Moja lekcja

1. How would you define disability?

- A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or certain activities as well a degree to which they can participate in society (interact with world around them)

What are hight-incidence disabilities?

- Students with high incidence disabilities typically are able to participate in regular education with some additional learning and support. “High-incidence” disabilities may include: Communication disorders.

What are some of the examples of learning disabilities?

Dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia

4. What are behavioral disorders?

Behavioral disorders do not fit into social norms, for example: ADHD, anxiety disorders.

5. Why is the expression "A wheelchair bound person" inappropriate?

This expression is inappropriate because it defines a person by their disability

ograniczony wzrost

restricted growth

wady rozwojowe

malformations

przytułek

almshouse

niedosłuch

auditory deficiency

krótkowzroczność

myopic

lekarz

physician

uraz rdzenia kręgowego

spinal cord injury

kuleć

limp

seplenić

lisp

znaczne postępy

significant progress

jąkanie się

dysphemia

ograniczone słownictwo

limited vocabulary

People who look or act different scare most people.

I agree with this statement. Most people have very little knowledge about disability and are afraid of the unknown.

1. Persons with disabilities should receive "special treatment".

I do not agree with this statement. I think that people with disabilities want to be treated like the rest of society. They don't want to be defined by their difficulties.