Developmental disability

HOLMESVILLE — At home they call her Eileen, but at the Holmes County Training Center she goes by Betty, a name she shares with her mother. Unlike many clients served by the Training Center and the Holmes County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Betty Masters was not born with a disability. She became disabled after suffering a traumatic brain injury, the result of a car crash when she was 20. And, while she struggles to move and communicate in conventional ways, Masters enjoys to write. And,…

who was born with an intellectual disability, where part of her brain never developed properly. Kenzie is a graduate from New Ulm Public High School and is currently employed at Enterprise in New Ulm, Minnesota. I took Kenzie to Mall of America for her first time, where we spent the day shopping and doing things Kenzie enjoyed. Kenzie’s diagnosis wasn’t discovered until she was a few years old and wasn’t meeting developmental goals. Kenzie’s intellectual disability is moderate, where she…

Mental Retardation Taymont Mental Retardation is developmental disability that first shows in children under the age of 18. It is stated as an intellectual functioning level that is under average and certain limitations in daily living skills. Most people that are mentally challenged see things very challenging as other see effortless. Living skills, social skills, and also comprehension are few of the difficulties of the everyday life of a Mentally Retarded human. This illness can be…

Yet, he fails. One paragraph he tells us the history of mental illness, then just two paragraphs later he completely contradicts himself. Fairman wrote, “for centuries, mental illness and disabilities. . . were thought to be the work of devils and demons. . . shame was often attached to individuals and their families.” Just two paragraphs following Fairman writes, “The N-word invokes some of the foulest chapters in our nations history: “retard”…

their nutritional intake. But, becoming a dietetic is not for me as I thought it would be. The reason I have chosen to go a different route with my career is because I have found my calling helping people with disabilities and have choose to get my certificate for a Developmental Disability Specialist (which included courses: PSY 101, PSY 243, PSY 249, PSY 241, PSY 242, PSY 244).My cousin was born with cerebral palsy and has been in a wheel chair from day one. He and I connect so well and he is…

People with an intellectual or developmental disability are one of the most socially excluded groups and encounter stigma, prejudice and barriers that restrict their freedom and rights. The general public has hidden biases and assumptions that discriminate those with intellectual and developmental disabilities more than any other disability that can alter the way they would like to live their lives. Since those with developmental disabilities have behaviours that are seen as ‘different’, they…

likely do not need any physical changes made to their environment because they have an intellectual disability and not a physical one. In order to empower people with DS as well as ensure they are included in their community and church, individuals with DS should be able to participate in prayer services, youth groups, and regular Sunday services. Including individuals with intellectual disabilities in community-based programs life Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts, sports teams, and school clubs could…

diagnosed with a disability (US Census Bureau 2014). Would you want people to look at you and just see a disability? Would you want someone to refer to you as retarded or would you still want to be seen as an individual? Would you still want to feel empowered? Like you…

hearing (DHH) children and youth with no other conditions and those with other conditions such as low vision, blindness, developmental delay, learning disability, emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairment, intellectual disability, and autism. Out of a total of 32334 DHH children and youth surveyed nationwide with known information, 19741 or 61.1% had no other conditions or disabilities, with 2720 or 56.1% coming from the Northeast, 4009 or 57.3% from the Midwest, 8428 or 63.9% from the…

The Washington Ice Dogs is an organization that gives young people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to play ice hockey. Not only does it give them the opportunity to play ice hockey, but the opportunity to learn skills that can help carry them through their lives. Run by volunteers, the Washington Ice Dogs need the support of others to help anchor the organization and allow them to make a difference in lives of these young players. With sacrifice, compassion, and dedication, lives…