Humans are eager to label, classify, and categorize all that is different, but often times when humans engage in this practice there is a loss of humanity in the process. Disabilities and the environmental handicaps that arise are two obvious forms of differences that humans have as society developed a stigma against. Yet, in the 20th century there was a United States President, Franklin D. Roosevelt with the medical disability of polio; Roosevelt was wheelchair bound, but that did not affect him as he guided the United States through the World War II. Ray Charles blinded in his youth, yet he became musical genius as he pushed the edges of traditional music to early forms of rock and roll. Stephen Hawkins developed ALS in his youth, but is
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In accordance to Kathie Snow’s article, “People First Language puts the person before the disability, and describes what the person has, and not who a person is” (Snow, 2016, p. 3). It is important to differentiate the person and a disability. Gargiulo, from the textbook, states that a disability is the inability to perform a task in a specific way (Gargiulo, 2015, p. 5); Also that the limitations only are disabilities when effecting the fulfillment of the person’s educational, vocational, and social potential (Gargiulo, 2015, p. 5). Kathie Snow states that one – in – five Americans have a disability (Snow, 2016, p. 1). According to the Table 1.2 in Special education in contemporary society, there are over 580,000 students from the ages of 6 – 21 in public schools with disabilities in 2010 (Gargiulo, 2015, p. …show more content…
2). Snow is leading the People First Language cause to change the attitudes that have oppressed the support for people with disabilities. The words and the methods they are used create impactful force (Snow, 2016, p. 1). For instance, instead of saying that Zack is brain damaged, state that Zack has a brain injury. Another example, Sally is crippled or a quadriplegic, properly say that Sally has a physical disability. Snow defensed her support for People First Language by refuting that it is political correctness, but proper manners and includes respect (Snow, 2016, p. 4).
In this class, Education of Exceptional Learners, we are required to use People First Language for two reasons. First, the use of People First language commands respect towards the person. Secondly, the use of People First Language forces the thinking of an educator in a way to develop a method to structure a plan to meet all of the individual’s needs. The class is only a foundation to a larger field of study, but provides a basic starting ground to develop skills and new attitudes toward people and their disabilities that will be used in the
In accordance to Kathie Snow’s article, “People First Language puts the person before the disability, and describes what the person has, and not who a person is” (Snow, 2016, p. 3). It is important to differentiate the person and a disability. Gargiulo, from the textbook, states that a disability is the inability to perform a task in a specific way (Gargiulo, 2015, p. 5); Also that the limitations only are disabilities when effecting the fulfillment of the person’s educational, vocational, and social potential (Gargiulo, 2015, p. 5). Kathie Snow states that one – in – five Americans have a disability (Snow, 2016, p. 1). According to the Table 1.2 in Special education in contemporary society, there are over 580,000 students from the ages of 6 – 21 in public schools with disabilities in 2010 (Gargiulo, 2015, p. …show more content…
2). Snow is leading the People First Language cause to change the attitudes that have oppressed the support for people with disabilities. The words and the methods they are used create impactful force (Snow, 2016, p. 1). For instance, instead of saying that Zack is brain damaged, state that Zack has a brain injury. Another example, Sally is crippled or a quadriplegic, properly say that Sally has a physical disability. Snow defensed her support for People First Language by refuting that it is political correctness, but proper manners and includes respect (Snow, 2016, p. 4).
In this class, Education of Exceptional Learners, we are required to use People First Language for two reasons. First, the use of People First language commands respect towards the person. Secondly, the use of People First Language forces the thinking of an educator in a way to develop a method to structure a plan to meet all of the individual’s needs. The class is only a foundation to a larger field of study, but provides a basic starting ground to develop skills and new attitudes toward people and their disabilities that will be used in the