Disability

with disabilities and how to identify them. There are many identification for student with disabilities such as; impairment, handicap and disability. These terms are being used to identify the type of disability that students have. There are also different types of disabilities such as; intellectual, learning, emotional or behavioral, communication, hearing impairments, visual impairments, physical and health impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, and multiple. These types of disabilities…

So far in EDP 611, we have discussed the term “disability” in great detail. The social and medical models are two different ways that disability is defined. After reading chapter three in the textbook, both terms make valid points, however, I feel I would side with the social construction of disability. The textbook states that over the years our view on disability has changed. For example, it was once considered normal to put people with disabilities into institutions, such as the Willowbrook…

Intellectual Disabilities and Postsecondary Education An intellectual disability (ID) and postsecondary (PS) educational opportunities usually do not go together. An ID is typically diagnosed before age eighteen, and an individual with ID usually has noticeable limitations in intellectual processing and noticeable limitations in social functioning. These limitations impact the individual’s quality of life and the belief that the individual can achieve a higher quality of life. To improve quality…

Introduction We can define professional as someone who “exhibits a courteous, conscientious and generally businesslike manner in the workplace” (Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 2015, p. 1). We as Disability Support Workers are known as professionals in our field. (Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 2015, p.1). In class, Darrell describes that a piece of paper or certificate is not enough to describe us as professionals, it is a shopping bag of resources and research that will help us to become…

statistic records show that in 2014 There were over 11 million people with a limiting long term illness, impairment or disability with the most commonly-reported impairments being those that affect mobility, lifting, or carrying. (Department of work and pensions 2014) this essay will look at what is meant by disability to an individual and to the society, what impacts does disability have on the health and well-being of an individual and what services are available and accessibility.…

Be motivated to carry on the conversation after you leave. The diversity workshop I attended was titled The Intersectional Nature of Disability at 6:30-7:45pm, in Pray Harrold room 201. Lloyd Shelton is a man who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at the age of three. He is wheelchair bound. He is the kind of guy that people stare at as a result of being disabled. Webster defines disabled as “Incapacitated by illness or injury, also: physically or mentally impaired in a way that…

The Interview The Tennessee Disabilities Coalition (TDC) is a collection of various nonprofit organizations that have come together in order to aid both disabled children and adults improve on their lives. Originating from an informal volunteers and groups of individuals performing community service, TDC was formalized in 1988 and received its first major grant in 1989 from the Tennessee Developmental Disabilities Council. Since then, it has been steadily building up into the major support for…

intellectual disabilities, explain the four levels that support ,describe two ways in which disabilities to be organized and the three major known causes and explain self-determination and how that information makes a difference in the results with people intellectual disabilities. With functioning that is impaired,adapted behavior, assistance or support with an occurrence before age 18 is the definition that surrounds intellectual disabilities mental retardation, or cognitive disabilities. A…

a student that has a disability or exceptionality. The spectrum for these disabilities is very wide and encompasses almost anything that may influence the learning of a student. I never realized just how many disabilities there were, and how much information there is for educators in regards to teaching students who have the varied types (“Disabilities”). For example, I never realized that there were specific categories called, “Other Health Impairment,” “Multiple Disabilities,” and “Specific…

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides children with disabilities an education suitable for their age as well as their individual needs. (“Individuals with Disabilities,” n.d.). Although IDEA provides academic support for children with special needs, additionally IDEA incidentally provides support for those children socially. IDEA is crucial in all areas of development for a child with special needs. Preliminary to IDEA there was no existing policy addressing students…