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Everyday, thousands of people with disabilities are challenged. Disability need not be an obstacle for this boy to succeed.
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Discussion Questions:
1. What kinds of disability do you know of?
2. What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face?
3. What can you do to help handicapped people?
4. Does your country have special training facilities for handicapped people?
5. Can a physical disability prevent a person from succeeding?
19 replies on “Boy Beats Disability”
1. What kinds of disability do you know of?
Unfortunately I know a lot of the disability such as blind, deformed body (missing a arm or leg), legs unable to move, etc.
2. What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face?
They suffer many obstacles. The cities aren’t yet completely ready to help them, they encounter many obstacles while moving through the cities. On the other hand, the schools are not still integrating these children with disabilities join with other kids.
3. What can you do to help handicapped people?
The main important thing that we could do is integrate them in our life.
4. Does your country have special training facilities for handicapped people?
Yes, there are but I think that it is not enough.
5. Can a physical disability prevent a person from succeeding?
No, the physical disability doesn’t prevent a person from succeeding. We could read one success case in the article and there are many more cases.
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1. What kinds of disability do you know of?
Physical disabilities such as people without arms or legs, blind or deaf among others, and another disability is mental disability.
2. What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face?
I think that our society places many barriers for people with disabilities, they do not have easy access to a job, difficult access to public transportation, access to housing,….
3. What can you do to help handicapped people?
I believe that the best way to help them is to promote that in all social events, they and their limitations are considered, and demand that the Administration do so.
4. Does your country have special training facilities for handicapped people?
We have improved a lot compared to 20 years ago, but I think we should improve especially in some cities and also with people with mental disabilities.
5. Can a physical disability prevent a person from succeeding?
It shouldn’t, but the reality is different. Currently there is more sensitivity and it can be found that people with disabilities are relevant positions, but it is not the normal situation.
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1. What kinds of disability do you know of? Sensorial,physical,intelectual and differents kinds of syndroms, for example TEA ( autism)
2. What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face? I think that the worst is the unknown from the people of the disability because if you know you will help better.
Boys and girls who they were in a school with people who have whatever disability they will help better.
3. What can you do to help handicapped people? If you don’t know how to help you would ask to the person
4. Does your country have special training facilities for handicapped people? Yes , with early attention, it is fundamental and a good school with specialist teacher. Better the same school that “normal” students.
5. Can a physical disability prevent a person from succeeding?
There are a lot of ways of succesufull ,, if they can not win in a area they can prub in other
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1. What kinds of disability do you know of?
There are physical disabilities (like the lack of arms or legs or any kind of deformity in the body), and intellectual disabilities (when someone is not able to develop the standard intellectual capacities)
2. What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face?
They are considered missable to do most of things and they usually have problems to find a job
3. What can you do to help handicapped people?
We should treat them as we treat other people, understanding their differences and their difficulties but giving them the chance to live like others.
4. Does your country have special training facilities for handicapped people?
Yes, there are specific centers where they can learn to live with their disabilities.
5. Can a physical disability prevent a person from succeeding?
I think that a physical disability is an additional difficulty. People with disabilities need a biger effort than other people to succeed.
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I know cognitive and physical disabilities. Many people who have a disability must face with discriminations such as that they cannot do anything by their own, that they are different from others, that they never will be able to achieve anything and that they will always depend on their parents. Nowadays, many people with some disability work hard to change these misconceptions about functional diversity with the aim of giving visibility to their condition and demonstrating that they are normal people, like any other person, and they can lead a fully functional life with a little bit more effort.
In this day and age, it is natural that many countries offer special training facilities for handicapped people, considering that by offering them the necessary help, support and adequate resources they can achieve any goal they set for themselves.
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Interesting topic. I think the worst discrimination people with disabilities face is being ignored by the rest of the society. For instance, you can see motorbikes parked in a way people on wheelchairs have difficulties to pass.
Fortunately, there are improvements. For instance, authorities now keep in mind people with disabilities when they design parks, bus lines or underground stations.
I love the determination and motivation some people have in order to succeed, they don’t allow their physical disability prevent them from succeeding!!.
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1. What kinds of disability do you know of?
I know many disabilities. For example: physical disability, intellectual disability, mental health conditions…
2. What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face?
Stairs in public spaces. People used the parking reserved for people with disabilities. A disabled person is treated less favorably than a non-disabled person.
3. What can you do to help handicapped people?
Ask before providing assistance. Be respectful in your words and actions
4. Does your country have special training facilities for handicapped people?
Yes, my country have special training facilities for handicapped people. There are services for the blind, hearing impaired, accessing services for persons with disabilities..
5. Can a physical disability prevent a person from succeeding?
No, a physical disability can prevent a person from succeeding but they have it very very difficult.
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1. What kinds of disability do you know of?
Physical, intellectual and sensorial disabilities.
2. What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face?
A lot of cities, transports, buildings, etc, don’t have prepared to people with disabilities.
The education, the access to jobs, part of society, etc, look the disabilities like a problem and refuse this situacion when we must tolerate.
3. What can you do to help handicapped people?
I always offer my hand to help.
4. Does your country have special training facilities for handicapped people?
Yes. Spain have a lot of foundation that they work to support the handicapped people.
5. Can a physical disability prevent a person from succeeding?
Depend the person.
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In Spain we have economic help from disability people and we have organizations for their integration.
A my mother’s friend sufferd an accident and she was paralitic. She had a littel economic help but not anything more. I remember walk whit she and had problems whit de chair because de street was badly. I thinks is better for the disability peoploe since their born.
I dont know a lot of peo`le whits this kind of problems but sometimes I think in the deaf people and de facemasks. Anybody is not worried for them.
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What kinds of disability do you know of?
Answer: I know mental and physical disabilities.
What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face?
Answer: People with disabilities face a lot of kinds of discrimination, for instance , a lot of times, the access to the buildings is limited from the point of view of the infrastructure .
What can you do to help handicapped people?
Answer: When I`m in the bus, I can help the handicapped people, offering my seat to them.
Does your country have special training facilities for handicapped people?
Answer: Yes, my country have special training facilities for handicapped people.
Can I physical disability prevent a person from succeeding?
Answer: I think so, but I`m not sure if this is possible.