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    childhood disability has continued to increase, growing by 15.6% between 2001–2002 and 2010–2011. Nearly 6 million children were considered disabled in 2010–2011.”Houtrow(2014) The United States civilians have had a negative attitude toward people with disabilities. Donaldson(1980) says that they are attempting to change the attitudes towards people with disabilities. Donaldson states one way they are attempting to change attitudes is by passing legislation to help integrate people with disabilities into

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    make extra effort or spend more time or money to make sure they don’t ‘inconvenience’ anyone else. However many people are willing to adopt the social model and make ‘reasonable’ adjustments for disabled people whose disability is visible. However, with students who have disabilities that are hidden or not clearly understood, some practitioners will not be as accommodating. An important part of the social model is that the individual should be seen as an expert on their needs, requirements and abilities

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    Informing People about Reading Disability Curtiss, S. L., et al. "Bringing Instructional Strategies Home: Reaching Families Online ." Teaching Exceptional Children January/February 2016: 160-167. Curtiss et al. (2016) express how the collaboration of teachers and parents is difficult because of the overlap between parent and teacher work schedules. The authors detail how instructors can provide online learning support for parents who support child with limited expressive communication. They highlight

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    to Accommodate Students with Disabilities? The former US President Bill Clinton said, “New information and communications technologies can improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, but only if such technologies are designed from the beginning, so that everyone can use them.” Discussing disabilities in general will take longer than one day. I am going to talk about physical disabilities .As the Longman dictionary defines physical disability is a limitation of a person 's

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    Disability is presented all around the world and at all times. The way that a population perceives disability influences the condition of living for people with disability. We are living, but it is essential that everyone understand disability as a social model that we have discussed in class. Cultural differences have an immense effect on how people within societies view people living with disability. The definition of disability differs from a country to another, which makes data very hard to

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    When I first came into this class I thought I knew everything about disabilities. I never thought about how others viewed their disabilities or even if they considered it a disability. I felt like my view point on disabilities was right and I was far from judgmental. As class when on I learned that I wasn’t all the way right about disabilities and that I did judge people based of their limitation. This class opened my eyes to how other people feel and want to be treated. It allowed me learn about

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    STUDENTS WITH PROFOUND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES NEED MORE THAN PAPER AND PENCILTO BE SUCCESFUL IN SCHOOL. Heather Centaure As a Special Education Teacher, who has taught students with profound physical and mental disabilities for eight years, my greatest concern is the inability of many students with profound mental and physical disabilities to participate to their fullest potential in school. Several key factors contribute to this including poorly designed school programs, a lack of functional

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    Disability Discrimination Act This act was passed in 1995. The disability act protects disabled people in: * Employment * Access to goods, facilities and services * The management, buying or renting of land or property * Education The DDA covers a disability which people: * Have now, * Had in the past (for example: a past episode of mental illness), * May have in the future (e.g.: a family history of a disability which

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    Students with an intellectual disability have been educated separate from students in general education classrooms for quite some time. Over time, many countries have adopted children with intellectual disabilities being educated in the general education classrooms. However, major differences can be seen in the utilization of inclusive education not only across countries, but even across the same country. United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities support the idea that students

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    Life in a family that has a child with a learning disability is often both complex and challenging. There are generally many practical as well as emotional issues involved. Many things have to be considered such as educational, medical, and financial decisions. There are many issues that may arise from having a child with a learning disability such as “family stress, parenting discrepancies, negative reactions from extended family members, difficulty in interacting with the school, and mixed effects

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