Adams Camp Research Paper

The Alice Saddy Caring for the Community a non-profit agency located in London, Ontario, was established to support individuals with developmental disabilities by assisting them to live independently rather than an in a group home. Via various programs and services offered by the association, they provided opportunities for individual with developmental disabilities to become active, “contributing members of the community”. As a nonprofit, community-based organization, the Alice Saddy Association is committed to promoting independence and building an inclusive community where all individuals with disabilities can lead full and gratifying lives.

Before my four hundred hour internship with the Mercy Centre, I had little knowledge on adults with developmental delays. This internship has led to awareness on a population that is typically considered in the school setting, in regards to inclusive classrooms and participation in activities. However, the pertinent issue is a lack of awareness on the needs of this population when the student ages out of the school system. During my college career, the scope of information

Charles W. Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 16, 1817.] His parents were Benjamin and Susannah Goodhue Adams. Benjamin was related to President of the United States John Adams.In 1819, the Adams family moved to New Albany, Indiana, where Charles was a clerk in a mercantile house between 1830 and 1835. Adams moved to Helena, Arkansas in 1835 and became a cashier in a mercantile house. In 1837, he became cashier of the Real Estate Bank of Arkansas. After studying law at night, he became a lawyer in 1839. In the early 1840s, Adams slaveholder.entered into a law partnership with William K. Sebastian, who became a United States Senator in 1848.Adams was a judge from 1852 to 1854.He also became a large cotton planter and

For two years I worked as a camp counselor for the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA). In this time, I have worked day camps, inclusion camps, social program,s and even an overnight camp for children, teens, and adults with special needs. My responsibilities were to plan crafts and activities that were inclusive to the various needs and abilities of the campers. Most of all, being a camp counselor meant creating a safe and fun environment for each

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Paul J. Adams III represents a historic monument within my life, my community, and thousands of other minority students that are from modest households. I am a proud “A” honor roll senior of Providence St. Mel(PSM) high school where Mr. Adams serves as the executive chairman. He bravely headed the efforts to keep the doors of our school opened when the Archdiocese of Chicago withdrew its financial support in 1978. With the support of the school’s administration and the community, PSM has been able to operate on its own. Keeping the doors open was only the beginning for Mr. Adams. The school boasts of its seniors having 100% acceptance into 4yr colleges and universities under his leadership. This task is onerous as many of my classmates are from single parent households, gang infested neighborhoods, and have parents without a

“I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me, and not terrify me”. This quote, by Ellis Ross, paints a very good image of how I want to take on these next few weeks of the Summer Transition Program. I have always wanted to be a better student than I actually am, but my disabilities influenced my studies immensely. I am currently diagnosed with dyslexia, dyscalculia, depression, and anxiety. Struggling in high school has only encouraged me to continue my education at UW-Whitewater to reach my goals. After graduating college, I hope to work with adolescents who have the same issues as me, or to work in an area similar to child protective services. My disabilities have held me back in high school in multiple ways, but I am very grateful to have the opportunity at UW-Whitewater to work past my difficulties in more areas than just education. Although I have weaknesses, I take pride in my reading skills, writing ability, and social dexterity.

Six years ago, my life was changed forever. It was the summer leading into the sixth grade, and my mom asked me if I would like to help at a summer camp for special needs people. Honestly, I knew that I would be working at this camp no matter what my answer might have been. As I anticipated the first day of the week long event, I grew anxious; I was frightened by the unknown. Even though I've lived with someone with disabilities my whole life, my ten year old mind had no clue what the campers themselves be like. Despite my fears, this short five day week was one I would never forget.

My experiences come from working within this field for over ten years supporting people providing care within their own homes, Such as personal care house duties, shopping and assisting with medication. Since 2013, I have worked with young adults with disabilities such as learning disability cerebral palsy and epilepsy. This has been very challenging however, rewarding experience. My involvement of planning activities and care plan for these young adults have allowed me to re-evaluate my perception of someone

The organization I volunteered for this project was North Star Community Services. North Star is a non-profit rehabilitative service agency that provides adult day services and supported community living services so individuals with disabilities have a better opportunity to live enriched lives within the community. The organization 's mission statement is “North Star Community Services empowers each person to realize potential, pursue dreams, and enjoy life”. The agency serves people of all different ages, backgrounds and disabilities. From my observation, the adults that I met at North Star dealt a very wide variety disabilities ranging from

Mrs. Patti Koski, my family friend, grew up with an autistic brother. She became a speech pathologist and worked with children who had special needs. However, she wanted to do more. Because of Jimmy, her brother, it was always her dream to open a summer camp for children diagnosed with autism. In the summer of 2009 she turned her dream into reality and moved from suburban Perry Hall to the countryside in Hydes, Maryland. Complete with 12 rolling acres, an acre large pond, a brand new pool, woods to explore, and a large, red barn, this became the

The Alice Saddy Association, a non-profit agency in London, Ontario, supported people with developmental disabilities, which allowed them to live independently in the community, rather than in more restrictive group homes. The Alice Saddy Association was guided by its statement of philosophy and its day to day operations were a reflection of the statement of philosophy. The Association had an informal way of going about things. It had a live through approach and created an environment of respect, opportunity and equality. In the early years, with a relatively small case-load, it was possible for the support service supervisors to spend time with the support workers and interact with

Adamson, meaning ‘the son of Adam’, was a surname passed down for many generations. Its Scottish heritage has remained known as my family recognizes it to this day.

After years of physical therapy, behavioral therapy and speech/ language therapy, Susan is now 15 and enrolled in residential boarding school, where she receives 24-hour supervision and care. This program is more expensive then a regular school based setting, but has benefited Susan. She has aides to help her with her daily living skills. Susan is able to hold a job at a sheltered workshop under the supervision of her aide (Neuwirth & Segal).

It was an ordinary school day in A.P. Psychology at Columbus High School. There I was, sitting in my ordinary world, completing the same daily routine, school. I had psychology towards the end of the day, so I was mentally and physically exhausted. However, Coach McCoy was my favorite teacher, and she made Psychology very interesting for me. We recently discussed the chapter about disabilities and other impairments a person may face throughout a lifetime. After the lesson, my teacher mentioned a camp she volunteered at during the summer called Camp Abilities, the main goal of which is to aid children with visual impairments. The camp’s motto read as “A Loss of Sight, Never a Loss of Vision.” Columbus State University sponsored the camp each Memorial Day weekend. The camp is open to all children with some sort of visual impairment from the ages of nine to eighteen. Immediately I was intrigued, and had a sudden urge to learn more about the camp itself. I knew instantaneously that I wanted to be involved in such a tremendous organization. I felt as if Coach McCoy’s presentation about Camp Abilities was my call to the adventure of volunteering at the camp. After watching the camp’s promotional video, I yearned to learn more about the different recreational activities offered, such as beep baseball and obstacle courses. Seeing the counselors interact with the campers in the promotion video, I knew Camp Abilities was just for me. I signed up right away, and later I was informed

Throughout my junior year of high school, I was an aid in a classroom with an extraordinary environment, the Work Experience class for students with mental disabilities at Pinnacle High School. To have the rare chance to act as a role model for this class as well as, to be involved with the students is an experience I will always appreciate. For this reason, my work as an aid was the most eye-opening opportunity for me and helped me ascertain an exceptional insight into who I am as a person and the outlook of my future.