Inclusion

Despite being diagnosed with a brain tumour and intractable epilepsy on my 19th birthday, I continued living as I had done previously for over one year. As my condition was persistently deteriorating, many aspects of my life were changed and I became subdued to the many barriers against continuing a normal life. I had to seize full-time work, which significantly altered my sociological identity. It was at this point that I succumb to identifying as disabled, began to truly accept my new…

Everyone who works with children knows that each child is individual and unique and while this sound really obvious it can cause a lot of tensions among those who work with children in education and care. To outline:  Social model of disability: this model implies that all individuals have needs but also have some strengths, skills and preferences. This approach means it will provide the children with the same environments as others as a starting point. It considers that the curriculum, the…

1. a. The textbook definition of inclusion is the state of being included in a group or structure. Which is basically saying that it is when someone is being included in to something. An example is when a child who is getting special education services is also included in the general education courses along with the special education services they are also receiving. The goal of inclusion is to make the child feel like any other student and not to feel different from everyone. b. Multi-tiered…

According to recent studies, it has been proven that students with disabilities benefit in various developmental areas when they are included in classrooms with their typically developing peers. In the year Two Thousand, Annette Holahan and Virginia Costenbader conducted a study where they compared the developmental gains of preschool aged children in both inclusive and self-contained classrooms. The study consisted of fifteen matched pairs of students. Students were matched on a variety of…

Faculty and staff of Trion High School, Our world is continually changing and becoming more diverse each and every schoolyear. The demographics of our community show up to our schools, and we must create paths to accomodate their differences into our classrooms. We are currently facing an entourage of hispanic , autistic, and low socioeconomic students entering our school system. It is our job to effectively teach them at the same level that we teach kids that we can closely identify with.…

contributions these individuals can make when given the opportunity. A person with disabilities is then seen by the community as more valuable and bloom from the label of being disabled. If you walk into the office building of the Core Services, inclusion is plastered all over the walls. As you speak with the staff you hear passion and love. As you speak with the clients you hear confidence and potential. The Core is accomplishing their vision of assisting and seeing people with intellectual…

In today’s world, we are more connected with each other than any other point in history. With the rapid development of technology and globalization, it is now more important than ever to have a diverse workforce. By being able to connect with so many different kinds of people now, it is important to understand what benefits and disadvantages having a diverse environment can bring to the table. There are many benefits to having a diverse workforce. The first benefit is that different people…

According to Scot Danforth in Becoming a Great Inclusive Educator, inclusive education is the process of integrating students with disabilities into a general education classroom comprised of students without disabilities. Danforth highlights that inclusive education is increasing at immense speeds. Data from the Individuals with Disabilities Act illustrates that “by 2011, over 61% of all students with disabilities were highly included” (Danforth, 2014, p. 5) within school systems. Although…

Prejudice and Discrimination: Ableism America runs on capitalism. In order to succeed, one must be able to work and produce something that is beneficial to the community. To be disabled, either mentally or physically, is to be automatically considered a detriment to society. The discrimination against people who are disabled is known as ableism, and although some do not realize it, ableism has become a daily occurrence. Ableism has a negative societal stigma and it affects the work, school, and…

When a desperate Oregon mother of two young children searched for help at a rehab facility for her alcoholism in California, she was blatantly denied any form of treatment. This distraught woman was also shut out from receiving any benefits because the facility that she went to did not accept patients with disabilities,. eEven after this mother called them beforehand and asked them if they make accommodations for people with disabilities. The facility then informed her that they did have…