ICT and Special Needs Case Study of Christopher Reeve Essay

pleuritis. At the point when the agony and trouble of breathing completely left him, and his family were

pneumonia and was dying. The journey was slow because of his illness and he did not want to risk trying

He was in a lot of pain, but no one helped him, and he had to just go on with it like it is nothing. He was struggling to stay alive, and he did not know if he was going to make it out or

First he had tachycardia which is when the heart rate is abnormally high. Because of the tachycardia, there is less time for the heart to pump blood to the other parts of the body. Since not enough blood is going to the heart, body and the brain, he lost consciousness.

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Medical records show that bones in his face were broken and he choked on his own blood.[5] The coroner concluded that compression of the thorax made it impossible for Thomas to breathe normally and deprived his brain of oxygen.[6] His parents removed him from life support five days later,

education. With his job he often got very wet. One day in late 1848 he got malaria and he had to

“I would just like to call to the Court’s attention what the realities of that situation are, and I think I can speak with some authority because for the last nine years, my fifteen-year-old- daughter has been denied access to public education…” were the words of Leonard Kalish, a father from the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1972), speaking about his daughter not being able to attain a public education (Kemerer and Sansom, 2005). He continues by stating, “…and as a result of which we have had her in private schools…we have spent approximately forty thousand dollars…” (p. 293). Like Mr. Kalish, many parents have gone in front of the courts to fight for their child’s right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and receive financial compensation, like the parents of Jeremy Wartenberg, from Wartenberg v. Capistrano Unified School District (1995) (West Law, 1995). However, before discussing the Wartenberg’s case, it is key to look back on special education and how it has evolved over time.

lungs, it was to late for him to try quiting. Looking back, I wondered, if he had the chance to

The doctor had told him he had three strokes and an addition. Finally at 5:35 his heart gave out due to coping. So that is How

because fatal. All he was able to be given was medications to relieve his air passages and advice

CPR was administered and Oxygen was provided to the rapper. In a few minutes, he was able to take his first few breaths after being close to death.

        The descent was rapid. Shortly after his diagnosis, he had completed an advance directive which had included both a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) and a DNI (Do Not Intubate). Included in it was denial of artificial nutrition and hydration.

One of the most controversial issues facing educators today is the topic of educating students with disabilities, specifically through the concept of inclusion. Inclusion is defined as having every student be a part of the classroom all working together no matter if the child has a learning disability or not (Farmer) (Inclusion: Where We’ve Been.., 2005, para. 5). The mentally retarded population has both a low IQ and the inability to perform everyday functions. Activities such as eating, dressing, walking, and in some cases, talking can be hopeless for a child with mental retardation.

Mass media allows many people in society to understand different problems and receive news around the world. In the United States, mass media plays a big role in portraying stereotypes and creating stigmas, especially for people with disabilities. It can be very difficult for people who do not have a disability to portray the feelings of someone with a disability or understand how to create media that does not contain stereotypes of people with disabilities.