Disability & Society
About what percentage of adults with disabilities are unemployed?
About 70-75%
This is what children achieve when they use a wheelchair or other assistive devices to participate in activities like their peers
What is independence?
Community activities like karate, ballet, and T-ball can support children in similar ways as this.
What is therapy?
Many children are told they cannot attend regular schools until they reach this level decided by professionals.
What is "readiness"
According to the reading, excessive therapy can sometimes prevent children from having this.
What is a real childhood?
Instead of saying someone “has a problem,” what does the author suggest calling it instead?
What is a need?
According to the text, the real issue is not disability itself, but this.
What is society's attitude?
The reading shows how some types of “help” can unintentionally separate children from typical life through this.
What is unintended segregation?
When people focus on a child’s diagnosis before the child themselves, it can lead to this.
What is labeling?