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  2. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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    Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance. ADLs are self-care activities that include toileting, mobility (ambulation), eating ...

  3. Category:Plays and musicals about disability - Wikipedia

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    C. Children of a Lesser God (play) Coram Boy (play) Cost of Living (play) The Cripple of Inishmaan. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play)

  4. Inclusion (education) - Wikipedia

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    Inclusion has different historical roots/background which may be integration of students with severe disabilities in the US (who may previously been excluded from schools or even lived in institutions) [7] [8] [9] or an inclusion model from Canada and the US (e.g., Syracuse University, New York) which is very popular with inclusion teachers who believe in participatory learning, cooperative ...

  5. Special education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The total spending to educate students with disabilities, including regular education and special education, represents 21.4% of the $360.6 billion total spending on elementary and secondary education in the United States. The additional expenditure to educate the average student with a disability is estimated to be $5,918 per student.

  6. Adapted physical education - Wikipedia

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    Adapted physical education is the art and science of developing, implementing, and monitoring a carefully designed physical education. Instructional program for a learner with a disability, based on a comprehensive assessment, to give the learner the skills necessary for a lifetime of rich leisure, recreation, and sport experiences to enhance physical fitness and wellness.

  7. Instructional scaffolding - Wikipedia

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    Instructional scaffolding is the support given to a student by an instructor throughout the learning process. This support is specifically tailored to each student; this instructional approach allows students to experience student-centered learning, which tends to facilitate more efficient learning than teacher-centered learning.

  8. No Child Left Behind Act - Wikipedia

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    Most students with mild disabilities or physical disabilities take the same test as non-disabled students. In addition to not requiring 5% of students to be assessed at all, regulations let schools use alternate assessments to declare up to 1% of all students proficient for the purposes of the Act. [ 82 ]

  9. Disability in the media - Wikipedia

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    Disability. The depiction of disability in the media plays a major role in molding the public perception of disability. [1] Perceptions portrayed in the media directly influence the way people with disabilities are treated in current society. " [Media platforms] have been cited as a key site for the reinforcement of negative images and ideas in ...