against all odds overcoming the obstacles by jake james communication 125
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Against All Oddsovercoming the obstacles
By Jake James
Communication 125
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Attitude
Don’t become depressed because of your or others perception
• Self a steam lowered
• Don’t Let the disability get the best of them
• Be content with who you are, never give in to the disability
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Success in school
• IEP – Individual Education Plan
• IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act schools offer special education to those in need
• FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education
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IDEA
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• Created 2004
• Law that tells how schools should provide the right type of specialized education
• Covers those with disabilities from birth until 21
• Key in success of these students because provides the right accommodations for the students to gain confidence and become successful
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IEP: Individual education plan
Mandated by the IDEA+ a specialized unique plan for the student
Meet educational needs for a student with a disability ( both mental + physical )
Complete goals more successful than normally + helps teachers provide a sense of helpand accommodations for the student
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FAPE
• Individualized to a certain handicapped person
• Not just for education however
• Through this law the school+ government will help the person learn how to succeed in school, employment, living on their own
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ADA
• Equals the playing field
• Provides accommodations from employer+ government
• companies are not allowed to discriminate against those who have disabilities
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Daily difficulties
• Transportation
• getting dressed
• Showering etc
• Getting up in the morning
• These are the daily issue that many have to learn to overcome
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Rehabilitation Act
• 1973
• Prohibits discrimination in programs and services
• States no person who is handicapped should be excluded
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Dan Liest
• Research department for Met Life
• Process insurance claims+ bills
• Has muscular dystrophy
• Can feed himself but cannot shower
• At met life he has equipped phone + comp
• Loved there at his job even though his disability has derailed him
• Says he is humbled and felt as though he is an ambassador for his disability
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Pam Holmes
• Deaf early on in life
• Wanted to become a music teacher
• Attitude: there was reason she became deaf
• Advocate for people with disabilities for a living
• She had a goal of overcoming it
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Bethany Hamilton
• Pro surfer
• Age 13 shark attack amputated left arm
• Thought she was never going to surf again+ something within her changed and her drive came with the new perception of life
• Less than a month later she was back on the board
• Had to get back on the board because of her passion
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The Gaze
• “ The human is self conscious, conscious of himself of his human reality and dignity” - (Wollen 92).
• Ways people view those with disabilities is a whole other challenge
• Not part of the norm- outcaste
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The End
• Have to learn from experience
• It is easy to say or tell someone to change their attitude outlook on life but it has to come from within them to change
• Success does no come easy have to wait and work at it