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Despite theatre’s history of inclusivity of many marginalized groups (especially the gay community), Broadway has remained largely inaccessible to disabled artists and audience members. This year, seeking to reach a wider audience, Los Angeles-based theatre company Deaf West brought their production of the musical Spring Awakening, led by director Michael Arden and fully performed in American Sign Language as well as spoken and sung in English, to Broadway. With its cast of Deaf, hard-of-hearing…

Certificate III in Community Welfare, or similar, or willingness to complete this within first 2 years of employment. As a requirement to obtain competency in Certificate III in Disability, I am more willing to undertake training to develop knowledge and practical skills in the industry to merit my employability with Life Without Barriers. I am enthused and fully committed to work and study within two years of commencement of employment with Life Without Barriers. A current Senior First Aid…

different aspects of disability. In American Horror Story: Freak Show (Freak Show), there were many themes shown throughout that touched on material we have talked about in class. Freak Show illustrates the medical and sociopolitical models of disability, uses terms that are deemed inappropriate or unacceptable by the disability community, and represents people with disabilities in the media. I have read several articles claiming the show to be a disgrace to those with disabilities, but each…

Elizabeth Moon’s Challenge the Way People Perceive Disability “Speed of Dark” by Elizabeth Moon, is a novel that not only shares with us of how one copes with a disability but how they are perceived differently by others. Some nondisabled people do not empathize with disabled people and the challenges they face while others show compassion and see them as a real person. Nondisabled people do not take the time to educate themselves and understand the disability to enable them to offer support…

described as the discrimination of those with disabilities for those in favor of able-bodied individuals, putting these people at a large advantage. In the United States, ableism is a huge problem, where many people do not consider or think about the daily struggles that those with disabilities have. Furthermore, those with disabilities are used as inspiration for these same ableist individuals, in what is called “inspiration porn.” There are two types of disabilities, physical and mental, and…

The definition of disability is “a condition such as an illness or an injury that damages or limits a person's physical or mental abilities” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (n.d.), and the meaning to discrimination conferring to the Webster’s New World Law Dictionary (2010) states, “the act of denying rights, benefits, justice, equitable treatment, or access to facilities available to all others, to an individual or group of people because of their race, age, gender, handicap, or…

of equipment or system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. Assistive technology helps a disabled student complete their everyday tasks. The power of assistive technology can have great potential of providing access for all learners, through the variety of assistive technologies (AT) students with disabilities can have the ability to access the general curriculum. When assistive technology is appropriately used in a regular…

developed a disability. To make it a little bit easier could I please have Michelle, Brenna, Rebecca and Khloe stand? When you looks around the room these four people represent the percentage of people in Australia that have a disability. That means on average 4 in 20 people have some sort of disability that affects the manner in which their lives are lived. I’m…

In the article, Taking Sides: Parent Views on Inclusion for Their Children with Severe Disabilities, it talks about several parents who support, or are resistive, to inclusion in a classroom. The parents that did not agree with inclusion state that their children did and would not benefit from this classroom program. They stated that this program did not benefit them educationally or socially. The parents that were supportive of inclusion stating that the children would learn from the regular…

‘problem’ that is identified in this model is not with the physicality of the body, but the attitudes and ideals of societies. This relieves the individuals with disabilities of feeling as if they are any less important, as society is to blame for their discrimination, rather than them being blamed for their disability as a burden on society. The social model finds inclusion is possible by introducing more accessibility for the disabled, and to improve upon societal attitudes to establish fair…