1. Disability Awareness
Ms. De La O
English 9

2. Pre-Discussion
With your table partner, take a moment to discuss what your level of knowledge about various disabilities is

3. “Johnny Bear” Direct characterization Naturalistic State Powerlessness
“Whisky”
Is “Johnny Bear” accepted in society?

4. Activities someone like Johnny Bear may have struggled with…..

5. ACTIVITY #1 Look at the Chart: Say the COLOR, not the word
Left – right conflict
Your right brain tries to say the color but your left brain insists on reading the word.

6. ACTIVITY #2
The person facing the board must describe one of the abstract shape.
You may not use the name of shapes
The person with their back to the board must draw what is described.

8. ACTIVITY #3

9. ACTIVITY #4

10. ACTIVITY #5

11. If you take a look at the following picture, let me tell you
If you take a look at the following picture, let me tell you ... it is not animated.  Your eyes are making it move.  To test this, stare at one spot for a couple seconds and everything will stop moving.  Or look at the black center of each circle and it will stop moving.  But move your eyes to the next black center and the previous will move after you take your eyes away from it.... 

13. 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?

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

15. THE HISTORY OF DISABILITIES

16. Models of Disability
MEDICAL MODEL – Traditional way our society views disability:      
Disability is a negative thing.
Disability is a personal problem.
Curing people or making them seem less disabled will make their problems better.
Professionals are the experts on disability.

17. Medical Model Reflected in History
Greek and Roman eras
Middle Ages
United States
Holocaust
Greek and Roman eras: People with disabilities were left to die
Middle Ages: People with disabilities were tortured
United States: Long history of institutionalization
Holocaust: Hitler tested out his killing machines on people with disabilities through “euthanasia programs”

18. Medical Model Reflected in Current Events
Telethons and the “charity model”
Television and movies
Sad, pitiful characters
Bad guys and villans
Telethons and the “charity model” – people with disabilities are to be cured and pitied

19. Disability Leaders wanted change
1950s and 1960s experienced civil rights movements of other groups
People with disabilities began to rise against the long history of exclusion and institutionalization
1950s and 1960s experienced civil rights movements of other groups – Women’s Movement and the Black Civil Rights Movement
People with disabilities were denied many basic civil rights too, and they wanted access to quality education (high school AND college), employment, community living, stores, restaurants, libraries
Disability is only a difference, just like gender or race.
Being disabled is neither good nor bad; it’s just part of who you are.

20. Changes Today First Independent Living Center ADAPT
Americans with Disabilities Act
YO! Disabled and Proud
Fighting to keep our rights and services
Ed Roberts fought to attend UC Berkeley and live in the dorms, started the first Independent Living Center
ADAPT fight for accessible transportation and deinstitutionalization

21. WHO AM I?
I lived from 1882 to I served for 3 terms as President of the United States and helped pull the country out of the Great Depression. Due to polio, I could not walk unassisted and I felt I had to hide my disability from the American public.

22. FDR

23. WHO AM I?
During A Cross-country Event In May 1995, His Horse Balked At A Rail Jump, Pitching Him Forward Where He Landed Head First. His Injuries Left The Actor Paralyzed, Unable To Use Any Of His Limbs Or Even To Breathe Without The Help Of A Respirator.

24. CHRISTOPHER REEVE

25. WHO AM I?
On November 7, 1991, He Retired From Professional Basketball Because A Blood Test Had Shown That He Was Infected With Hiv. He Then Dedicated His Life To Educating People -- Especially Youngsters -- About Hiv And Aids Prevention.

26. MAGIC JOHNSON

27. SUMMARY WRITING ANSWER:
How could Johnny Bear have been treated differently if people knew more about his disability like they do today?