The Disabled Access Friendly Campaign LESSONS IN LIFE THAT MATTER Katie Quartano and Paul Shaw

Let’s teach more than English! Promote Social improvement Respect for others Fairness and equality Encourage children to Take responsibility Think critically Be aware of the world Initiate improvements

Person Education is a process by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, and intellect sharpened. Community Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community better than you found it. The world Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Syllabus Course book Exams

The Disabled Access Friendly campaign can help!

The aim Sensitise students so they can Understand more about people with mobility disability Project themselves into someone else’s position Initiate changes

Bonnie Bardaka private language school teacher young learners

can / can’t / can she? Helen’s new friends by Paul Shaw LevelAgeTopicGrammarVocabularyFunctionsSkills A1Young learners Learning about friends Review of ‘can’- ability Hobbies, Frequency adverbs Forming questions, Short answers Reading, Writing controlled sentences

Language A1/A2 level Topic appeals to young children Text prompts children to think about mobility disability

A dog on wheels by Katie Quartano LevelAgeTopicGrammarVocabularySkill A1Young learners A dog which has a disability Simple presentGeneralReading wheels to roll Glossary I have four legs but my two back legs don’t work! So I use wheels. My dog friends in the park say “Max, why do you have wheels?”

Questions Grammar Vocabulary Comprehension Critical thinking Good questions to ask Max = Bad questions to ask Max = Why do you use wheels? Do you need help?

Angela Critical thinking Good questions to ask Angela = Bad questions to ask Angela = Why do you use a wheelchair? Do you want to play with me?

“My students didn't know much about disability so it was hard for them to care about these issues.” “They are now aware of simple things that make a difference.” “Now I say to my Grandpa: Please Grandpa, don’t park your car on the pavements.” “Now I say to my sister: Marianna, don’t call the children with disabilities special because they don’t like it and they aren’t different.”

Clementine Afthonidou junior high state school teacher

As I was driving the motorbike, the wind got under my helmet because it wasn’t done up tight enough. I decided to go back to basketball, which I had always loved, but this time in a wheelchair. The wheelchair basketball team had been getting stale and the players were not motivated.

“Mobility disability is not included in the school textbook.” “My students put themselves in the position of the wheelchair user and tried to understand his feelings and the difficulties he faced.” “I think that everyone can do something to support these people. Let’s give it a try!”

Social model of disability Let’s look at removing the barriers which make people disabled.

1.Vocabulary: tap, cupboard door, cooker Imagine you are a wheelchair user. Would it be easy to use this kitchen? 2. He can’t see what he is cooking. The cooker is too high. 3. If the cooker were lower, he could see what he was cooking. B1. An accessible kitchen

I'm in a wheelchair, but I sit on my ass not on my brain!!!!!!! Often people talk to whoever I'm with and ignore me completely They treat me like I'm a child.

Abstract language Critical thinking

STEREOTYPES

What a person without disabilities thinks a person with a disability thinks about himself. Not able to achieve Not able to participate Ugly Sexually unattractive Nothing to offer Wants to be “normal” Dependent Ideals in the Western world Wealth Social status Sexually attractive Strength Have fun Independence Control and power

Antonia Vasileiadou senior high state school teacher

“I don’t often see wheelchair users because there aren’t that many.” “Most of the people I see in wheelchairs are beggars.” Class discussion Warm up “How often do you see people with disabilities in the streets?”

capable depressed fun to be with lonely popular shy proud hero inspiring victim My best friend BODY / SOUL

“After the lessons I definitely started thinking differently. In addition I learned to appreciate my life and deal with my problems differently.” “The warm up revealed stereotypes.” “The material encouraged them to recognize their own responsibilities as citizens.”

Disabled Access Friendly Awareness Week The deeper you touch your students, the better the results you get

Students’ Work 20 signs 25 poster projects 65 posters for home 1 story book 3 videos 20 word /video / powerpoint projects 41 essays 1 wonderful memo book

Inspection of the Thermal Springs and the City Hall of Langadas Interview with Vice Mayor Letter to Mayor

“The more we learnt, the more we liked it.” “I realised how difficult some things are for people with mobility disability that the rest of us take for granted. I really enjoyed this project and I wouldn’t mind taking part in another one in the future.” “The deeper you touch your students the better the results you get.” “Who said that English teaching has to be divorced from the real world?”

“The best teachers and schools have always done more than just prepare students for tests. They raise awareness of the world in which we live and try to make it a better place.”

The Disabled Access Friendly Campaign Thank you!