Inclusion

Article #2: Participation-based therapy for children with physical disabilities The aim of this article is to evaluate the possible benefits of participation-based therapy, which incorporates goal development, family-centered collaboration with therapist, strength-based, ecology, and self-determination as the foundation for this approach. Participation-based therapy arose from the belief that the dynamic interactions of child, family, and environment (determinants); along with physical, social,…

An inclusive community is one that not only accepts but fully embraces people who are different from its majority population and one that uses these differences to improve itself. I believe the driving force behind such a community is open-mindedness: the ability of community members to respectfully challenge each other and their beliefs as well as to empathize with each others' struggles and successes. A group of people that are constantly communicating, respectfully debating, and in the…

Annotated Bibliography and Reflections 2 Disability and ability identities and identity development: Riddell, S., & Weedon, E. (2014). Disabled students in higher education: Discourses of disability and the negotiation of identity. International Journal of Educational Research, 63, 38-46. Case studies of students with disabilities in four universities were conducted, and it was observed that while it is inevitable for students with visible impairments to consider disability as a major aspect of…

After reading ‘Disability and the Family’ by Carol Gill, I found it interesting to see how society views people with disabilities very differently and that having a disability is the worst thing that could happen to someone. Not only is it difficult for the disabled person but it is also tough on families who are associated with disabled family member. Furthermore, I found it interesting to read about how having a disabled member can change the dynamics of a family and what role each member…

In an inclusive classroom, there are always going to be some challenges the teacher must face when implementing different adaptations. Inclusive classrooms involve children who are ether typical developing or atypical developing. All types of children are involved in learning to work together and learn through different techniques. When having to make certain adaptations for specific students, some challenges can develop. One of the adaptions Ms. Diaz had to make was to provide a corner…

Before the modern forms of media were invented, misrepresentations of disabled people existed in countless amounts of works of literature. Although the ableism in television and film is incredibly prevalent today- it is built off of the hundreds of years of creative work that depicts people with physical, mental, and cognitive disabilities as an object used to produce certain emotions from audience. It is a common practice to tell a person offended by this ableism to not read, watch, or listen…

Inclusive Education: To start off, I will touch on inclusive education. We have children whom have special needs which can be internal or external reasons, for barriers to learning. Therefore inclusive education means that every single child and learner has the right and must be accepted into the main stream of education. This would also include elder learners whom have not completed their education and so wish to come back to school to learn and finish what they have or haven’t started.…

This legislation was drawn up in 1989 and ratified on 1991. There are 54 articles in total but some are related directly to schools: Article 2 – all children have the right to protection from any form of discrimination. Article 3 – all adults should do their best for all children and the government needs to make sure that children are safe and well looked after. Article 12 – every child has the freedom to express their views about things that affects them and their age and maturity should be…

Australia’s previous disability support system had major issues in relation to being unjust, lacking in funds, ineffective, and providing no choice in relation to access to the support that clients so desperately needed (Council of Australian Governments [CAG], 2012). Due to this, a major reform was implemented, this introducing the NDIS in order to provide essential support to eligible individuals, their families, and carers (CAG, 2012). Issues that arose in Australia’s disability insurance…

In the recent years parents have been able to choose the type of education their children can receive. Unlike years past when children went to school where they live, now parents can base their children’s education on what is best for each individual child. In the last 20 years the number of Charter Schools have grown across the United States. Although Charter Schools are a free choice and publically funded, typically their approach to education and operations are very different. Charter…