Living with Disabilities A Multimedia Lecture

Getting Started What is a disability? What’s the difference between mental and physical disabilities? What is the Special Olympics?

What is a disability?

What’s the difference between mental and physical disabilities?

What is the Special Olympics?

Common Disabilities Sensory disabilities Blindness Legally blind Partially blind Deafness Deaf mute Physical disabilities Amputee Double amputee Triple amputee Quadruple amputee Paralysis Paraplegic Quadriplegic Mental disabilities Cerebral palsy Learning disability Developmental disability Retardation Down’s Syndrome Mental illness Chronic disease

Sensory disabilities

Blindness

Legally blind

Partially blind

Deafness

Deaf mute

Physical disabilities

Amputee

Double amputee

Triple amputee

Quadruple amputee

Paralysis

Paraplegic

Quadriplegic

Mental disabilities

Cerebral palsy

Learning disability

Developmental disability

Retardation

Down’s Syndrome

Mental illness

Chronic disease

Survey on Disabilities You will now receive a short survey form The questions are simple, and you don’t need to write your name on the paper It should take about 5 minutes to finish

You will now receive a short survey form

The questions are simple, and you don’t need to write your name on the paper

It should take about 5 minutes to finish

The Experience of Disability How is the world different for people with physical disabilities? How is the world different for people with mental disabilities? How can we make disabled people feel normal? Should we make them feel normal? We will now look at a lecture by Aimee Mullins , a woman who lost her legs but gained something in return

How is the world different for people with physical disabilities?

How is the world different for people with mental disabilities?

How can we make disabled people feel normal? Should we make them feel normal?

We will now look at a lecture by Aimee Mullins , a woman who lost her legs but gained something in return

Costs of Disability Disability imposes two major costs Environmental limitations – the human world hasn’t been designed for the disabled Many buildings are not friendly for the handicapped Everyday activities can be difficult Social stigma – disabled people are treated differently Handicapped people may be treated like children by the able-bodied In the past, mentally disabled people were often outcasts

Disability imposes two major costs

Environmental limitations – the human world hasn’t been designed for the disabled

Many buildings are not friendly for the handicapped

Everyday activities can be difficult

Social stigma – disabled people are treated differently

Handicapped people may be treated like children by the able-bodied

In the past, mentally disabled people were often outcasts

Overcoming Disability Through Technology How can technology help the disabled? This is inventor Dean Kamen’s iBOT It could climb stairs, go outdoors, and lift people It was discontinued because of price ($22K) Kamen didn’t quit inventing, though – let’s watch him talk and see a demo

How can technology help the disabled?

This is inventor Dean Kamen’s iBOT

It could climb stairs, go outdoors, and lift people

It was discontinued because of price ($22K)

Kamen didn’t quit inventing, though – let’s watch him talk and see a demo

Overcoming Disability Through Social Change The status of disabled people often improves with the economy Many countries have made new laws because of disabled rights movements Attitudes can also be changed by people like Helen Keller – who was she?

The status of disabled people often improves with the economy

Many countries have made new laws because of disabled rights movements

Attitudes can also be changed by people like Helen Keller – who was she?

Discussion Do disabled people have a different culture from the able-bodied? Have you ever learned international sign language? What was it like? Does China’s government spend enough money to help the disabled? How could public transportation be improved to help disabled people?

Do disabled people have a different culture from the able-bodied?

Have you ever learned international sign language? What was it like?

Does China’s government spend enough money to help the disabled?

How could public transportation be improved to help disabled people?