1. Disability Coping Strategies And Social Change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE3Mq7c2k8Y

2. What is Disability? A disability is a condition or function judged to be significantly impaired relative to the usual standard of an individual or group.

3. World Health Organization three dimensions of disability are recognized in The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health body structure and function, activity, and participation The classification also recognizes the role of physical and social environmental factors in affecting disability outcomes.

4. Types of Disability Mobility and Physical Impairments Head Injuries - Brain Disability Vision Disability Hearing Disability Cognitive or Learning Disabilities Psychological Disorders Invisible Disabilities

5. Crimes In 2007, 79 hate crimes were reported against individuals with disabilities, one percent of the total reported. Eric Krochmaluk One incident in Gloucestershire

6. Crimes cont’d Disabled people who require assistance Failure to recognize hate crimes

7. Barack Obama Video by the President  Talking about a world without barriers  The families struggles with the barriers placed in front of their family member  Education- IDEA  Independent Living http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pkdfOOoIw0

8. Americans With Disabilities Act Signed into law by George W. Bush in 1990 Civil Rights Law that prohibits discrimination based on ability Five titles included in the law:  Employment  Public Entities (public transportation)  Commercial Facilities  Telecommunications  Miscellaneous Protection from retaliation

9. Section 504 Law attempting to eliminate barriers faced by people with disabilities in public education  Identify and Locate  Law states: No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States... shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

10. IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Provide Financial Funds to Schools to Guarantee Special Education

11. Self Advocating This Video is Written and Performed by People with Intellectual Disabilities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imOJdaOQP1U

12. Self Advocating People First Movement  Oregon- 1974  The Language of Disability Move away from labels Older terms: Mentally Retarded People Newer terms: Person with intellectual disabilities Emphasize that people with disabilities are people

13. Self Advocating: Tips Know Yourself  Skill Level, Strengths, Weaknesses Know What You Need  Interventions, Accommodations, Modifications Know How to Get What You Need  Self-education, Communication, Support  Self-Advocacy: Know Yourself, Know What You Need, Know How to Get It by Nancy Suzanne JamesNancy Suzanne James

14. Self Advocating Self Advocates Becoming Empowered  http://www.sabeusa.org/ http://www.sabeusa.org/  Founded in 1990  Helping people advocate for themselves  Full inclusion for people with developmental disabilities Full inclusion: all people should accommodate people with disabilities without any limitations. Also used in education: mainstreaming

15. Current Events Education Secretary  Duncan  Enforce Civil Rights Laws in schools http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/07/AR2010030702285.html Australian Court  Parents receive court approval to sterilize their disabled eleven year old http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/03/09/australia-sterilize/7259/ South Carolina  Budget cuts for services  Medication maximum  Wheelchair accessibility http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gip-ZNznBlNloEWf43kz3M0VObyQD9E78QJ00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB6tyieCd40

16. Oppression faced by people with disabilities governmental and organizational indifference and delays, sometimes from the very medical personnel, agencies and individuals meant to help you. emotional reaction at your change in status from an "able" person to a disabled person. peer may potentially feel uncomfortable with you. others to react differently to you than they did before the onset of your disability. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN8EbBpxy10

17. Causes of continued oppression Fear, worry and dismay on the part of relatives and friends Ignorance, lack of information and lack of understanding Cultural and societal stereotypes, prejudices or bigotry Hidden or unidentified lack of pressure on the school systems Lack of full funding and advocacy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN05UfmIAh4

18. Parents Advocating Tips: Observe and Record. Talk with teachers. Pursue an evaluation. Share information with your child's teacher and school. Familiarize yourself with laws and services. Partner with your child's teacher and school administrators. Get involved politically.

19. Volunteers & Care Providers Advocating Tips: Familiarize yourself with the child’s diagnosis Watch for physical and behavioral changes Seek out the opinions of those who know the child best Educate yourself about local resources as well as your child’s team of service providers Know the child’s education rights Know the role of the care provider Focus on short-term goals

20. Advocating Tips for teachers: Become familiar with IDEA Develop IEP Effective communication Develop positive relationships with parents Positive relationship with the disabled individual

21. Overall Tips For Interactions With People With Disabilities Treat disabled people the way you want to be treated. Listen; do not make assumptions about what a person can or cannot do. When speaking with a disabled person, speak directly to them, not through his or her companion. Extend common courtesies to disabled people, as you would to anyone else If you are having trouble understanding what he or she is saying, ask the person to repeat rather than pretend you understand Offer assistance to a disabled person if you choose to, but wait until your offer is accepted before you help, and let them instruct you on how to help them.

22. Famous Individuals with Disabilities Bruce Willis - Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a German-born American actor and singer. Bruce Willis has had stuttering problems throughout his youth and was always scared it would affect his acting career. Aristotle - (384 BC � 322 BC) Aristotle was a Greek philosopher writing on many different subjects including zoology, biology, ethics, government, politics, physics, metaphysics, music, poetry and theater.

23. Famous Individuals Cont’d Charles Darwin - 1809-1882 Naturalist, author; OCD and stutter. Darwin's many lifelong and serious illnesses have been the subject of much speculation and study for over a century. Michael J. Fox - (born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961) is a Canadian/American film and television actor. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991

24. Famous Individuals Cont’d DYSLEXIA: Magic Johnson Tom Cruise Walt Disney Whoopi Goldberg Albert Einstein Sher BLIND: Ray Charles Stevie Wonder Helen Keller