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- 2nd
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Students use computers to supplement reading and personal information skills being taught as part of the implementation of student's Individual Education Plan. They reinforce their fine-motor, visual-motor and behavioral skills. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate current definitions and terminology of mental retardation and put them in historical perspective. Students place the definitions into a chronological sequence and determine the differences between current and historical definitions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students become aware of the daily courage exhibited by mentally disabled individuals and demonstrate behaviors that communicate care, respect and consideration of those with disabilities or handicapping conditions. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students listen to a piece of music and draw the instruments they recognize. They discuss the definition of a hearing disability. Then they hold a balloon on their lap, and listen to the music again. They relate what it was like to feel the music. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the daily challenges of people with a visual disability by engaging in activities such as transcribing Braille, playing an instrument, watching TV, going to the library, and learning about Helen Keller. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students apply the principles of American democracy to people with disabilities. They analyze how individuals and groups in American society have struggled to achieve the liberties and equality promised in the principles of American democracy. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discover the different types of disabilities. They examine the stereotypes and stigmas associated with them and hear from a person who lived in an institution. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students study the role the Supreme Court plays in laws and decisions that affect individuals with disabilities and examine the policies of the American with Disabilities Act. They draw parallels between policies enacted by the ADA and the ways in which these policies affect their everyday lives. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students with physical and mental disabilities select various shape templates to create their own picture. In groups, they try out different types of wood to determine which one is the best for their project and trace the picture. To end the lesson, they create their project and share it with the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students with severe mental disabilities and difficulty processing information participate in a discussion of a NY Times article about John Nash, a Nobel Prize winning mathematician who is Schizophrenic. The students summarize Nash's life and relate it to their own experiences having severe disabilities. Full Review »
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