf or midget say

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of short stature

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instead of mute or dumb say

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without speech or nonverbal

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say deaf or hearing impaired instead of

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hard of hearing

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say Visually impared instead of

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sightless

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instead of learning disabled say

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learning disability

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instead of normal or healthy

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say non-disabled

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instead of wheelchair bound say

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non-ambulatory

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instead of birth defect say...

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congenital disability

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instead of confined to a wheelchair say

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uses a wheel chair

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instead of paraplegic

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say has paraplegia (lower body paralysis)

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instead of crippled or lame say

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say paralyzed

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What are 3 guideline s to use when choosing more postive language?

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1) person first
2) Avoid using terms that suggest helplessness
3) Avoid Verbs

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1) instead of a disabled person try saying "a person with a disability"
2) ex: bad: wheelchair bound, victim of, or crippled by, and suffers from
3) ex: instead of 'kim is headinjured" say "kim has a headinjury,"

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What are ways to promote inclusion when structuring group recreation activities?

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1) Provide frequent and consistent opportunities to get aquanted
2) Make everyone a part of the decision making (equal status)
* Accent team work to reinforce equal status (Mutual goals)
* Use team nicknames, T-shirts, other group identifiers (to promote cooperation and interdependence)
* Explain disability or special needs at initial session to provide accurate info about the pperson with the disability
* dont patronize and don't over help ( helps promote fair and tolerant norms)
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name three problems to avoid when structuring group rec. activities:

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* avoid having large groups without inclusion structured into the program.
* avoid inaccessible access to the program.