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