diversity technology project disabilities ed 301-04 emily luster beth luersman
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Diversity Technology ProjectDisabilities
ED 301-04
Emily Luster
Beth Luersman
Disabilities in the Classroom
• Grade: Five
• Lesson: Understand and accept people with disabilities.
Objective
To acquire knowledge on various types of disabilities and develop skills to accept
those with disabilities.
Materials
• Computer with Internet access
• Paper
• Pencil
• Videos with disability information
Websites for Kids
Dyslexia• Dyslexia is a learning disability some kids have with
reading and writing. It can make words look jumbled. This makes it difficult for a kid to read and remember what was read.
• This website is geared towards kids to help them understand what dyslexia is and what it is like.
Websites for Kids
ADHD • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is the impulsive
behavior and difficulty paying attention in class frequently
interferes and causes problems. • This website gives a list of signs and treatment options
available.
Websites for Kids
Autism• Autism is a developmental disability. Children with
autism have a problem with part of their brain. That means, kids with autism develop differently than most other kids. Children with autism may also have a different way of seeing, hearing, or feeling things.
• This website many links that kids can search for information on understanding autism.
Websites for Kids
Down Syndrome• Down Syndrome is a genetic condition that causes delays in
physical and intellectual development. They have certain physical features, such as a flatter face, upward slanting eyes, and a somewhat larger tongue. They may have medical problems, too, such as heart defects. And they usually have some mental retardation, which means they may have trouble learning.
• This website gives information to kids about what
life is like with down syndrome.
Websites for Kids
Blindness and Visual Impairments• A person who is blind cannot see and who’s vision
cannot be corrected. Visual Impairment is when a person has limited vision and it cannot be corrected.
• This website answers questions kids may have about blindness and how they function in everyday life.
Activity on Dyslexia
Students will receive handouts with jumbled phrases and they will have to
decode them.
Activity on ADHD
Have a speaker come in and describe ADHD in detail. Then have students write a short story on how they think it would be
to have ADHD.
Activity on Autism
Have ten boxes with objects in them and have students put gloves on and see if they can pick the object up and identify
what the object is.
Autism Awareness Ribbon
Activity on Down Syndrome
Have a speaker come in that has down syndrome to talk about what their life is like and give students a chance to ask
questions.
Activity on Blindness and Visual Impairments
Blindfold students and have them create ice-cream sundae’s. This activity will show
students what it is like to be blind.
Famous People with Dyslexia
Tom Cruise Orlando Bloom
Famous People with ADHD
Jim Carrey Will Smith
Famous People with Autism
Albert Einstein Thomas Jefferson
Famous People with Down Syndrome Chris Burke
Famous People Who are Blind
Helen Keller Stevie Wonder
Support Groups
• Dyslexia Support Group
• ADD/ADHD Online Support Group
• Autism Support Groups
• The National Down Syndrome Society
• About Senses Foundation