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Disability Awareness: (Ideas and resources)
If you are interested in developing ideas and activities for creating a greater awareness, here is a site that will get you started down the right path.
(www.parentsinc.org)
This site introduces a Disability Awareness Game. There is a computer based classroom game that may be used to present different disability awareness ideas in a classroom situation. They can be used for the targeted grades of 5th grade through high school. Of course, it can also be used for younger children and adults.
www.gnb.ca/0048/english/index.htm
This is a web site developed by the Premier's Council on the Status of Disabled Persons'. The authors of the site have provided a list of their ideas for disability awareness week activities.
www.isdd.indiana.edu/~cedir/
This site provides a selected bibliography of materials that may be beneficial for children to read in an effort to enhance their understanding of disability.
www.splcenter.org/teachingtolerance
This site was developed by a special education teacher and school social worker in an effort to share their disability awareness learning activity. It provides objectives for the students, list of supplies needed, and lesson plans for 4 days. The lesson plans include specific activities that can be set up as well as a writing assignment.
www.kotb.com
Kids on the block. A web page to promote the use of an education puppet program which enlightens children on the issues of disability awareness, medical and education differences, and social concerns.
www.Usinfo.state.gov/usa/able/
Still looking for books that adults can read to enrich their understanding of disability? Try out this site. There is a lengthy list of books, articles, and documents about disabled culture.
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Welcome to the Adapted Physical Education Website. The main focus will be on disability awareness. Educators, parents, students, professionals, and administrators must be aware of their perceptions and expectations of individuals with disabilities. Through disability awareness, maybe some of those stereotypical attitudes, perceptions, and expectations can be eliminated. Links on ideas that have been used by other teachers and individuals advocating for disability rights are highlighted. The featured article section will focus on articles for transition services.
Have a great month and keep telling your friends about this page.
Cindy Piletic, Ph.D.
Section Editor
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Many times parents are looking for more information that could help his/her son or daughter. Also, there is the professional looking for new teaching ideas and tips. Here is a site that may be of interest - www.parentpals.com. The site is developed by therapists, audiologists, teachers, nurses, and physicians.
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"We all have disabilities.
Some are just more obvious than others"
"At the end of the rainbow is the day when a person's disability will no longer matter"
"Disability is the only minority that anyone can join at any time"
"Individual before condition"
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Here are a couple activity books that every adapted physical educator should have:
- Inclusive Games by S. Kasser.
- Physical Activities for Improving Children's Learning and Behavior: A guide to Sensory Motor Development by B. Cheatum.
To get your copy, check out the website of Human Kinetics.
(focus on transition services)
Each of these articles, and others, are introduced in an annotated bibliography on inclusive education at the following website:
www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/incl/
Conn-Powers, M.C., J. Ross-Allen, et al. (1990). Transition of young children into the elementary education mainstream. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education 9(4): 91-105.
McCullough, S. (1990). Exemplary program: Sharing responsibility. Wisconsin Vocational Educator 14(3): 6-16.
Horrocks, C. (1994). Who will my child be? The preparation of parents for secondary transition planning. Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 22(2).
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