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How is intellectual disability represented in Let Him Have It? The 1991 film Let Him Have It was directed by Peter Medak, and is based on the life of a young disabled man named Derek Bentley. Derek’s disability is represented is an honest un-romanticised fashion. The film explores how it affects his life and his decision making, as well as how his disability impacts his relationships with others. Derek is easily influenced and unable to entirely comprehend the consequences of his actions,…

Global Development Besio (2004) addresses global developmental gains through play with the implementation of individualized technologies for children with disabilities. A three-year Action-Research study was conducted in three separate phases. The first phase of the trial involved planning an individualized play program, gathering study subjects, and organizing necessary groups to implement the program and gather data. The second phase of the trial consisted of observation and assessment of 6…

describe the use of prenatal testing to determine if a child will be born with genetic conditions, specifically Down syndrome. Klein describes the fears of parents who believe that with less children in the world with Down syndrome, there will be a decrease in the quality of life of those who are already living with the disorder. Klein also describes the fears that with less children born with Down syndrome, there will be a decrease in institutional support and medical funds for research. These…

Many aspects of the Flash file format make it ideal for adding interactive content to web pages. Some of the advantages are as follows: It is scalable. Flash images and animations can be resized with no loss of detail, making it easy to fill the whole browser window with a Flash interface without adding to the file size. Flash can be used to create static images, such as maps, where zooming in to view the image in finer detail is desirable. Image quality is high. Real- time anti aliasing…

Down syndrome (or Down’s syndrome) is a generic chromosomal disorder which is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21. It is also known as “trisomy 21”. This condition leads to deficiencies in both cognitive ability and physical growth. It is typically related with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, and minor to moderate intellectual disability. The IQ level of an adult decreases because of this. This genetic disorder, which differs in severity, sometimes causes…

Humans usually complain about their life, and they are unsatisfied of what they have and always desire more and more. People need to learn how to love, enjoy and appreciate what they already have because millions of people do not have the same advantages. In this case people who do have these advantages, like disabled people, may see and act in the world differently. Those individuals who are born with a disease such as Down’s Syndrome (DS), a genetic defect of the chromosome 21, valuate and see…

gene defects, and multifactorial influences. Down syndrome is one of them, which is the most common chromosome disorder genetic lead to moderate or severe mental retardation. Down syndrome affecting one in eight hundred infants, the risk of having a child with this condition increases with maternal age rising exponentially after a woman reaches age thirty-five. It happens because of the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. People who have down syndrome suffer from moderate to severe…

There are billions of people in the world. They all start as small infants, then grow up. But not everyone turns out the same as the next. Some turn out to be truly evil beings. The truth is, many humans have done acts of evil, but no one is born evil. They are born like a blank slate, bound to be shaped by society. People believe others are either born to be corrupted or born to be kind. In this essay, to prove that people are born as a blank state and not either one of those we will show…

It is typically diagnosed after birth or even before the child is born. The reason it is so easy to tell if a child has Down syndrome is based off of the unassuming characteristics that are associated with the disorder. Physical features are altered and are easily noticed, for example, eyes are more upwardly slanted, a lack of muscle tone is evident, and a single deep crease…

Throughout many years of history, those with disabilities were not always treated fairly or given equal opportunity. Activists around the world have worked together to achieve goals such as increased access to all types of transportation and a safer day to day environment. Equal opportunities in employment and education have been a big part of their efforts too. For many years, children with disabilities were many times segregated and not given an equal opportunity for a chance to learn and…