Against All Oddsovercoming the obstacles

By Jake James

Communication 125

Attitude

Don’t become depressed because of your or others perception

• Self a steam lowered

• Don’t Let the disability get the best of them

• Be content with who you are, never give in to the disability

Success in school

• IEP – Individual Education Plan

• IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act schools offer special education to those in need

• FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education

IDEA

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

• Created 2004

• Law that tells how schools should provide the right type of specialized education

• Covers those with disabilities from birth until 21

• Key in success of these students because provides the right accommodations for the students to gain confidence and become successful

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IEP: Individual education plan

Mandated by the IDEA+ a specialized unique plan for the student

Meet educational needs for a student with a disability ( both mental + physical )

Complete goals more successful than normally + helps teachers provide a sense of helpand accommodations for the student

FAPE

• Individualized to a certain handicapped person

• Not just for education however

• Through this law the school+ government will help the person learn how to succeed in school, employment, living on their own

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ADA

• Equals the playing field

• Provides accommodations from employer+ government

• companies are not allowed to discriminate against those who have disabilities

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Daily difficulties

• Transportation

• getting dressed

• Showering etc

• Getting up in the morning

• These are the daily issue that many have to learn to overcome

Rehabilitation Act

• 1973

• Prohibits discrimination in programs and services

• States no person who is handicapped should be excluded

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Dan Liest

• Research department for Met Life

• Process insurance claims+ bills

• Has muscular dystrophy

• Can feed himself but cannot shower

• At met life he has equipped phone + comp

• Loved there at his job even though his disability has derailed him

• Says he is humbled and felt as though he is an ambassador for his disability

Pam Holmes

• Deaf early on in life

• Wanted to become a music teacher

• Attitude: there was reason she became deaf

• Advocate for people with disabilities for a living

• She had a goal of overcoming it

Bethany Hamilton

• Pro surfer

• Age 13 shark attack amputated left arm

• Thought she was never going to surf again+ something within her changed and her drive came with the new perception of life

• Less than a month later she was back on the board

• Had to get back on the board because of her passion

The Gaze

• “ The human is self conscious, conscious of himself of his human reality and dignity” - (Wollen 92).

• Ways people view those with disabilities is a whole other challenge

• Not part of the norm- outcaste

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The End

• Have to learn from experience

• It is easy to say or tell someone to change their attitude outlook on life but it has to come from within them to change

• Success does no come easy have to wait and work at it