[tri-med] Re: Disability Awareness

This is not a sensory or attention related idea, but when I think of
Matthew's physical disabilities, an idea came to mind. Matthew is missing a
thumb and has very little dexterity in the other fingers so cannot pick up
objects with this hand. Taping a thumb to the palm would mimic this
slightly, adding tape around the middle three fingers would problably best
mimic what he experiences.

Hope this helps in some way.

Ruth, wife to Rudy, mom to Brendon (19), Scott (16), Joshua (13), Matthew
Rudy
(Full T18, born 09/13/01, and Rudy Matthew (born 08/13/04)
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Lord as I face each new day, grant me power, perseverance, patience and
peace.

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[mailto:tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Karen
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 5:02 PM
To: Tri-Med
Cc: Our Kids
Subject: [tri-med] Disability Awareness


Its that time of the year again here in Aus - coming up towards the end of
the school year. Instead of focusing on wonderful grades like I did with my
NDA kids, we seem to focus on all that went wrong, didn't work and highlight
all of the special needs we live with every day and take as "normal".
Sighhhhhhh
One of the things that has cropped up is a lack of understanding and
tolerence by children and teachers of other people imperfections.

With the kids this is showing itself in teasing and marginalisation, with
the adults its coming out as frustration and trying to change what can't be
changed.

So what I want to do, actually what I really want to encourage is some
understanding of what its like to live the lives of our kids. Not in words
alone, but in action as well.

I have a few resources from my working days but I know that everyone here
will have some great ideas and I was hoping you may share them with me.

At the moment I have teaching examples for vision impairment (wearing
goggles with different types of lenses), deafness (ear plugs, tape recorders
etc) and physical impairments (splinting a leg, using wheelchairs etc). And
one for word retrieval problems (tell a story but not being able to use any
word with r in it). Does anyone have any other ideas?

Specifically I would like some ideas on attention issues (I can find some on
line but would prefer practical ones) and sensory integration issues.

Many thanks
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how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."
 ~ ~ Mother Teresa ~ ~

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