The Concept Of Autonomy Of People With Learning Disabilities Through The Eyes Of Their Parents

Adults with learning disabilities can be very vulnerable and when they are accommodated in supported living, it is possible that they become exposed to further difficulties. Although the principles of the MCA set out to promote the independence of adults with learning disability whom obtain capacity, as outlined earlier, whilst they are living within supported accommodation they may have a loss of freedom and/or a reduction in choices and decisions, because although an individual may have the capacity to identify their needs and establish what they would ‘like’ to do, it is not always possible, again because of austerity measures and cut-backs which effectively impact staffing levels.

The amount of people who live with disabilities is a controversial number. Depending on what law and diagnostic tools used, a person may have a visible disability, or one that may lie beneath the surface of his or her appearance. Some people believe that the term “disability” is merely a label use to hold back, or prescribe helplessness. Meanwhile, individuals who have been properly diagnosed with disabilities struggle to maintain respect and acceptance every day. In plain language, there is a lot of misunderstanding between people with disabilities and those without. It is firstly important to get everyone on the same page regarding the definition of disability.

Over the course of this semester, I have come to the realization that above all, students with disabilities need to be treated with the respect and dignity that one would give any other child. This is why it is important to talk to and about people that have disabilities with “people first” language (Evans, Civil Rights Final Day, 9.17.16). This stems from the idea that a perceived disability is just one of a person’s many attributes. Students with disabilities are people that have individual abilities, interests, and needs. By using “people first” language, one emphasizes the importance of the individual over their diagnosed disability. According to The Arc, an organization that advocates for people with disabilities, “the language in a society used to refer to persons with disabilities shapes its beliefs and ideas about them” (The Arc, 2016). Using “people first” language not only ensures the person in question knows that they are valued, but it also helps set a precedent for the perception of people with disabilities in one’s environment. It also gives the student the opportunity to define his/herself, instead of being identified solely with their disability (The Arc, 2016).

This is to make them feel sense of belonging and accepted by the society regardless of their disability. The social model remove any barriers that takes away chances of a disable person to achieve and learn. They focuses on these issues in order to make sure every disable individuals feel confident therefore, this model requires child care practitioners to take proactive action to eliminate the barriers. On the other hand, the medical models of disability primarily focus on at a person’s impairments and the cause of disable individual being incapable to access excellent services or being unable to contribute to the

I believe that people’s perception does play a role in the success of students with disabilities. It is human nature to stare, fear or ridicule people who appear or act different from what we consider to be normal. For students with physical handicaps or limitations, their self-image is very important to them. They get upset and sometimes depress because they can’t do certain things as other children can because

When some people think of someone with a learning disability they often think of someone who is not able to contribute to society. It is often assumed people with learning disabilities are people who have low intelligence, work the school systems, and are socially awkward. As someone who has a learning disability these misconceptions have made it difficult for me to be open about it and prove these stereotypes wrong. Most of these misconceptions stem from people not understanding what alearning disabilities are, a learning disability “results from a difference in the way a person's brain is wired. Children with learning disabilities are as smart or smarter than their peers. But they have difficulty reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, recalling and/or organizing information if left to figure things out by themselves or if taught in conventional ways” (idonline.org).

Individuals with developmental disabilities face many problem in our society due to our low expectations that we have for them. Yes they do have problems, but just like everyone else they have their strengths and weaknesses. There may be things that I’m not good at, but I still have the ability to find a good paying job that involves my strengths. By looking at the two essays, For Hire: Dedicated Young Man With Down Syndrome and An Inside View of Autism I was able to see how much our society discriminates against their unique features. We should focus on each person’s strengths rather then generalizing about all individuals with developmental disabilities.

Specific strategies apply to specific learning disabilities. It is important to know how to accommodate disabled’s needs and differentiate instruction. When developing a teaching for people with disabilities, the nurse assess the need for family involvement and advocacy because the nurse must work together with the family to assess learning needs, and create an environment that will heighten learning Bastable (2014). One of the most effective means of ensuring successful teaching is to engage families in their

The video discussed the appearance of learning disabled students and how it was known as the unseen

Common stereotypes persons with disabilities shape society’s view on persons with disabilities. Also stereotypes and myth about person with disabilities at work creates increases unemployment of such persons. Unemployment as discussed above has negative thoughts on self-esteem. Stereotypes may have emanated from well-intended assumptions about the abilities and capabilities of persons with disabilities in general. However, unfinished explorations coupled with uncalled for generalizations have led to myth and stereotypes (Michailakis (2003). Stereotypes tend to homogenize persons without consideration of the uniqueness and diverseness that the persons may present (Murugami (2002). Most rehabilitation centers often deny persons with disabilities the rights of career choice (Yanchak (2005). When they fail to acquire career satisfaction, they end up abandoning their careers, dropping out of school, and begging (Murugami (2002). Stereotypes kill the dignity of the person, and create insecurities. Stereotypes condemn whole groups without looking and individuality (Henderson & Bryan, 2011). Stereotypes tend to formulate unhealthy and uneducated assumptions about persons of other cultures, looks, and disabilities which lead to a negative self-esteem and unhealthy self-concept.

Autonomy the ethical principle of which that is used and can be defined as “the development of a concept of personal identity”. The importance of the principle is this gives individuals’ the freedom to express their thoughts and make decisions on the basis of their own basis. The article “Implications for CLD children with disabilities”, explains the significance of creating and implementing a society for children with cultural linguistic diversities and intellectual disabilities. In the United States it is imperative that our youth is to become educated, and obtain a degree of sorts. However for the families that suffer with culture shock as their child is adapting to the social and societal norms a plethora of questions overwhelm the child and adults alike. Is my child becoming properly educated, how are the health and overall wellbeing of my child in school? Is my child being bullied because of his/her cultural intellectual way of being? As a school system it is necessary to accommodate the needs of individuals who suffer from cultural diversity and who suffer from intellectual disabilities to practice autonomy as well as a substantial way of living.

Colon, E.J. (1997). Identification, accommodation, and success of students with learning disabilities in nursing education programs. Journal of Nursing Education,36(8), 372-377.

As a learning disability nursing student, I have learned about the importance of the nurse’s role in empowerment and health promotion with individuals with learning disability. The modules have helped develop my knowledge and skills on working in partnership with individuals and their families/carers using person-centred approach. making information accessible to them.

Education evidence has shown that negative attitudes are a major obstacle to the education of disabled children [13] and physician attitudes are often seen as a barrier to PWDs for seeking health care [14]. In addition, uncertainty, not knowing how to interact with PWDs and lack of knowledge can often lead to negative attitudes. Some studies have shown that physicians are developing negative attitudes towards PWDs after working the first time with them due to a lack of training. Knowing the attitude of students is thus very important for the future of the country, because their attitude towards PWDs affects the future process of social integration of PWDs. Students from health care and educational programs are most likely going to work at some point with people with disabilities in their future career and this often without having special training on how to care, treat or teach people with disabilities. Their attitude and knowledge can influence a decision of a person with a disability seeking health care or attending school. In addition the professional’s attitudes can also influence the attitude of the person’s family and

Children with intellectual disabilities go to school without knowledge of using the rest room on their own. We teach them for a long time until they know. They are discriminated at home as incapable of anything from childhood. They lock them in without any hope of contributing in the family. If a child with disability is a girl, no hope that she will be married and bring money or dowry at home. If parents had power for death arrangements, children with disabilities would be voted to die first before the rest of the family. Living with children with disabilities requires a strong heart[…]. No one wants to take care of a child with disabilities […]. Even when we teach children them, our fellow teachers ask us, why do you like to work with children with disabilities? Do you receive extra allowance for teaching them? They tell us: “I cannot afford to deal with them. Staying with them, I will be spitting all time, and I would not be able to eat.” I consider these children as the poorest of the poor compared to children coming from rural areas.