Notes for teacher
Resources:
0 Print 15 of slide 10
0 Print 1 each of slides 11-15 (or more if you want)
Learning Outcomes:
0 Recognise famous people with disabilities and explain why
some people struggle to think of some
0 Describe the difference between the medical and the social
model of disability
0 Explain ways in which society makes it difficult for people
with disabilities to succeed
0 Consider different disabilities and look at children from
other countries deciding what could be done to help
Can you unscramble this
word?
SIITIEDBIALS
Disabilities
Write any key words or definition on your post it note for how you
would describe this word
“the loss or limitation of opportunity to take part on
an equal level with others, due to barriers, such as
other people’s attitudes and the surrounding
environment”
Can you name people with
disabilities that are on TV?
Over one-third of British people cannot name a famous
disabled person, why do you think this is?
Medical Vs Social Model of
Disability
Look at your sheet. What is the difference between the
medical and social models of disabilities?
Could you give any more examples in your pairs and add
to the sheet?
Group Task
-On your tables you have been given a student from a different
country with a disability
-Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine you need to carry out the
following tasks:
1. Washing up
2. Cleaning your teeth
3. Tying your shoe lace
-Discuss what makes the task difficult and how the person
would feel doing this task
How can you help?
On your post it note…
Can you write
why it is
important to be
able to send all
our friends to
school?
Abdi, from Nigeria
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Abdi is 12 years old and lives with his uncle in northern
Nigeria. He has epilepsy and often has to miss school
because he suffers from seizures. Abdi has difficulty talking
but his Uncle Abdullah understands him very well.
“Abdi’s father had to go to work in the city and left him in
my care. He felt it was better to leave Abdi in the village
where everyone is very fond of him. In the city Abdi would
have had to stay home all day but here he can wander
around, walk to school and play football with the other
children.
“Abdi started to get convulsions when he was about two
years old. We took him to a doctor who prescribed
medication to make the seizures less frequent. Abdi tries to
go to the local primary school every day but there are many
days when he can’t go. Because of his problem he hasn’t
progressed very well and is still in Primary Two with pupils
who are as young as six.
“I think he would be better off in a school for special needs,
but there isn’t one nearby. The teacher here has nearly 40
pupils in her class so she can’t give him the attention he
requires and she hasn’t been trained to understand his
condition.
“Abdi loves to go to school and often tries to tell his brother
what he has learnt. He is a special boy but needs special
care. I hope we can persuade the government to look after
Abdi in the way he deserves.”
Grace, from Tanzania
0 Grace is 9 years old and cannot hear.
She lives at home with her two
brothers and three sisters
0 Grace cannot attend school as there
are no teachers that can give her
lessons to sign or teach her. Her
brothers and sisters all attend school
and she wishes she could go. Her
family can understand what she wants
and needs but there are no schools
nearby to help her.
0 “I think she would be better off in a
school for special needs, but there isn’t
one nearby. The teacher here has
nearly 40 pupils in her class so she
can’t give him the attention she
requires and she hasn’t been trained to
be able to sign. I hope we can persuade
the government to help Grace”
Catherine, from Uganda
0 Catherine suffers from
Blount’s disease, her legs are
bent painfully. Her walking
makes her knees feel as if
they are breaking, it is so bad
it makes her cry. Some days
Catherine cannot face the
one hour walk to school as
the pain is so bad and
children sometimes make
fun of her
0 Her family do not have
enough money to afford the
surgery and there is no
national healthcare
0 Catherine’s family hope that
the government can donate a
wheelchair or help Catherine
in some way so that she can
attend school
Rose, from Democratic
Republic of Congo
0 Rose was born deaf-blind.
She was born with Cataracts
and hearing impairment.
Her family have been saving
up for CBM Cataract surgery
in order to give her sight
but her father lost his job
and they cannot afford it.
0 They want Rose to able to
see to learn sign language to
be able to communicate
with her family and attend
school
Washline, Haiti
0 Washline was caught in the rubble left by the devastating earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti in
January 2010. She suffered a fractured femur when a piece of the wall of her house fell on her.
0 “When the earthquake came, my school was over, and I was at home. My house broke and the walls
fell on me. When the ground started to shake, I was afraid”
0 Washline received crutches to help but she struggles to get to school. Her family have lost their home
so are living in a temporary tent on the side of the road. Her parents do not have a car and there is
not free buses to get her to school
0 Washline’s father has said “We hope there will be a bus route to pick Washline up for school. The
doctors have said that she may not be able to walk properly for months and there are some days that
she cannot go to school as she is in too much pain. We hope that the government can help”