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Through Children’s Eyes: School-based Community Collaboration Presented by: Ken Sider – Elementary Teacher, Valley View School, Oneonta Don Wyckoff - Architectural Barrier Consultant, Catskill Center for

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Through Children’s Eyes is a program designed to educate today’s youth about people with disabilities, the impact of inaccessible environments and proactive ways of dealing with these issues for a more accessible future. The program, initially developed and implemented by Ken Sider, Riverside Elementary School Teacher in Oneonta, NY and Don Wyckoff, Architectural Barrier Specialist at the Catskill Center for Independence, is a comprehensive ongoing disability awareness program. Through Children’s Eyes connects existing New York State curriculum to an experiential component designed to engender empathy as opposed to sympathy regarding people with disabilities. One of its goals is to turn passive awareness of a problem into action plans that result in positive perceptual and behavioral changes among students, as well as staff. In so doing, the result has lead and will continue to lead to better informed citizens prepared to acknowledge and stand up for the rights of people with disabilities; making our communities and our future more accessible. This program has been replicated at other schools in New York State and beyond and was featured in the National Council on Social Studies (NCSS) Young Learner Magazine. To learn more about how it can be replicated in your school or for additional information about the program

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Through Children’s Eyes: School-based Community

Collaboration

Presented by:Ken Sider – Elementary Teacher,

Valley View School, OneontaDon Wyckoff - Architectural Barrier

Consultant, Catskill Center for Independence

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Architectural Barrier Consultant?

Conduct On-site Assessments to Identify Barriers to Accessibility – 52 Counties

Provide Detailed Reports Identifying the Barriers and Solutions to Overcome Them.

Seek Funding for Low Income

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What’s the Purpose of an ILC?

Promote Independent Living

Transition Services

Benefit s Advisement

Service Coordination

Peer Counseling and Advocacy.

Skills Training/Employment

ABC Services

HAVA Training

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Old Dogs, New Tricks

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Lots of Acts…Very Little Action

Architectural Barriers Act 1968

Rehabilitation Act 1973

Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

Help America Vote Act 2002

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Excuses

“We don’t get many disabled people here!” “If they need assistance we would help!” “Disabled people would rather vote using

absentee ballots!” “Disabled People Can’t Play Baseball!” “There aren’t enough people with

disabilities to justify the expense of making our store accessible!”

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41 Million Americans

Number of Americans who have some level of disability. They represent 15 percent of the civilian non-institutionalized population 5 and older.

41 percent of Americans have a disability by the age of 65

Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://www.census.gov

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Woodstock 1969 400,000 People

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How Does This Relate To Me?

Is your home accessible?

Could you frequent the places you do currently if you had a disability?

You ALL have the power to change the future generation by educating others!

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Meet Keith Gurgui

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The Future is Calling!

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Great Family

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Multiple Award Winning Athlete

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Always Part of a Winning Team

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Keith Really Digs Every Moment of Life!

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Today Keith is Among the 41%

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Today Keith is an Uncle

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Keith Still Digs Having a Good Time

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Keith is Now an Amazing Advocate

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Want to Help? Keep Listening!

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Session Summary This innovative disability

awareness program has students spend one day in a wheelchair and participate in an interdisciplinary learning experience designed to promote understanding of accommodation, accessibility, and independence.

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Demystifying People With Disabilities

Facilitating Learning,Compassion and Understanding Through Student Interaction

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Adaptive Technology Realized

Adaptive Technology Applications

Social Interaction

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Action Each student creates an

adaptive technology invention to improve the wheel chair experience.

Each student takes photos and video footage to create an educational video.

Students perform a “basic” school on-site to present to school administration

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Experiential Learning

Connecting Experience with Moral Purpose

Developing a Foundation for Civic Responsibility

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Community Action

Fed EX

Police Officers

Parents

Delivery Drivers

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Reflection

Students keep a personal log for the project.

Students answer 16 questions about their wheel chair experience.

Students write an essay based on the answers to the 16 questions.

Students discuss common experiences and responses to the project.

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Connections To Curriculum

NYS Learning Standards

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NYS Learning Standards

English Language Arts Social Studies Career Development and Occupational

Studies Health, Physical Education, and Home Economics Mathematics, Science, and Technology Languages Other Than English The Arts

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Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Analysis, Inquiry, and Design Information Systems Mathematics Science Technology Interconnectedness: Common Themes Interdisciplinary Problem Solving

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Mathematics Door Clear Width

Door Pressure

Slopes and Grades

Level Change

Standard Measure

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Science

Physics Geometry Simple machines Human anatomy Adaptive technology Human relationships Real-life problem

solving

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English Language Arts

Language for information and understanding

Language for literacy response and expression

Language for critical analysis and evaluation

Language for social interaction

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English Language Arts

Reading - ADAAG, websites, e-mails, adaptive technology catalogs

Writing - letters, essays, e-mails, journals

Speaking and Listening - guest speakers, class meetings, problem solving skills and community outreach

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Social Studies

Civics, Citizenship, and Government

Goal: To inspire a democratic learning process through cooperation and student

autonomy.

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Social Studies

Social responsibility Social justice Democracy Community

involvement Small-scale economics Cooperative learning Conflict resolution

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The Arts

Creating a documentary video

Photography

Role-playing

Industrial Arts

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Languages Other Than English

Communication Skills

Cultural Understanding

Coming Soon!

Visual Disability Component

Braille & Sign Language

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Career Development and Occupational Studies

Universal Foundation Skills

Career Majors

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Health, Physical Education, and Home Economics

Personal Health and Fitness

A Safe and Healthy Environment

Resource Management

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Empowerment

The Empowerment Experience

Senators and Assemblymembers Who are Listening

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Preparations

ILC educator and teacher meet prior to commencement of program

Students receive instruction on wheel chair use.

Students sign a contract of behavior.

Students complete a pre-writing assignment.

ILC educator talks with the students about disabilities.

Students complete a task list during their day in the wheel chair.

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Required Equipment & Materials

(2) Children's Wheelchairs

(1) Adult Wheelchair

Camera Digital/Video

Movie Maker Program (optional)

Parental Permission Slips

Video/Picture Consent

Wheel Chair Task Checklist

Pre/Post Questionnaire

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Tips, Safety, and Instruction

Students must realize that the wheelchair is not a toy. Anti Tippers are a must!!

Demonstrate how all parts of the chair work.

Provide instruction on steering, locking brakes, foot rests and traversing different ground surfaces.

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Required Tools for Basic School On-site Assessment

Tape Measure

Door Pressure Gauge

2’ Bubble Level/Accessibility Stick

Digital Camera

ADAAG

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Task – Bathroom Door Hardware

Latch-side Clearance

Door Clear Width

Interior Bathroom Accessibility

Reach Heights

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Task - Ramp

Slopes

Arm & Hand Strength

Dexterity

Fear

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Task – Navigating Main Doors

Door Hardware

Latch-side Clearance

Door Clear Width

Door Pull Force

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Task – Navigation at Recess Slopes & Grade

Accessible Paths of Travel

Navigating Ground Surfaces

Social Isolation

Weather

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Task - Lunch

Table Heights

Accommodations

Designated Accessible Seating

Integration

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Task – Participation In PE

Integration

Inclusion

Participation

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A System Change We Can Feel Good About!

System Changes (VESID)

Proactive Changes/Removing Barriers

A Good Influence on Neighboring Schools

Children Are The Future Of Our Communities

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Parking Education Campaign

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No Longer are Kids Seen and Not Heard!

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Q & A

Questions ?

Similar Projects?

Ideas to improve future projects?

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Contact Us !!

Ken SiderValley View Elementary

40 Valley View Street

Oneonta, NY 13820

[email protected]

Donald WyckoffCatskill Center for Independence

P.O. Box 1247

Oneonta, NY 13820

[email protected]

607-432-8000 (tel)

607-432-6907 (fax)

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