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    always benefits students with disabilities. When someone is labeled they are often seen for their disability before they are seen as just being a person. People tend to focus more on the disability of the person and the fact that they cannot perform a task instead of modifying the task so they can perform it to the best of their ability. Labeling a student under one of the thirteen categories may distinguish which disability the child has but‚ not all cases of that disability are the same. No case in

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    J/601/650 UNDERSTAND PHYSICAL DISABILITY A report by the Office of Population Census and Surveys has revealed that one in ten of the population has a disability of some form. It is therefore important to avoid stereotyping and treat this large section of society as people for whom disability is only one factor in their individuality. Because of old fashioned stereotyping and the labels that go with that ‚ people with disabilities can be put off or feel inadequate or unworthy of

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    viewed as a mistake or tragedy. Disabilities cannot define who someone is‚ and disabled people should not be victims of segregation‚ discrimination‚ and degradation. This picture of Olympian and double amputee Blake Leeper was taken in August of 2015 by Christina Mauro‚ who followed him for a day as he was training. According to an article written by Mauro‚ Blake Leeper has a new partnership with Nike. Leeper thinks this partnership can redefine America’s idea of disability. To what extent does the portrait

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    Disabilities Candace Calder Grand Canyon University: SPE 226 October 20‚ 2014 Disabilities As our understanding of learning‚ biology‚ and psychology progresses‚ our awareness increases of the prevalence and diversity of learning disabilities. Intellectual disabilities present unique challenges. Autism and spectrum disorders are only now being differentiated. Further‚ severe and multiple disability situations present their own opportunities and issues. It is only through understanding the

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    In a presentation about parents and families of students with disabilities‚ the Riley family came up and shared their experiences about living with Catherine‚ a woman who has Down syndrome. The three presenters who shared were Molly‚ Nola‚ and Catherine. Molly‚ who is Catherine’s older sister‚ talked about what it was like growing up together with Catherine and how it affected her life. Nola‚ Catherine’s mother‚ told what it was like bringing and raising a child with Down syndrome in this world.

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    with phonological awareness‚ phonological decoding‚ processing speed‚ orthographic coding‚ auditory short-term memory‚ language skills/verbal comprehension‚ and/or rapid naming.[3][4][5] Developmental reading disorder (DRD) is the most common learning disability. Dyslexia is the most recognized of reading disorders‚ however not all reading disorders are linked to dyslexia. Adult dyslexics can read with good comprehension‚ although they tend to read more slowly than non-dyslexics and perform more poorly

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    Lydia Bonton Karen B. Gilmore ENC 1101 June 23‚ 2014 Summarization of Nancy Mairs’ Disability Nancy Mairs author of Disability- a self-claimed “radical feminist and cripple” with many accomplishments and degrees under her belt‚ Nancy is known to “speak the ‘unspeakable’” in her poetry‚ memoirs and essays‚ especially in Disability which was first published in the New York Times in 1987. Mairs starts her essay by describing herself as a crippled woman with multiple sclerosis

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    Behavioral‚ and Physical Disabilities Students with emotional or behavioral problems tend to have trouble with discipline and adversity in and out of the classroom. This can lead these students to become antisocial and become withdrawn from the classroom instruction. Students with physical disabilities can display many of these same characteristics that those with emotional and behavioral problems display but may act out due to ill will about their physical disability rather than an inability

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    EMOTIONAL‚ BEHAVIORAL‚ AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES Emotional‚ Behavioral‚ and Physical Disabilities Katy J. Kaldenberg Grand Canyon University: SPE-226 Educating the Exceptional Learner Wednesday‚ January 18‚ 2011 Emotional‚ Behavioral‚ and Physical Disabilities The education of students who have emotional and behavioral disorders‚ physical disabilities‚ health impairments‚ or traumatic brain injuries can be a difficult and challenging task if proper teaching strategies

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    Based on chapter 7‚ when some of us think about the word disability‚ we think that it involves people with a physical impairment. According to chapter 7‚ Invisible Disabilities‚ “A blue wheelchair symbol is the universal code for one having a disability that limit their mobility (pg. 168).” So‚ I agree with the chapter in that I’ve only known people to have a disability as being a visual deficiency‚ but this is not true anymore. As a result‚ the ADA presented a survey‚ and it was discovered

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