Disability Simulations
Cynthia L. LloydIndiana University of
PennsylvaniaSpring 2005
Essential Question How does having a disability affect
learning and adolescence?
Pros and Cons to Simulations
Attention Deficits Activity: Visual
Activity: Auditory
Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome Activity: Hand
writing
Activity: Audio
Schizophrenia Video Simulation
Speech/Language Disorders My hat is on the desk.
Sounds like “My at ith on the dethk.”
The rabbit is in the sun. Sounds like “The wabbit ith in the
thun.”
Learning Disabilities
Reading Activity: Video
Writing Activity: Write a
short paragraph
Write a short essay, description, or story based on the photograph below. Please limit what you write to the space provided -- three or four sentences; about 100 words.
As you write, keep these important rules in mind:
Place the three words with which you want to begin each sentence at the end of that sentence, without otherwise changing word order.
Use "on" in place of "an" and "an" in place of "on" wherever you write those letter combinations (within words or alone).
Place your concluding sentence at the top of the page.
Without otherwise changing the spelling, place the letter "h" to the right of the letter "T" in all words that begin with "T" and to the left of the "t" in all words that end with "t."
Mathematics Activity: Using
basic facts
Essential Question How does having a disability affect
learning and adolescence?
Resources Title: AustismSpeaks.Org URL:http://autismspeaks.org/autism/index.asp
Description: More information about autism.
Title: Misunderstood Minds URL:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/intro.htmlDescription: Attention Deficit, Learning Disabilities
Title: Simulations URL: http://www.pediatricneurology.com/adhd2.htm
Description: Aspererger’s Syndrome, Learning Disabilities
Resources Title: Speechville Express URL: http://www.speechville.com/
Description: Resources for communication impairment/disorder.
Title: The Sights and Sounds of Schizophrenia URL:
http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/aug/schizophrenia/Description: Schizophrenia
Title: The Wrong Message URL:
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/archive/aware.htmDescription: Why using simulations is wrong.
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