Disability Autism Spectrum Disorder / Moderate Active Boy 7yo Purpose & Overview

Disability Autism Spectrum Disorder / Moderate Active Boy 7yo
Purpose & Overview
The purpose of the disability experience and paper is to demonstrate and deepen your personal understanding of the effects of disability on individuals and their families. As a basis for the paper, students must experience 24 hours as a person with a disability. After the experience, the student will write a paper, reflecting on disabilities and their impact on individuals, their families, and society in general.
24-Hour Disability Experience:
Students must spend a minimum of 24 consecutive hours as a person with a disability.
A portion of this 24 hours must be spent with other people, including going out into public (e.g., going to the mall or grocery store) where people are aware in some way that you have a “disability”.
Types of disabling experiences to consider may include:
use of a walking aid (cane, crutches, walker) or a wheelchair for mobility
a blind individual
being unable to communicate in either verbal or written formats
having complete loss of the use of your dominant upper extremity
Other ideas require instructor approval.
Students are responsible for obtaining and returning any equipment used for this assignment. Students must know how to use equipment and ensure that it fits properly before use. Proper fit particularly applies to walking aids.
Costs related to this experience are the responsibility of the student.
This experience forms the basis for the Disability Experience Paper.
Disability Experience Paper:
This paper will have three (3) sections, dealing with the following topics and answering the following questions:
PART I: Describe your personal, 24-hour experience with a disability in a narrative/story format. As you tell your story, discuss the following:
What was your chosen disability? Why did you choose it?
What were some detailed events of your day?
How was your performance and participation in activities limited?
What effect did the disability have on your communication and relationships with others?
How were your self-esteem and self-concept impacted? Explain.
What kind of adaptations did you and/or others (family, friends, society) need to make so that you could carry out or participate in activities?
PART II: Based on research, describe others’ experiences with living with disabilities in today’s society. Specifically, what are society’s attitudes towards people with disabilities? This should include both positive and negative interactions and attitudes.
You are expected to do research. Find at least two (2) accounts (e.g, biographies, stories) of people with disabilities – look in journals, internet sources, books, movies and other media. What do these people have to say about their experiences with society’s attitudes towards people with disabilities?
In reflecting on society’s attitudes towards people with disabilities, think about what you observed and learned through your own personal experiences, such as community experiences, job shadowing and other personal experiences.
PART III: Reflect on the things you have learned through your own personal experiences and through your research (Parts I & II).
What difference will this knowledge make to you as a future Therapist Assistant?
How does/will this information impact your attitudes and actions (professionally and personally) towards your clients and their families?
Paper Format
This paper must use APA format which includes:
a correct title page
introduction to the paper as a whole, body, and conclusion to the paper as a whole
correct in-text referencing
a references page.
Correct font, margins, headings, and page numbering are also required.
Since this is a personal experience paper, first person (I, me) can be used.
The APA Style Guide and a sample paper can be accessed at https://mhc.ab.libguides.com/citation/APA7th
Marking Guide
Components Marks
Title Page
Required information
Properly formatted
/1
Introduction
Overview of paper [1.5]
Topic and purpose clearly stated [1.5]
/3
Body of the Paper PART I: Narrative / Story of 24 Hour Disability Experience
Personal experience of the effects of disability
Chosen disability & why? [2]
Details of your day? [3]
Performance/participation limited? [2]
Impact: communication / relationships? [2]
Impact: self-esteem / self-concept? [2]
Adaptations? [2]
PART II: Society’s attitudes
Research:
Use of 2 accounts (clearly & correctly referenced) [1]
Description of experience [2]
Society’s views [2]
Your own experiences (outside of the 24 hours)
Job shadowing? [1]
Community experiences? [1]
Personal experience? [2]
PART III: Personal Reflection (on this 24 hour experience and review of research)
Impact on you as a future TA? [2]
Impact of attitudes and actions, professionally and personally?
Towards clients [2]
Towards client families [2]
OVERALL
comprehensive
accurate
logical sequence and development of topic
thoughts/ideas are clear and relevant to topic
maintains focus in discussion
references are supportive to topic
/28
Conclusion
Closure or concise summary [2]
Personal statement [1]
/3
APA
References page [2]
In-text citations [2]
Formatting (font, spacing, headers, headings) [2]
/6
Overall Presentation
Grammar, punctuation, spelling [3]
Neat and organized [1]
/4
TOTAL /45