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Disability Report
Directions: With a partner or in a group of 3, read the article about the disability you have been assigned.
Using complete sentences and details from your reading, answer the following questions about the disability. If you have difficulty understanding any parts from your reading please ask questions. Be prepared to share this information with the class.
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What disability did you read about? _______________________________________________________________________
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What parts of the body are most affected by this disability?
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In your own words, describe what challenges someone with this disability might be faced with.
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Can this disability be prevented or treated? If so, how?
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What is one thing you found most interesting about the disability you read about?
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If you knew someone with this disability, would you treat him or her differently? How? Why?
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Quotes to Consider
 “There is no greater disability in society, than the inability to see a person as more”
- Robert M. Hensel
 “Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you’re needed by someone” - Martina Navratilova
 “There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can’t. What you’ve got to do is turn around and say watch me.” – unknown
 “It’s not our disabilities, its our abilities that count” – Chris Burke
 “You are not disabled by the disabilities you have. You are able by the abilities you have.”
– Oscar Pistorius
 “My ABILITY is stronger than my DISABILITY.” – unknown
 “Do not underestimate yourself by comparing yourself with others. It’s our differences that make us unique and beautiful.” – unknown
 “The only disability in life is a bad attitude” – Scott Hamilton
 “No one told me it was impossible, so I did it.” - Jean Coceatu
 “Different but not less.” – Temple Grandin
 “Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” - Mark Twain