Disability rights

however that challenge sometimes become more difficult when students have certain disabilities that restrict them from doing it on their own. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. This law makes sure that students with special needs are included in with the general population of the school. All students with disabilities are required to participate in physical education instruction, and this can…

In this report I am going to discuss the impact of Down’s syndrome, Sickle cell anaemia and Cystic fibrosis on the individual and society. I am going to include what causes the condition, the impacts on the individual physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs. The first condition that I am going to discuss is Down’s syndrome. Down’s syndrome is a genetic condition known as trisomy; this is where a person has an extra copy of one chromosome; people who have Down’s syndrome have 47…

Mental illnesses are classified as a health condition that impacts upon a person’s thinking, feelings, and behaviour. These cause the individual distress and difficulty in daily functioning. Everyone has had some exposure to mental illness, but many have only a basic understanding of the topic. Therefore, prompting the discussion of whether society is insensitive to those suffering from mental illnesses. Firstly, mental illnesses are treated as illegitimate when compared to a physical illness.…

However, the fact is that both mental illnesses and suicide are not uncommon things. Approximately 1 in 5 teenagers from ages 13–18 experience a severe mental disorder, and even more, about “2.6% of adults in the U.S. live with bipolar disorder” (Nami Right). Likewise, Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among 10-24 year olds, and “an estimated 3-20% of persons who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder die by suicide” (University of Washington). Accordingly, those that are young and…

Introduction I am enrolled in an elementary education program with plans to graduate with my Bachelor’s Degree in December of 2017. Once I am certified, I want to teach 2nd or 3rd grade students in a low income school, preferably the one in my neighborhood. After three years, I want to pursue my Master’s Degree in Special Education. I want to work in a special education classroom specializing with children who were categorized as having an emotional disturbance. My reasoning behind this is that…

In order to keep the children with physical disabilities to engage in learning, provide additional time for activity and for transportation, positive nurturing environment, easy access to material and independence to explore. Second, children with physical disability also experience problem with the psychological factors such as motivation, self -confidence, and social interaction. Children who are socially…

An Inscription tribute to Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was a physician and educator that strived to break through barriers of education both through children and universities. In this essay I will be explaining all the concepts of childhood education that Montessori developed. Her concepts revolve around areas like practical life, sensorial, language, math, science, geography, music, and art, and still play a great part in schools today. Maria Montessori was born On August 31st 1870, in…

Many people have been dealing with their own mental disorder because mental disorders would be always follow them and be at their side by side. They could and they couldn’t overcome their mental disorder because some of them know there is no help that will make their lives easier or better. The mental illness takes control of people. Few mentally ill people can easily bear their illness because they know that their having mental disorder makes their “normal” living extremely difficult. They…

Why should children be informed on disability at an early age? Investigating: “Retard.” “Freak.” “Slow.” “Crazy.” All these terms have been maliciously and continuously thrown at handicapped persons. Bully, by definition, is “a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually intimidates smaller or weaker people,” ("Bully"). Upon its arrival in new age campaigns, this term has lost its value despite desperate efforts. Although bullying-related PSAs have been increasingly more popular…

increases their mental instability and should, upon diagnosis, be placed into hospitals instead. Prisons were made to reform and help our most troubled citizens, but these people aren't given the chance they deserve due to their handicaps. These disabilities may not define them but they are defining their success when we purposefully ignore them. Herbert Richardson placed a bomb on a porch one day and after an accidental detonation, killed one child and seriously injured another (76). After…