Special Olympics With Intellectual Disabilities

Outline the legal entitlements of disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs.

In the US around 4.6 million people are identified as having an intellectual disability and 25 to 33 % children are born with mental disabilities. Resch J, Benz M, Elliott T. (2012). Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18. In order to determine if a child has intellectual disabilities the child will take a series of test such as an IQ test if the child score below a 70 he/she would be categorize a limitation in intellectual functioning. Beside the IQ test Conceptual skills, social skills, practical skills. Some common types of intellectual

Although special needs people in the 1960’s were considered useless, Eunice Kennedy Shriver took a stand for them. She created the special olympics, and camp shriver. She used the Joseph P Kennedy Jr. Foundation as well to bend her will on the country of America. The legacy she left behind is still felt today; with the special olympics having an attendance of over 3 million people. Along with that, we have seen the rights and view of special needs people increase ten-fold, compared to what they were in the 1960's. They are as much a part of modern society as anyone else is.

In 1963 Mrs. Kennedy Shriver organized a day camp in her back yard for the handicapped children in Rockville, Maryland. Five years later she brought the first Special Olympics to Soldier Field in Chicago. Around one thousand enthusiastic athletes participated in the event. There are now 143 countries involved, and 16,000 sports events every year with over one million athletes ("Anniversary"). Through the Special Olympics thousands of handicapped people have conquered their fears and struggles, learned communication skills and trades for employment. Because of the underlying lessons taught through sports they can lead active, exciting, and courageous lives within their own communities. After learning about these incredible athletes, the drawbacks of special education programs in public schools, Athletes for Outreach (AFO), true success stories, and the rewards for

Special Olympics Play Unify is a program that brings together a variety of students with or without disabilities and allows them to train and play together in various sports or activities. It is important because it helps students develop leadership skills to create an overall respectful environment for all. It helps all types of students no matter if they have a disability or not feel welcomed by anyone and feel as people understand them. By placing people with or without disabilities is creates a sense of team building.

Together they helped bring attention to people with intellectual disabilities and more scientists began doing research and more doctors were trained to work with them. 1962 is when Camp Shriver began and spread across the country, eventually evolving into the Special Olympics.

Unfortunately it happened when she was older but it happened for her. There was the American Disabilities Act, Actual Lives and finally the Actual Lives Performance Project (that she helped create). All of these would fall under advocacy for all disabilities and care. The Actual Lives Performance project is for people who have disabilities come in and talk about “what is wrong with them” as Terry would say. It was a chance for them to feel “normal”. The Actual Lives Performance Project is something that I would concern a positive. It is giving people with disabilities a chance to build relationships, network and talk about their stories.

Since 1968, Special Olympics has covered people with intellectual disabilities in competitive sports. Now, more than 4.4 million people young and old with ID take part in training and competitions worldwide, All Special Olympics athletes take part in sports, and that includes weekly training and minimum one main competition per season. Special Olympics offers 32 official sports and many of our athletes take part in sports. In the United States alone, 500,000 people with intellectual disabilities are included with Special Olympics, Special Olympics also has a strong plan to cure the health of our athletes. It's called Healthy Athletes, and since it begin in 1997, we've done 1.4 million health checking. And the health checker are always free

When you have a child who has autism it can be difficult to find a sport that they can be effective at. One thing they can do is found at Special Olympics is that they can swim and track and field. Both activities are appropriate for any age and ability level. Swimming would be better for the individual depending on if they are high or low functioning and if they have poor balance. Swimming is an active that does not require a great deal of balance. If you have an individual who does not like sports, there are other options. Before you put your child in sports, you should ask if they would like to participate in the sport and see how they feel.

She knows that the earth is a cruel place, but we need to push for those who need a little help in life. Anyone that has been mistreated or looked down on can relate to what she is fighting for. She displays this by show what happens behind the scene of anyone with a handicap in Bring Down The Barriers- Seen and Unseen : “A student with a sensory-processing disorder needs to sit in the front row of class and take notes on a laptop computer, but the professor insists that laptops may be used only in the back of the room” (Adam, Rachel). By showing what needs to be changed, Ms. Adams can reach into those that believe we can make a better future for everyone. This will also not only help the handicapped but other as well. Another essay called Include, Everyone, Ms.Adams paints how a kinder future can form: “I know not all parents are sold on the idea of an education in kindness and tolerance. But there are more pragmatic reasons why inclusion is a good idea. It’s great preparation for the workforce leaders of the future. Employers are increasingly aware that people with disabilities are dedicated, reliable and innovative workers. Recently, it has been reported that the software corporation SAP is actively seeking out employees on the autism spectrum” (Adams, Rachel). If educators include people of all disabilities in school curriculums, American can see more situations like this. It shows that making sure

Special Olympics started in 1950s and early 1960s.A woman named Eunice Kennedy Shriver she felt like kids with disabilities were not treated right. She decided to do something about it she made a camp right in her backyard.She wanted everyone to know that Kids with disabilities could play just like everyone else. Not think of what they could

During the 4-hour wheelchair activity, I assumed the role of a paraplegic. Since the activity was simulated in a school environment, I also assumed the role of a student. The activity is focused on the perspective of a paraplegic student attending college. Navigating around the school, finding w/c access points around the school vicinity, and going about daily school routines were the primary challenges that were undertaken. Few minutes into the activity, I was trying to figure out what is the most efficient way to propel the w/c. I noticed that most of the power for w/c propulsion comes from the shoulder. Proper trunk positioning and good UE ROM are essential for w/c ambulation.

For centuries when a person was diagnosed with a disability they were institutionalized per the doctor’s request. There were many advancements in the 20th century in trying to get people who suffer from a disability the proper help they need. During the 1960s, “President Kennedy called for the deinstitutionalization of people with disabilities and increase in community services” (Disability Rights, 2012, p.6). President Kennedy wanted the community to come together to help assist people with a disability specifically mental retardation. Due to numerous laws enacted by the government, in today’s society the community gets involved in assisting people of all different types of disabilities. One of the ways they do this is through a special service dance. On September 27, 2014 in Tenafly at the Jewish Community Center, I attended the special service dance that is available for all different types of disabilities. This dance has a mix of high functioning and low functioning people with disabilities, from the ages of fourteen to twenty five. I choose to do the dance because many of the topics were covered in class were displayed at the dance.

The storm brewing in the crowd turned to thunderous applause when ice skaters twirled and leaped across the rink to land gracefully within only a few moments. The gold medalist goes from standing on a glorious pedestal to riding in the quiet backseat of a car. All she gets to listen to is silence- just because her intellectual disability makes her feel inadequate. The Special Olympics is not only about winning a race or declaring victory when passing the finish line- this charity is dedicated to raising awareness for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) who have been ignored their entire lives. There are as many as 4.5 million athletes in the Special Olympics worldwide, and Special Olympics plans to reach out to 200 million people by

Wheelchair athletes expose their bodies, in particular their upper limbs to extreme movements, positions and range of motion. The demands placed on joints, muscles and surrounding structures by these extreme movements cannot come without consequences and they place athletes at an increased risk of injury and predispose the athletes to biomechanical deficiencies. Wheelchair athletes need to ensure that their propulsion technique is biomechanically efficient in order to reduce the already increased risk of injury seen in wheelchair athletes. It is imperative that movement is functionally advantageous as the athletes use not only their upper limbs for competing and training but for ambulation in every day