It’s not every day that the average, able bodied person talks to a person with a disability. Because there are not a lot of interactions between these two groups, communicating to each other effectively can be very complicated. The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) has put together a six video series to explain how able-bodied individuals should communicate with individuals with disabilities. For someone like me, who does not interact with individuals with disabilities often, I found the videos to be very educational. The first lesson that I learned from the NSIP videos was how to communicate with someone in a wheel chair. I was unaware how strenuous it can be on an individual in a wheelchair to have to look up during conversation when someone is speaking with them closely. When speaking to an individual in a wheelchair one should attempt to grab a seat next to this person so that communication can happen at eye level. Individuals in wheelchairs also enjoy their personal space. Some people have been in a wheelchair so long that it has become a part of them. Because of this bond, these individuals feel like their personal space is being violated when anyone touches their wheelchair without asking. Whenever a person plans on helping out an individual with a disability, they should first ask if …show more content…
When talking to an individual that needs an interpreter, you should talk directly to them and not their interpreter. This is important because you do not want to leave the person you are having a conversation with out of the conversation. If a situation comes up where you catch yourself talking to the interpreter it is totally acceptable to apologize and move on as if it never happened. Most individuals with disabilities realize that it can be difficult to communicate with them at first and appreciate when people correct their actions, then act as if it never
In the video they follow a man who has a spinal cord injury and how he gets around in the community now that he is wheelchair. The man discus how things are different for him now that he is in the wheelchair. Now when he goes out with friends he needs to know if the places a wheelchair assessable, do they have ramps, and where the bathrooms are located. He knows when he goes out he have to consider the fact many people will just look over him. When shopping for clothes he don’t fit into most dressing rooms. He also points out that taking public transportation is easier for people in wheelchairs now that buses have ramps. Seeing this video made me consider more things people in wheelchairs deal with. Seeing how he is able to get himself in and
Citizens of the United States are guaranteed the right to pursue happiness by the Constitution, not the right to attain it. Many proponents of Institutionalized National Service (henceforth INS) confuse this point. If the government of this country guaranteed the happiness of each of its individual citizens, it might make sense to force them to help one another as much as possible. Fortunately, this is not the case.
Some people are uncomfortable talking with people with disabilities. This chapter gives you some basic tips to help you be more comfortable interacting with people with disabilities, and to help people with disabilities more enjoy interacting with you.
One important aspect of the presentation is that, the video is letter people know what individuals with disabilities do and not like. This video can be viewed as the voice of individuals who can not speak or even the courage to speak up for themselves. This video shows the effect of the amount of negative and positive exposure to prejudices. This video is a great article for a wide
The Constitution was designed long before social equality was ever thought of as an objective of government. The Constitution was eventually changed to incorporate a key element for the promotion of social equality. The income tax: the Sixteenth Amendment of (1913), gave Congress the power to collect income tax. Progressive taxation, where the tax rate increases with the increase in income, gave progressive taxation a constitutional basis. This later helped to promote social equality through the redistribution of income. This means that higher income people are taxed at a higher rate to help fund the programs that benefit low-income people.
Valuing People (2001) recognises that learning disability can limit a person’s daily functions which can result in low status within the society where the person lives, producing social exclusion. Communicating can be difficult for people with learning disability because their difficulties can include speech disorders, problems with non-verbal communication and impact on
The three main concepts that take from this video are; no one needs to feel broken, children need to feel loved exactly as they are, and the importance of dreams. I find it sad that these common sense issues—are issues. But I have also been guilty of creating distance, possibly by actions but for sure by my thoughts. I have witnessed people with disabilities accomplish many great things, and in my mind I put them on pedestals, thought of them as “heroes.” I now understand that they do deserve praise for their accomplishments, but not because they did it with a disability. I remember feeling sorry if I saw a person with a disability, and this was me thinking that I was being empathetic. What I’ve learned most from this video and from class,
Place yourself in the position of general manager of service department. How might formally written job requirements help you manager your work unit? Having a written job description can cut back on confusion, can create goals for the work unit and help to Classify and reclassifying positions with in the current work unit. By designing and implementing effective classification by maintaining a written job description I would be able to give my work unit a guideline that they can follow on a day to day basis to ensure that we produce the best product possible.
I’ve always avoided people with disabilities because I never know what to say. What I have learned is they like to talk just as much as I do. They aren’t all grumpy and rude all the time. You just have to learn when to offer help and when to stand back and let them do what they know they can do. Allow them to do things at their own pace don’t try to speed them up. Since the class has started I have encountered a lot of people who have both physical and invisible disabilities. I’ve always set out of my comfort zone and spoken to them or offered to help them in some type of way. You never know how something that little could brighten up someone’s
In the world today, there are billions people with some kind disability that affect their lives. Unfortunately many communities still have ignorant views toward the disabled, which leads to discrimination and injustice toward the disabled community. The impaired community is made up of people who now live with a physical impairment, or a mental disability. Respect the disabled, they have rights that belong to them just as anyone; have courtesy, living with a disability does not mean being less capable, with the hardships that has faced the disabled community, they definitely deserve the same courtesy as anybody else. Be understanding, though they should be treated “normally,” realize that the disability has a toals on them ,offering a helping hand is also very appreciated. Being handicapped does not stop anyone from being treated without dignity and respect; maintain the same respect as shown to anybody else, be courtesy by acknowledging the disability without causing a scene , but also be understanding, that they do have a disability that does have an effect in day to day life, these reasons are morally and ethically the right way to treat a human with a disability.
In Singapore, relations with countries like Malaysia and Indonesia are very important due to geographical reasons. Singapore must never take its right to exist and security for granted due to the fact that we are one of the safest counties in the world. Being a small nation of the international community, Singapore must be able to rely on access to other country markets to have fair trade practices. Ever since Singapore attained its independence, being a good neighbor and having economic and social relations has been its goal with all counties.
The following is the paper I wrote for Eng 102. We did not choose the topic. National Service
Today I sat down with a friend that is a paraplegic resulting from a car accident that happened in April of 2009. The car rolled over him severing his spinal cord causing him to need two rods put in his back, one on each side of his spine. One of the many different challenges he faces daily is the constant pain he is in, along with not being able to feel or move from below the waist. Also, since he is bound to a wheelchair it is always a challenge getting anywhere and doing the most mundane tasks that so many take for granted. He has said that sometimes people stare at him for no reason other than he’s in a wheelchair. Not all people have preconceived opinions about him, but there are some people that get the perception that he is incapable of doing a lot of the things he does. For example, he fixes cars as a hobby which some people would find that hard to believe. He also drives his cars, even taking them to car shows. He has a special hand lever that he uses to press down on the gas and brakes. He doesn’t feel actual discrimination against him by others. Some advice he would give to others with disabilities is to not give up on yourself and to better yourself, making the best of every situation. His advice for those without disabilities would be not to be so quick to judge people and be more helpful. “I’m just thankful to be alive.” Josh P.
Throughout the most recent 30 years, impaired individuals have met up to battle for rights and balance. Disabled people have begun their associations to help each other and crusade for change.
The problems with the English language, I also had to involve in special education with people who have disabled traits and also befriend with them during a class at school. From the second thought of my mind, it does make me feel uncomfortable on helping them with their disabled parts. Every moment I try to befriend them, I become very discomfort. Like moving away from them with only two