Year 1 Session #1 11/17/2023

What is Disability?

In this module you will:

• complete a survey
• review the history of disability
• review the definition of disability
• review the language of disability

Materials:

• Teacher’s perception of their personal ECSE competence survey
• Definition of Disability
• Respectful Disability Language: Here’s What’s Up
• Conversations with Ivanova: People First and Identity First Language
• A Brief Timeline of the History of People with Disabilities
• Wilson (2022)
• Listen to a disability podcast episode

Survey

Teachers’ perception of their personal ECSE competence survey

https://bmcccuny.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0JyglWYplJZGp1k

Definition of Disability:

According to the Americans with Disability Act a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

Breakdown of the definition

https://acc.edu.sg/en/impairment-disability-and-handicap-whats-the-difference/

Respectful Disability Language: Here’s What’s Up

Language-Doc

https://sailhelps.org/a-brief-timeline-of-the-history-of-disabilities-the-shameful-treatment-of-people-with-disabilities/

Wilson (2022)

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Listen to 1 episode of a disability podcast, such as:

The Accessible Stall

Disability Visibility

Always Looking Up

Dissing My Ability

Note Taking Form

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