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Disability Awareness

Disability Awareness. Information for Teachers. Pre and Post Test. 1. What is your level of knowledge about the various disabilities? very knowledgeable somewhat knowledgeable very little knowledge 2. What is your comfort level supporting students with disabilities?

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Disability Awareness

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  1. Disability Awareness Information for Teachers

  2. Pre and Post Test 1. What is your level of knowledge about the various disabilities? very knowledgeable somewhat knowledgeable very little knowledge 2. What is your comfort level supporting students with disabilities? very comfortable somewhat comfortable not at all 3. What is your level of knowledge of strategies to support students with disabilities in the classroom? very knowledgeable somewhat knowledgeable very little knowledge 4. What is your awareness level of resources available to assist you in supporting students with disabilities? very knowledgeable somewhat knowledgeable very little knowledge

  3. Awareness is not the same as emphasis

  4. Ask me what I CAN do, not what I can’t do

  5. ACTIVITY • Individuals with such disabilities often have great difficulty with directions and receptive language. (Sit back to back, one person has picture of abstract shape, cannot use names of shapes but must describe it and he other person must reproduce it)

  6. Additional experiences… http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/experiences/attexp2b.html

  7. About your experience… • Were any of the activities frustrating to you? • Was it frustrating or embarrassing to not be able to complete some of the tasks?

  8. Consider motivation of behaviors • Frustration • Embarrassment • Avoidance • Attention • Receive some type of reward • Communication • Sensory stimulation

  9. Facilitate access and success • Give positive reinforcement • Decrease the length of tasks and divide into smaller parts • Take frequent breaks • Keep consistent daily schedule • Provide “stress balls” and other inconspicuous items for stimulation • Allow for movement

  10. Facilitate access and success • Interact with the individual as a PERSON FIRST • Break down concepts into small, simple components • Teach functional skills to support independence

  11. Resources • VADSA.ORG Disability Organizations ListingView a comprehensive listing of Disability Related Organizations across the state and the nation. • Virginia Dept. for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI)Enables blind or visually impaired individuals to achieve their maximum level of employment, education, and personal independence. • Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB)Established over seven decades ago as a not-for-profit organization offering vocational rehabilitation for blind Virginians, VIB is a self-funded division of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI). • Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)Operates with the full understanding that communication is the most critical issue facing persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

  12. Resources • Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD)Empower Virginians with Disabilities to achieve their personal goals, to be self-reliant, and to participate fully in their communities by strengthening community involvement, building advocacy capacity, enhancing service delivery, and informing public policy. • Department of Rehabilitative ServicesCollaborates with the public and private sectors to provide and advocate for the highest quality services that empower individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and full inclusion into society. • Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Centeris the first state-owned and operated comprehensive rehabilitation center in the country. WWRC provides comprehensive medical, assistive technology and vocational rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities to help them gain increased independence and employment.

  13. Resources • Voice of the Blue Ridgeis a non-profit organization chartered in 1981 to help people who cannot read newspapers or magazines because of physical impairments such as partial vision loss, blindness or stroke. • Virginia RelayThe telecommunications system for the deaf and hard of hearing communities in Virginia. • American Council of the BlindStrives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people by: serving as a representative national organization of blind people; elevating the social, economic and cultural levels of blind people; improving educational and rehabilitation facilities and opportunities; cooperating with the public and private institutions and organizations concerned with blind services; encouraging and assisting all blind persons to develop their abilities and conducting a public education program to promote greater understanding of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.

  14. Resources • National Federation of the BlindThe purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is two-fold—to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind. By providing public education about blindness, information and referral services, scholarships, literature and publications about blindness, aids and appliances and other adaptive equipment for the blind, advocacy services and protection of civil rights, development and evaluation of technology, and support for blind persons and their families, members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality. • Make a Wish Foundation of AmericaShare the power of a wish. • The ARCNational organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families.

  15. Resources • Low Vision Information Center (LVIC)Nonprofit organization that helps people with low vision maintain their independence. • Special Education Resources from the Curry School of Education at the University of VirginiaInformation on disabilities categories: Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Hearing Impairment, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Serious Emotional Disturbance, Traumatic Brain Injury, Visual Impairment. • Commonwealth Community TrustEstablished for Virginia residents to provide a convenient and economical way to have trust funds administered for people with disabilities that will supplement the benefits offered by entitlement programs. • Dept of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services(DMHMRSAS)Improves the quality of life for people with mental disabilities and substance abuse problems by providing the very best services possible, at minimal burden to the taxpayer.

  16. Resources • Disability Services Agencies FormsConsumer forms for the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS), and the Virginia Board for Persons with Disabilities. • The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA)helps with disability-related problems like abuse, neglect, and discrimination. We also help people with disabilities obtain services and treatment. All callers receive help with these problems. Individuals with problems, targeted in our program priorities, may also receive advocacy services and/or legal representation. • Adapted from DSA, Virginia.gov

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