Diversity Technology LessonED 301-02

Christi Bohrer

Accepting Those With Disabilities

Websites and Five Class Activities Geared Towards Secondary Educational Level

Students

To learn about and accept another student that may

have a disability.

MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED:

•Computer – for internet access

•Informational books, videos, or pictures

•Pen/pencil

•Paper

Websites that may help:

hhtp://www.ada-ohio.orgAmericans with Disabilities

Act Organization*This website provides explanations of different disabilities that children in the state of Ohio are living with.

*This is also an advocate site for young adults with developmental disabilities.

Websites continued:

hhtp://www.specialchild.com/

*This website is for parents & their children with disabilities.

*This site also offers emotional support and other services.

Websites continued:

hhtp://cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edexc/htm

*This website contains links & lesson plans for teacher who are teaching special education students.

•This site also gives information and articles on other individuals with disabilities. For example, people such as Franklin Roosevelt and Helen Keller.

Another Website:

hhtp://www.cdipage.com/teacher.htm

*This website may give teachers a suggestion for classroom seating arrangements and lesson plans for students with learning disabilities.

Continued:

hhtp://www.taalliance.org/ptis/regohio

*This website is dedicated to the advancement of educational interests of

children with disabilities.

*It also helps give legal, emotional, and informational help to families of children with disabilities.

The following activities may help with further education and acceptance of

disabilities.

Invite a guest speaker who may have a disability. The students will have a chance

to ask any questions they may have.

*Introduce the proper names of disabilities to the students through use of internet, books, articles, videos, or pictures.

*Educating of the possible causes may also help.

Have students role play. Get a group of students together and nominate one to a disability. This lets them see what it may feel like and also learn the needs of others.

Have each student write a description of themselves and what makes them

different from everyone else. Then, have the student discuss this with

the class.

Have each student write a story or at least try to think of what it would be like to have a specific disability like Autism.