5435 final discussion

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Shannon Etheridge

YesterdayAug 10 at 3:13pm

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There are variety of things that influence the social, emotional and education needs of a child with disabilities. But it also effects those around them, people such as family members. There are many influences that I had not considered when thinking about physical disability influences. According to Alexa Josphine, challenges include poverty, issues of access as well as social exclusion (2022).  Those who have a physical disability often live in poverty. According to Alexa Josphine, poverty as a social impact of disability is mainly due to a loss of paid employment (2022). A perfect example of this in my own life, is my child with born with a medical condition. That condition requires that we get scans done every three months on his kidneys, that is a full day of work that I must miss. So, in a school year, I miss 4 days for appointments, we only get 9 days in my district with pay. What about when I am sick, or my child is sick. There are days, I go without pay, and as a single mom this is not something I can do. I cannot imagine parents that have far more appointments have to do for their child with physical disabilities. Additional emotional stress on the child and family of those with physical disabilities. Divorce rates can be higher, and strain can often take place from other siblings. In my experience, siblings with no physical disability often feel left out or not as important to their parents. But it can also bring about a sense of cohesion and closeness within the family and community as awareness on how to cope with disability increases (Josphine, 2022). So, at times it can have the opposite effect on a family and its siblings. Social exclusion as a result of disability means a lack of belonging in a given social context (Josphine, 2022) is another influence. Students with physical disabilities often have barriers with interacting with someone. This limits them from being independent and able to expand their horizons.

 

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Josphine, A. (2022, May 14). Social impacts of disability. The Classroom | Empowering Students in Their College Journey.from https://www.theclassroom.com/social-impacts-disability-8363316.html

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Diane Dobritt

YesterdayAug 10 at 1:30pm

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According to Rutgers School of Art and Science (2022), "Physical disability indicates any physical limitations or disabilities that inhibit the physical function of one or more limbs of a certain person. It can be temporary or permanent. The causes of this kind of disease are various. Any person can acquire it through accident, injury, illness post-surgery effects and heredity" (para. 1).  Students with physical disabilities can experience many barriers when it comes to social, educational, and emotional needs.  In my experience, I have seen students with physical disabilities treated differently by adults and peers simply because they look different or are unable to do something.  Sometimes we forget what they are capable of.  More times than not, students with physical disabilities do not experience cognitive delays.  This is not the case for all students, but some.  Unfortunately, we see their wheelchair, or walker or other devices they use and automatically think they are not capable.  This can very detrimental to their emotional well being, but also their education and success as well.  I have seen first hand as a preschool special education teacher how students with physical disabilities are treated differently, even by other special educators.  In fact, we have two students coming from early on with physical impairments and limited mobility.  With that being said, they do no display delays in the area of cognitive development.  I have been told they should be in the self-contained preschool classroom due to their physical needs.  The providers from early on think that they would make more gains if they had the interventions of the self-contained preschool.  Unfortunately, this is not the best mindset to have.  The interventions and supports they need can be delivered in the general education classroom with their peers.  It will do them hard if they are in a self-contained classroom.  They will always have  physical disability and this should not impact their educational placement.  

 

Konczal, E. (2022). Physical Disabilities. Https://Kines.Rutgers.Edu/Dshw/Disabilities/Physical/1060-Physical-Disabilities. https://kines.rutgers.edu/dshw/disabilities/physical/1060-physical-disabilities