Advantages And Disadvantages Of Blindness

There are a lot of pros of going to Deaf School but it also comes with a lot of cons. The pros of attending Deaf School is that you are surrounded by other children who speak the same language as you do and you are not the only student who have hearing problems but one of the major cons in attending the Deaf School system is that students are graduating with a lower reading levels and writing skills compared to the students in public schools. This may be occurring because Deaf Schools often get teachers who are unable to properly communicate in ASL. Perhaps, having a place designed for a specific disability does more harm than good because people lower the standard when they hear the word disability. Being the only Deaf student in my school gave me the attention that I needed in order to flourish in both spoken and written language. I was expected to thrive like the hearing students in my school. By my father’s simple decision, changed the way I am able to understand and communicate information in the written

The brain is considered the most complex organ in the body. It is responsible for controlling motor function, the body’s ability to balance and the ability to translate information sent to the brain by sensory organs. The mind is described as the faculty of consciousness and thought. It’s where our feeling and emotions originate from and defines who we are as a person. The brain is composed of the visual cortex, which is responsible for processing visual information. In blind individuals the feature that makes up visions still exists in the visual cortex. These features are now used to process information received from the other senses. However, blind individuals are able to view the images because what’s in their mind.

Losing your sight at a later stage in life can create acceptance difficulties and the need to learn a new method of communication.

Another upside of Inclusion would be the development of friendships. If disabled children were in separated classroom, or schools, they would not have a wide variety of peers to bond with. In inclusive classrooms, children with disabilities can learn from children without disabilities, or vice versa. They will have more opportunities to open up and accept each other and learn to appreciate diversity. With these benefits, there are also downfalls. Inclusion can cause, not only for the non-disabled children to fail, but also for the disabled. For instance, some students who are disabled need extra help, but “…it can be difficult for a teacher to provide these accommodations without distracting the rest of the students” (Jessica Cook). Students with special needs will need extra attention, and while the teacher is helping the special needs student, he will be neglecting the other non-special needs students that also need help. Even the other way around, the teacher would help the non-special needs students, and would start neglecting the special needs students. This could possibly cause students to slowly, or maybe even drastically, start failing. Another example would be that regular teachers are not as “…fully trained as a special education teacher when it comes to providing for the educational, behavioral and physical needs of students with special needs” (Jessica Cook). Some people may say that they can always pair a regular teacher with another

The education of students with disabilities has changed over the years. During the B.C. era students with disabilities were consider a disgrace, were shun by society, and the Greek philosopher Aristotle openly declared, “As to the exposure and rearing of children, let there be a law that no deformed child shall live“(Hardman, Drew, & Egan, 2009, p. 4)

This also discouraged some parents from enrolling their child because they did not want them to be away for such long periods of time. Now schools for the deaf are more common, and deaf children can attend mainstream public schools also; making it apparent that just because a child is deaf does not mean that they are dumb by any means.

The benefit to the child is that they can partake in activities with their peers rather than be left out. This ensures the child has maximum opportunities in school and doesn’t have to miss any lessons.

If humans can restore the full sight to a blind person what can they do to a person who is not blind and is capable of normal sight. The possibilities are endless as many things can be done and many doctors are foreshadowing them as possibilities. A future where having bionic eyes would make you superhuman? How? Well, light comes in different wavelengths and humans can only see the visible spectrum made of colored light. If a bionic eye could let us see the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves to gamma waves we’d be able to “see” heat, identify types of gases by sight, and even look through walls. In a future of humans with a computer in their eyes bionic eyes will be an ongoing topic of the future. With a camera as an eye, humans will be able to do things like: zoom in and out like a camera lens, have UV vision, record what we see, and even automatically be able to sync it to the net with our Wi-Fi connected eyes. This is all just speculation but there’s no denying that this type of technology as innovative as it is, is going to turn science fiction into reality one day. Having bionic eyes will open up a broad array of applications in multiple fields such as studying microbes without having to carry all the equipment needed to see under the microscope, soldiers will be able to detect mines in a field, airports will be able to make their security stronger and more secure as

Accessibility – A pupil in a wheelchair needs to have as much access to classroom facilities as others. Furniture and resources may need to be moved to allow for this.

It is important to consider AT for students with disabilities because it is very important to give students the opportunity to part take in general education program as much as possible. Another reason is while only working on basic elementary skills can be overwhelming for students. It is very important to work on developing the skills while incorporating their accommodations to move on with their peers.

Ray Charles, Life of Being Blind “My worst fear is not being able to hear.” This is a famous quote from Ray Charles Who is a musician who played piano even with his disability. He grew up in a home with one brother who died at the age of four. He was also poor growing up (Janet 45).

This article from Kids Together, Inc. gives a few lists. It also gives an excerpt from a section of literature from the National Down Syndrome Society. There are two lists. One list is the benefits of inclusion for kids with disabilities. A few examples from the list are more relationships, greater opportunity for interactions, and higher expectations. The other list includes benefits for children without disabilities. These benefits include meaningful friendships, respect for all people, and prepare them for an adult life with an inclusive society. The excerpt from the National Down Syndrome Society states things such as the students without disabilities can serve as role models for speech and behavior. Also during a study in 2000, children

The Texas school for the blind was established in 1856 for people that were blind and/ or visually impaired.The school for the blind’s mission is to help visually disabled people to succeed in life by helping them adapt to their surroundings and their disability. The school gains their funding through the state which started funding them back in 1856 even though they only had one student at the time.The eligibility of this school varies from minor corneal disfunction up until total blindness. The people serviced at the school from the blind are either completely blind or they have corneal dysfunctions and are taught how to read braille at a young age.The impact that the school has on the healthcare industry is tremendous in a good way.The way

With that being said, I can see how some visually impaired individuals are talked down by their peers. For example, some students were not as advanced as others; some would still be walking with another student or teacher while another blind student would be walking alone. Some are more advanced due to the way their family and peers act towards them along with their behaviors. Another example is, Couple days at the park in North Manchester I saw a visually impaired teenager playing on the playground and swinging just like any other child would do while at the park. She was not scared of doing anything, and nothing stopped her from climbing the rock wall, swinging or going down the slide. For me, these examples prove that blind people can really see if they set their mind to it and want to believe that they can they will succeed. It is all about emotions, beliefs, and assumptions. To be successful, the first step is getting outside your comfort

Every person deserves an education. It is what shapes us, allows us to grow. As future and current educators or parents, understanding the perspective of persons with disabilities in the classroom is important. Being confident in your own abilities and not being afraid to use the resources available to you.