Literature & Writing

Disabilities Unit

It is easy to see someone that is different than you and look down upon them.  Often, people do this because they do not understand those differences.  Here, at Fremont High School, we are fortunate to have an extremely diverse population of people.  Not only do we have most ethnicities/races in the world represented on our campus, but we also have students from every social class, religion, political affiliation, etc. 

One group that often gets overlooked or looked down upon is the population of Special Education students.  These students make up approximately 10% of our school.  To better understand these students and the challenges they must overcome to succeed, we are going to spend a few days educating ourselves, and others, about their disabilities.

There are many types of disabilities that people live with.  Some of those are:

  • Visual Impairments
  • Hearing Impairments
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Autism
  • Emotional Disturbances
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Speech/Language/Communication Disorders

Directions:

  1. You and a partner will be choosing one disability to focus on. 
  2. You will use the links below, databases located on the library website, and resources of your own (google Search) to gather information about the disability. 
    • You will use your Research Journal to keep track of your information and sources
  3. After your initial research, you will be creating a brochure using Word or Power Point about the disability. 
    • You will include:
      • the disability,
      • the definition of the disability,
      • symptoms,
      • how the person is disabled by the diagnosis
      • accommodations that teachers can make to help the student succeed in school,
      • accommodations parents/friends can make to help the student at home
      • resources that might be useful to teachers, parents, or students with that disability. (The sources you used to gather information about the disability.)

Your brochure must be neat and attractive and use pictures to help illustrate what you are saying.  Please see the sample brochure on ADD/ADHD for more information. 

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