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    CHAPTER: 4 DATA ANALYSES After completion of data collection the data entered into the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 20.0 software) for analyzing the data. The data set consisted of a total of 86 variables. In the study there are eighty six variables included in SPSS. In this research study the Homeless People with Disability is the respondent. The findings of this study are discussed in this chapter. Demographical Profile Homeless people with disability residing in the Shivaji

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    Social inclusion is a social society in which differences are respected, values are shared and basic needs are meant through fair social interactions. Most importantly, in a socially inclusive society all members are acceptable and enabled full participation within the society (Victorian Government Health Information, Australia., n.d). In regards, to social inclusion among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) the social dynamics of these circumstances can be more complex

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    Potter was diagnosed with Down syndrome. It is a disease that she is proud to have. Lauren Potter said, “It is important to me that people with intellectual disabilities are represented and treated fairly and are given the same opportunities as every other American” (“Lauren Potter, Actress”). She fights for people like her who have been bullied. Down syndrome is a disability where a person has more than two of the chromosome 21 (Routh 6). There are three different types of Down syndrome, Standard Trisomy

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    It also could increase the amount of money that is given to individual who are on the Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP), as they do not get a lot of money to begin with. The cost of living for an individual with a disability is a lot higher than someone who is abled-bodied. ODSP never considers where that individual is living, depending if rent is higher in the city, more than half the money they receive monthly goes to rent and leave little to nothing for food and other cost. Learning about

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    by. They heard footsteps going down the hall toward them. Everyone was frozen with fear and shock. They heard the knocking of a door. But it wasn’t their door. It was the door right in front of theirs. It was Mrs. Putnam’s room. Finally, there was a crashing noise as the sound of screams burst throughout the halls, causing shivers to go down everyone’s spines. The air was still. Everyone was staring at the door with true terror in their eyes. Time seemed to slow down as the sound of boots came closer

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    Look Back I have encountered various situations and gained new experiences within the past seven weeks of placement. An event that stood out the most was the first time I went out in public (i.e., the plaza) with a support worker and a resident, who has an intellectual disability. In this event, I witness how individuals with intellectual disabilities are stigmatized and how they are affected by it. Elaborate In this event, I had to take the resident to a restaurant washroom. As we entered the

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    Peter, a boy diagnosed with Down Syndrome, was first seen filmed as a third-grader entering his first year in a general classroom rather than one with only students with disabilities. “Educating Peter,” was a film made in 1992 following Peter’s journey being the first child with a severe mental disability, to be included in a general classroom at his elementary school. Elementary school was a challenge for Peter, his parents and his teachers. However, as Peter continues to get older, the film “Graduating

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    the genotype below have Down Syndrome or Down's Syndrome. One percent of people that have Down's Syndrome have it hereditarily (What Is Down Syndrome). Down's Syndrome has been around for centuries. In 1886, a man named John Langdon Down produced a correct depiction of someone with Down Syndrome (What Is Down Syndrome). Then in 1959, a man French man by the name of Jérôme Lejeune found that Down Syndrome was caused by a chromosomal condition (What Is Down Syndrome). Down Syndrome is caused when a

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    When I was eleven years old, there was one boy who had Autism and was bullied by classmates in my class. One day, the boy was being teased by other boys because of his runny nose. Other classmates made fun of him and he cried. At that time, I could not just stand there looking at it, I told my classmates to stop bullying him. Actually, the situation did not get better and the classmates began to tease me, saying that “Yoojin likes him”. I did not feel bad about what they said because I was doing

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    explained from a Christian worldview perspective of ethical dilemmas that will differentiate between if a baby with down syndrome should be aborted or live a life with the disorder. Ethical Dilemma In this case a woman named Susan has been trying to have a child for many years and finally got pregnant. Unfortunately she had blood work done and confirmed that her child would indeed have down syndrome. Her doctor suggested that she should abort the baby becasue it could not only take a toll on Susan’s life

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