My Learning Disability

In the United States today, there are over fifty-one million disabled adults and children. Throughout our nation’s history, we have not allowed the best treatment and care for these numerous citizens. But, in the recent past, the government has passed laws, made exceptions, and thoroughly tried to provide accommodations to these people with special needs. While this is true, America, as a whole, still views this group as strange or different. Even though this is exceptionally normal, it is not correct. The United States needs to be opened up to the truth about their fellow American citizens. The people of America ought to understand that these disabilities affect not only those who are disabled, but that it affects the family and friends

Learning Disabilities Online’s mission is to assist children and adults with learning disabilities to reach their full potential by offering advice and up-to-date information. They also offer educators with authoritative information about learning disabilities so they have a place to obtain any help that they may need. This site offers reliable information so a parent or a teacher can research learning disabilities and get information such as the definition of learning disabilities, the signs to look for, how to respond, and how to get help. It is estimated now that 2 million children in the United Sates have ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and they offer

There is often a child in a class that cannot read, spell, speak, or do math as well as they should for their age level. He or she grows up thinking they are stupid, or are going to be unsuccessful in life because they are not “smart” like their classmates. He or she is not stupid, they are usually incredibly smart, and are possibly just dealing with dyslexia. Dyslexia is a type of learning difference that can affect a person’s ability to read, write, speak, and do math. Dyslexia is very common, with one out of every five U.S. school children suffering from dyslexia. Dyslexic children often discover that their parents or a close relative also have some form of learning disability, supporting the idea that dyslexia is hereditary. Dyslexia is

This one day course for service users with learning disabilities, aims to introduce them to the company interview process and to develop their skills in simple interviewing techniques. Some areas covered are key features of a good interview, understanding verbal and non-verbal communication and assessing candidates through good questioning. This course will be suitable for service users who are interested becoming more involved in recruiting future employees. On completion this course, will enable service users to be more confident when working in partnership with managers and as well as gaining valuable skills that are applicable in the work place and daily living.

     When a child doesn’t seem to be learning, some teachers and parents in his/her life might criticize the child and think of them as stupid, or maybe just too lazy to want to learn. What they don’t realize is that the child might have a learning disability. But how are these children being helped? There are many programs, special schools and facilities, home teaching methods and many other ways in which children with Learning Disabilities are being helped.

When learning about Intellectual Disability (ID) it is important to explore the subject with people that work with students of ID. The (SPED) special education team placed together for a student in order to determine the students individual education plan (IEP). This SPED team consist of: Special Educator: Mr. Richard Franklin, General Educator: Ms. Rama Smith (Spelling, Literature), Speech Therapist: Mrs. LuDonna Martin, Principal: Mr. John Denton, Community Organizer and Retired Teacher: Mrs. Nelda Clements and I as the Special

The Equality Act 2010 requires equal treatment regardless of disability to employment as well as private and public service. Therefore employers and service providers must make reasonable adjustments to their workplaces in order to make it suitable and easily accessible for those with disabilities. Learning disability may at times be referred to as learning disorder or learning difficulty. This is when a person's brain is affected by factors that make it difficult for them to receive or process information in the typical manner. This prevents the individual from learning as quickly as someone without the disorder. Those with learning disabilities tend to find it difficult completing tasks when left to their own accord. A person's intellectual impairment can be categorised using their IQ. With an IQ between 50-70 is considered a mild disability, 35-50 is moderate, 20-35 is severe while below 20 is Learning disability occurs when a person's brain development is affected. According to http://www.nhs.uk there are particular situations that affect the development of a person's brain, these includes; 'the mother becoming ill in pregnancy problems during the birth that stop enough oxygen getting to the brain the unborn baby developing certain genes the parents passing certain genes to the unborn baby that make

Under IDEA (2004), Disproportionality continues to exist in several categories listed, especially the categories of the Specific Learning Disability (SLD), Emotional Disturbance (ED), and Intellectual Disability (ID) ,(Gamm, 2007). Disproportionality is defined as the “overrepresentation” and “under-representation” of a particular population or demographic group in special or gifted education programs relative to the presence of this group in the overall student population (National Association for Bilingual Education, 2002). So many factors are responsible for this disproportionality, but the key factors, as apparent from researchers are; (1) gender difference, (2) overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse CLD population, (3) unsuccessful teaching approaches, (4) poor classroom management skills, and (5) assessment policies and practices.

I full heartedly blame my previous teachers for my current writing disability. I had just turned ten years old, we were about to begin our very first essays and it was on that day that my hatred of personal essays began. I didn’t find it difficult to write and I actually enjoyed the experience. We wrote brief, terrible stories both true and fictional that I’m truly sorry and grateful my teacher was able to read. Later, my writing began to improve and we learned to write in an argumentative and analytical way using facts and evidence and this is where I thrived. I loved the hours of research and the beauty of writing a well formulated thought. Then I noticed the lack of “I.” As my writing grew more bearable, the point of view changed and I took a note which my teachers confirmed. Eventually this idea grew until I couldn’t even read, much less write, a piece constructed in the first person.

From another perspective, it is only in recent years that I have been honest with potential employers during the recruitment process as I had experienced discrimination upon disclosure in previous applications. Even today I am still cautious as to the point of should I or when I disclose my disability especially as I am also in the older workers category which on its own is prone to discrimination.

It is the end of my summer and I had a great basketball season, however, with all the interests received. I realized that my NCAA evaluation became an obstacle and so all the interest simple waver away thus loose the possibility of achieving a scholarship. This really hurts that no one took the time to truly know me or learn about my situation. Perhaps it is a blessing because the process taught me to appreciate the people who truly care about my welfare. The assumption is that I just did not do well in school and I know that is further from the truth. I worked very hard getting here and sacrificed a lot because my objective is to have the opportunity to realize my dream. I am hoping that your decision makers realize that and understand

The first title of the ADA prohibits discriminative practices in the working environment. It applies to state and local governments, to legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government, to employment agencies and labor unions. That means that private employers or others of the above mentioned entities who have more than 15 employees cannot oppress qualified occupation candidates and workers on the premise of their handicap. This implies that it is illicit to get some information about an inability amid the employment interview. The person who applies for a job can decide if he or she wants to talk about an inability when requesting changes that will help in doing something. This incorporates job restructuring and equipment modifications. If required, managers must roll out a few improvements to empower the job candidate with an impairment to perform the crucial elements of the employment (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Summary of Key Points", 2014). Despite everything,

To make sure that people with learning difficulties are able to live in their flats independently and not go through any abuse, there are various strategies to help them such as:

Each and every person has their strengths and weaknesses. Being physically or mentally challenged does not necessarily make those people unable to perform certain tasks. In fact, they might do exceptionally well at their assigned job tasks. Knowing there is much to be explored and learned from these extraordinary people will only benefit in its current state and drive workers of the future. As a potential employment seeker myself, I hope to find an employer that sees me as more than a person of hidden opportunity and talent rather than a person who is bewildered by a

High school, a place where adolescences are supposed to acquire information and prepare for college. Unfortunately, that is not the case in all high schools. Students face horrible counselors, which I may include, some are just there to be total social butterflies. Then, students have their fair share of teachers who just do not give a darn. Thus, by the end of the year a student will possibly feel like he and/or she did not learn enough. I was one of those unfortunate cases, and do not feel that my high school adequately prepared me for college.