Overview of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000

Cerebral palsy is a brain and nervous system disorder that was discovered in the mid nineteenth century by a group of people with a generous commitment of improving the lives of people with disability (MyChildatCerebralpalsy.org, 2014). One of such individuals is William Little, who pioneered customary studies relating to cerebral palsy by using his childhood disability to substantiate the causal relationships between natal complications and physical and

People who suffer with cerebral palsy may have contracted muscles or joints causing a fixed rigid limb. Care staff must be aware of the needs of people who suffer with cerebral palsy and ensure that effective communication skills are used when assisting people to move or reposition.

There are several legal and social foundations that are related with the Individuals with Disabilities Act. (Legal: constitution, 10th and 14th amendment) social foundations (what people thought about disabilities in the past) connect Willowbrook, early researches from 17-1800.

As a parent, learning that your child has developmental disabilities can be a life altering moment in time and can cause a devastating chain reaction of events. These events have the potential to change family priorities and structure, hurt relationships, deplete financial savings and stability, and emotionally drain everyone intimately involved with you and your child. How do you find human services programs, agencies, or advocates, whose primary job is to help you provide everything your child needs? It certainly can be an overwhelming barrier, but it's the first step in giving you, your child, and your family a plan of action, goals, success, good mental health and bringing everyone back together.

This topic could help me determine if the use of CIMT is successful and could help my future clients that suffer from cerebral palsy.

Miami-Dade County is one of the most populated counties among all the county in Florida. It is essential to the Dade County official authorities in making plan to support the increasing population of people with developmental disabilities. As one of the amendments of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 stating that each individual with any types of developmental disabilities should have all the rights like the general population. “People with disabilities have the same right to lead productive, independent lives as other citizens, and communities benefit from diversity including having people with developmental disabilities integrated into school, work, religious, and social organizations” (Collins-Bride,

I attended the Centennial Christian School to visit one of the student, Ashley, who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. It was interesting to see Ashley’s care plan that was written by Chris Robberts that outlines care of her stoma, flushing of water every hour at school via feeding tube, administering mediation via feeding, and what to do when the student has a ‘blank stare’ or grand mal seizure.

In the orthopedic clinics (130), I have observed a doctor performed a focused physical examination on an eight-year-old (8) male patient with cerebral palsy. This patient had some neurological and physical deficits and had some developmental delays. He was accompanied by his caregiver and is wheel chair bound. He lacked the ability to verbally communicate, but used signs and signals to convey a message and he was still in diapers. The doctors who seen him checked his musculoskeletal functions thoroughly in preparation for a future surgical operation. His primary caregiver was interviewed and was very participative in the care. The doctors also have provided the caregiver all the information regarding the surgery and any other questions the primary caregiver had were answered. Post operation

…“Children with disabilities should be educated in the most open and normal environment possible (the least restrictive environment); when needed, evaluations, diagnose, and treatments should be done without stigmatization and discrimination.”… (Pg. 176)

There is a SickKids hospital which is a pediatric health care institution in Toronto. There is a rehabilitation department in the hospital where occupational therapists are providing service for cerebral palsy children. They assess the child’s ability to swallowing and eating and teach the child and family to keep up-right position of a boy and to swallow food without any difficulty

For my final project I interviewed my mother’s friend Tammy Carnes who’s son is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. During our interview we discussed what it is like we raise a child with a disability, and how the educational system aided in dealing with her child’s everyday needs. After completing this interview I feel a little more understanding of how the parent of said child may feel when dealing with the educational system meeting their child’s particular needs. A high point of the interview was Ms. Carnes’s surprise to the amount of dedication the educational system is making to ensure their teachers are well prepared for the different types of disabilities children may have. A part of the interview that surprised me was how truly patient

Children with cerebral palsy (a congenital motor disorder) have a difficult time controlling facial movements for expressions and speech, which makes communicating difficult to interpret. Children with cerebral palsy depend on their communication partner for conversational exchanges. The communication with children with cerebral palsy is usually limited to functional purposes to meet a particular need for the child. This diminishes the child’s social participation and education.

1 in 10 children have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a disorder that cannot be cured, leading to lifetime of treatment plans and countless obstacles throughout their journey .I’ve seen how many children have struggle since they were born. I’ve seen how the parents have to help them in a lot of thing; mainly they have to be carried to a lot of places because they can barely move. Some child’s are very lucky kids. Some are only 25% with the disease; some can’t understand everything they tell him. (About.com) Doctors can tell you they are only going to live until they turn nine years old, but thanks to the doctors and the strength they are still alive. With this research I will tell how much the kids and the people suffer with this illness

Have you ever realized that you have a skill that others are absolutely incapable of doing? I bet that that your mind immediately went to your drawing skills, your ability to do an Olli, or your impressive skills in twerking. Never did you think that it was your ability to walk a straight line, hold a cup properly, or the ability to control your own bladder. Most people don’t think about it but others who have cerebral palsy cannot do those things as well as many other things we take for granted. “Cerebral palsy is characterized by an inability to fully control motor function, particularly muscle control and coordination.” Cerebral Palsy is usually associated with difficulty in swallowing and problems with

Taking care of children with disabilities requires a compassionate spirit of valuing them as human being worth of respect regardless of their disabilities.