Applied Physical Education Ch1

Impairment

Problem with body structure or function

Activity limitation

Difficulty completing daily activities

Participation Restriction

Issues with everyday life and accessibility

Some disabilities have limitations others might have a

Hidden disability

How many people have disabilities throughout the world

1 billion in the world

US has how many individuals with a disability?

61 million adults

How many people in the US are in special education

7.3 million students

Person-first language

Refers to the individual first by saying a person with said disability

What does person-first language emphasize

It emphasizes the individual not the disability

What is the exception for the person-first language

Deaf individuals or people who are okay with defining themselves with their disabiltiy

Tips for communicating with individuals with disabilities

Eye contact

Gain their attention before speaking

Do not turn your back when speaking

Learn key signs in sign language

Learn how to use various communications devices

Greet a person the same way you would greet anyone else

Offer choices for equipment

Do not assume they cannot participate

Place yourself at eye level with a person in a wheel chair

Universal designs

Designing products, environment, activities, or lessens that are made to use by all people without any need for extra adaptation

Some African cultures believed disability was a

Blessing from supernatural entity or god in exchange for protection and evil

Many Western cultures engaged in

Abandonment or outright hostility when handling individuals with disabilities

Experimentation, treatments, and degradation was used on individuals with disabilities happened after

Facilities were built for these individuals