Handicapped people: definition, types, and life with disability

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Class:

Overall topic: Being different

My topic: Handicapped people

Why did i choose this topic?

1. What does it mean to be handicapped?

-Definition

-Visible

-Invisible

2. Two frequent types of handicap

-Down syndrome

-John Langdon Down

-ADHD

-Influenced during pregnancy

3. The life of a handicapped in relation to a person without a handicap

-Limited opportunities

-Lifeworks

-President Obama

4. What is the consequence of having a handicap?

-As young

-As old

5. What can society do, to change opinion about disabled people?

-Education

-Equipment

-Behavior

Sources:

- http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/disability-employment/

- http://www.sfi.dk/s%C3%B8geresultat-10668.aspx?Action=1&NewsId=393&PID=32427

- http://www.lifeworks.org/

1.

Definition:

It is when you have a reduced opportunity, to do things at a level as a normal person. It is defined as a term for the loss or limitation of opportunities to participate in society on an equal basis with others.

There are many different types of handicaps. Some of them are worse than others and some of them are more visible than others

Some of the most visible types of disabilities can be fx…..

Visible: Spastic paralysis, autism, brain damage and muscular dystrophy

….but some handicaps are invisible for the eye, but not for the people who got them…..

Invisible: Epilepsy, dyslexia, diabetes