Physical Disabilities | Origin: ED201
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Students with Disabilities in the Classroom --> Physical Disabilities
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I learned that physical, health, hearing, and vision disabilities can affect students in different ways, and each student may need different accommodations. I will apply this knowledge by getting to know my students' individual needs and providing appropriate supports, including adaptive technology and alternative ways to access information. My goal is to make sure every student can fully participate and feel included in the classroom.
I learned many ways in order to help students with disabilities. For instance use a microphone and don't turn your back when speaking to the class.
This module taught me the importance of providing accommodations that allow students with physical or sensory disabilities to fully access instruction, participate in classroom activities, and demonstrate their learning. I learned that accommodations do not change the learning objectives but instead remove barriers that may prevent students from successfully engaging in the curriculum.
Examples of accommodations may include preferential seating, extended time on assignments and tests, assistive technology, audiobooks or text-to-speech software, enlarged print materials, captioned videos, accessible classroom layouts, and alternative methods for completing assignments.
I also learned that it is my legal responsibility to implement the accommodations outlined in a student's IEP or 504 Plan and to work collaboratively with special education staff, administrators, parents, and students to ensure their needs are met.
I will apply this knowledge by creating an accessible classroom environment, providing required accommodations consistently, using multiple instructional strategies, and ensuring that all students have an equal opportunity to participate, learn, and succeed in my Health Science classroom.
we are required by state law to accomodate a student with special physical needs
Physical disabilities can affect students in different ways and the biggest challenge is not always the disability itself. Sometimes it's the barriers in the learning environment. I intend to apply this by paying more attention to the physical layout of my classroom and making adjustments when needed. I also want to look for ways to adapt projects or equipment when needed while still allowing students to develop the skills they need in the workplace.
I learned that people with disabilities may need special accommodations and way to reach those accommodations.
Each student who encounters a disability will need special accomodations. The accomodations vary depending on the individual.
Accommodations are not a one size fits all. Students may have the same disability but require different levels of support. Adapt based on what they share and what the ADA says they need support with.
There's various accommodations (simple, complex) for students with auditory and vision disabilities that are not all complex technology. Seating arranged to maximize lip ready helps.
How the different disabilities affect the students. I have a better understanding of what some students are faced with.
Providing accommodations takes collaboration from school specialists in some situations.
Physical barriers to learning have to be addressed for students with significant physical disabilities.
I have been reminded of many types of disabilities which has heightened my awareness.
I have learned specifics on the many types of disabilities and how accomodations help the student with engaging.
Always be open to assist someone with a disability, keep in mind what there limitations are and accommodate them so they are not left out or behind the class.
All the suggestions for those who have visual difficulties was truly helpful and comprehensive.
Physical disabilities or Health disabilities can definitely affect the student's learning abilities or impede the progress of learning new material. As an educator we must make necessary accommodations, look at their absences but may allow breaks for the student, be aware of their health issue/physical disability and definitely adhere to ways to assist the student in being successful, do not turn your back or cover your mouth to the HOH or deaf student, have a buddy system, visual impairment, interpreter maybe needed, speak in clear detailed sentences, students may not be capable of performing in the science lab without special accommodations being made. I learned about the difference with HOH, and being deaf, severe form of hearing loss where the main area of English is being affected, language.
There are different forms of disabilities. Also, I was unaware that information could be converted to Braille in the classroom as needed.
This module contained some useful accommodations for blind and hard-of-hearing learners.
I've had one student with hearing loss. When he was in my class last year I tried to make sure that I was talking directly to his hearing aid, or that we were facing each other so he could read my lips.
