Disability etiquette

A teacher’s goal is to maximize his or her student’s potential. Traditionally, the biggest challenge for students with disabilities was to meet their needs in the areas of social, behavioral, cognitive, perceptive and motor skills (Adebisi et al. 14). A learning disability is defined by the Schwab Foundation as a person who is diagnosed by a professional with a difficulty as a result of a CNS dysfunction in the areas or reading, writing, math, science, reasoning speaking, or listening. In order…

prominent than disability. In the novel, John Steinbeck displays various forms of disabilities including mental disability, race, and gender. Steinbeck also analyzes the affects that these disabilities have on the characters of the novel and their roles in society. Whether we analyze the relationships that the characters have with the disabled, or how their disability hinders them professionally or socially in society, it is evident that John Steinbeck’s goal is to make disability a forefront…

Every school has or should have a center for students with disabilities. I was fortunate enough to have one in my high school that changed my life called, Learning Lab. I had never been a student who received straight A’s or was top of my class. In Elementary school I never struggled, It wasn 't until I got to middle school that I realized how difficult math was for me. Then, I arrived at high school and realized how difficult school really was for me. I enjoyed going to school, In 9th grade…

Often it is difficult for us to ascertain certain situations until we experience them ourselves. This rings true for my own perspective on interacting with children. Previous to my clinical practicum semester in my undergraduate coursework, I doubted my ability to speak to or even tolerate the presence of children within my vicinity. I have always fostered an interest in the children of the world, where every single child has his/her own personality and more to discover. I always found myself to…

(2009), the relationship between the university and administrative features, such as Student Disability Services (SDS) is critical because their primary goals are to ensure students academic success. It would seem natural that SDS personal would come from student services or counseling backgrounds because they appear to be the most “qualified to provide direct services to students and understand any disability related needs” (p. 138). With training in student developmental theories, SDS…

The Wrong Depiction of Disability In Nancy Mairs essay entitled “Disabilities”, she explains many of the complications that disabled people face because of the depiction that is shown of them in the media. Nancy Mairs is a disabled person herself, suffering from multiple sclerosis. In the essay, Nancy Mairs shows how disabled people are constantly excluded from the rest of society, especially from the media. Throughout the essay, Mairs uses personal experience to describe the daily struggles…

is their fault or doing for the state of disablement in their children (which is common in all 3 categories of deaf, dwarf, and down syndrome cases). Differences in these 3 disabled categories are pretty much rooted in their experience in their disabilities. For example, dwarf people need more height accessible tools as shown in the example of Sam or in her hunt for…

Over the course of the semester several situations have occurred in class that have made both a recognizable and lasting impact on personal perceptions and thought processes as they relate to education and life in general. The exercises performed and the readings assigned in class have been an integral part of this eye-opening experience. Additionally, this course has helped to reinforce some personal attitudes and opinions directed towards both primary and secondary education and beyond.…

daughters diagnosed with autism. Her name is “Dana Reeds,” and her daughters (beginning with the oldest to the youngest) are named “Priscilla,” age twelve, “Tina,” age eleven, and “Leslie,” age eight. Dana has four other children who don’t have a disability, and all of them go to school. This mother was the first option in my head to be the perfect example for the interview. I am related to her, and knowing she is an easy-going person, I knew she wouldn’t mind if I asked a few questions on the…

Aimee Mullins begins her speech with the primary notion that the rhetoric that society uses to define people with “disadvantages” or “disabilities” causes individuals with the discussed disabilities to be perceived as “weak”, “useless”, “mangled”, and many other negatively descriptive adjectives. Furthermore, her additional premise is that language has a powerful connection with the human thought; ergo, the words that society uses to define certain ailments has a direct affect upon the…