Developmental disability

The important of accessibility within the built environment Inaccessible environment gives a huge impact to a person with disability by creating barriers to participation and inclusion. The World Report on Disability (UNICEF, 2011) emphasized the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) highlighted environment as factors that contribute towards functions in a person day-to-day activities. It’s recognized that human functioning can be categorized into 3…

The word cripple may mean something different to you versus what it may mean to me, to me it means to be disabled in a way that affects one’s physical abilities. I’m going to expand on the definition of the word and discuss a personal experience with being cripple as well as provide some examples of what I feel may be viewed by other as being cripple, finally I will discuss societies views on the word and how it may affect those it applies to. Generally when someone says the word cripple, they…

injury or they were born with it. People are always trying to find the easy way to do things and the sad part is that we, as human are suppose to be trying to better ourselves. Welfare is there to help the people that can’t work because they have a disability that restrains them from…

mythical creatures, angry and violent, or comedic spectacles. Clearly not only do people react negatively to these images, but they even set celebrities with this disability up for even more negative responses to their unavoidable image. Regardless of how unfair it may be for these little people, it is the negative side of their disability that is more important to the media. The fact that these people’s images are different is what drives reporters and the media to create these controversies.…

The Reason I Jumped - Naoki Higashida I never had the chances to interact or witness autism’s life from their perspective. In which, signify the humbling and well developed message Naoki share about understanding and knowing how life is in the silence of an autistic person. Every answer corresponded with great explained story and examples. Such as:why do autism people jump their hands, like to be by themselves and why does time scare them. For example, I'm always scare of time passing me by…

(TEDWoman, 2010) and “Scott Sonnon: How we suppress genius and create learning disability” (TEDx Talks, 2013).…

disabled people have often been isolated, made invisible, avoided, and sometimes deprived of status. These responses are reminisces of the past which initiates that who will undergo the luminal phase of many rites of passage. He further argues that “‘disability is not a thing’, it is a juncture within a process, an assortment in the life history that is dramatized in a rite of passage frozen in its luminal stage…

Teaching students on the Autism Spectrum can be a difficult task for educators. However, it can be accomplished in a variety of ways when teaching students with various types of Autism. Furthermore, in order for the teaching to be effective, the learning must be differentiated for the students. Also, lessons should be modified to address the needs of each individual child. It is imperative to fully understand a child’s diagnosis before teaching them. Because Autism has several different…

Schizophrenia often carries a lot of social stigma in modern day society. Media representation plays a large part in this, as it has created a lot of confusion about the illness which in turn has led to a fear of those suffering with schizophrenia. The media has often inaccurately reported the symptoms and the specifics of the illness which has led to misleading ideas and opinions. Furthermore the media have created the impression that people with schizophrenia are unpredictable and dangerous.…

Not long after her next two kids Walter and Eliza were born with XLH. Many think of disability as a misfortune, however, Sheila and her children have learned to fold it into their personal identity. The Social Identity Theory builds on the theme of self-esteem being boosted by relating with social groups you want to take part in and naturally fall into. “Redefining Disability, Re-imagining the Self: Disability Identification Predicts Self-esteem and Strategic Responses,” a research report…