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The person-first stance advocates for saying "people with disabilities" instead of "the disabled" or "a person who is deaf" instead of "a deaf person". [5] [6] [7] However, some advocate against this, saying it reflects a medical model of disability whereas "disabled person" is more appropriate and reflects the social model of disability. [8]
Implementing the social model within modern forms of inclusive education provides children of all abilities with the role of changing discriminatory attitudes within the school system. For example, a disabled student may need to read text instead of listening to a tape recording of the text.
The term special needs is a short form of special education needs [12] [13] and is a way to refer to students with disabilities, in which their learning may be altered or delayed compared to other students. [14]
A 2011 World Report on Disability conducted by the World Health Organization found that around 15% of the global population, 1 billion people, have a disability, [2] yet in 2019 only 3.4% of children's books had disabled main characters. [3] The quality of disability representation can vary depending on the specific disability portrayed. [4]
Children with disabilities have challenges in accessing play and social interactions. [27] Play is essential for the physical, emotional, and social well-being of all children. [28] The use of assistive technology has been recommended to facilitate the communication, mobility, and independence of children with disabilities. [29]
Special education in the United States enables students with exceptional learning needs to access resources through special education programs. "The idea of excluding students with any disability from public school education can be traced back to 1893, when the Massachusetts Supreme Court expelled a student merely due to poor academic ability". [1]
NICHCY headquarters in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY, an acronym derived from its original name, National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth) operated as a national centralized information resource on disabilities and special education for children and youth ages birth through 22 ...
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