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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rights that it grants to disabled Americans. They apply this legislation to a discrimination lawsuit filed by wheelchair athletes involved in the New York Marathon. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students view the film "Freedom Machines" and research the types of assistive technologies that are available to people with disabilities. They conduct interviews and assess the needs of a person with disabilities and propose assistive technologies. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 7th
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Students create a three part poster entitled, "Learning Disabilities". The first two parts are two paragraph reports on any two of the learning disabilities featured in the discussion. The final part of the poster is a two paragraph essay. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 9th
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Students discover different learning styles as they discuss how they go about a task or a problem. They read articles about learning styles and people and work with partners to complete activities. They explore learning disabilities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in activities in which they model different disabilities. They discuss their experiences as a class. They work together in groups to discuss how to improve an adaptive device. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students apply the six steps in technology problem solving as they use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Checklist for Polling Places and the seven Universal Design Principles to evaluate and make recommendations for changes in a polling place to accommodate voters with disabilities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in activities simulating various disabilities. After discussions, they work in teams to devise or improve on adaptive devices for people with disabilities. They include drawings of the tools they design and explain how they work. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students read the article "Disabled Skier Designs His Way to Be a Daredevil." They discuss using the questions on the lesson plan. Students create large sized baseball cards featuring competitive, disabled athletes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students examine diversity and disabilities that arise in the classroom environment by listening to a read aloud. They watch a slide show that demonstrates differences among students and how to communicate effectively in diverse situations by playing a game. While completing this mini-unit the students watch a PowerPoint presentation and use Kidspiration web based on the student made KWL chart. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students examine and discuss common myths and misconceptions about persons with disabilities and with a partner plan an outing for a community activity. They read and complete the handout "Developmental Disabilities: Truth or Myth?" and discuss the answers as a class. Full Review »
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