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Hello Catie McRae: FDLRS Rena Carney: FDLRS ATEN Region 1 Technology Center

Let’s talk about working together Literacy Intervention Project Newspaper Project ESE Awareness Project

We need your help. Other benefits: Service Hours Altruism Finding a story Good Reporting Increasing awareness about differences between people Rewards of knowing people who are challenged

Some networking ideas for you: Presentation to an ESE class on ideas for publishing an article in the LHL Visit CBI class and mentor student Possibly ‘coauthor’ article with student from CBI class Publish some articles about activities taking place in the ESE department i.e. Special Olympics/T Shirts and student government

Serious Confidentiality Sensitivity and respect Patience

Disabilities Some disabilities are immediately apparent. Others are mild and you don’t even know a person has a disability. All of us have something or other that makes us different: learning styles

Disabilities 101 Acquired –Spinal cord injury, amputation, Lou Gehrig's disease Born with –Developmental Speech/Articulation therapy –Physical Cerebral palsy –Cognitive Autism, mental retardation, dyslexia –Genetic Down’s syndrome

Famous People with Disabilities Dr. Temple Grandin

Famous People with Disabilities Jim Abbott Jim Abbott Jim Abbott has thrown a no-hitter, won Olympic gold in 1988, and been on Letterman. He is the only player in major league baseball who was born with one hand. video.htmlhttp:// video.html

Famous People with Disabilities Jim Abbott

For Families of One Handed Children Sports For Those With a Physical Challenge Sports For Those With a Physical Challenge How to Play Baseball with One Hand How to Play Baseball with One Hand From Jim Abbott To Parents of Children With a Challenge From Jim Abbott To Parents of Children With a Challenge Support Groups for Parents of Children With Limb Differences Support Groups for Parents of Children With Limb Differences How to Type and Keyboard With One Hand How to Type and Keyboard With One Hand

Famous People with Disabilities Magic Johnson Magic Johnson, at 6-foot 9, was the tallest point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He accomplished everything a player could dream of during his 12 year NBA career.Magic Johnson On November 7, 1991, Johnson retired from professional basketball because a blood test had shown that he was infected with HIV. He then dedicated his life to educating people -- especially youngsters -- about HIV and AIDS prevention. He established the Magic Johnson Foundation to raise money to fund HIV and AIDS organizations.

Famous People with Disabilities Stephen Hawking /home/hindex.htmlhttp:// /home/hindex.html

Famous People with Disabilities Stephen Hawking When Stephen Hawking was 21-years-old, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also know as Lou Gehrig’s disease. This disease attacks the nerves that control a body’s voluntary movements. It affects walking, speaking, breathing, swallowing, etc. At the time of his diagnosis, the doctors gave Hawking two years to live. Hawking has defied this time frame and is still working. Today, Stephen is confined to a wheelchair, cannot move much at all, has trouble holding his head up, and cannot speak. He now uses a special computer that displays the text he types and speaks what he types with an electronic voice.Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking : A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes. The book tries to explain many of Hawking’s physical and mathematical ideas and calculations without using math. The book became a best seller and was made into a movie.

Famous People with Disabilities Marlee Matlin Marlee Matlin is a stand-up comedian and an actress. Some of her films include Dead Silence, It's My Party, Hear No Evil, Bridge to Silence, Walker, and Children of A Lesser God. In 1987, she captivated the world by winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in the film Children of a Lesser God.Marlee Matlin Marlee Matlin became deaf in infancy due to Roseola infantum. However, deafness has not disabled her or her career.

Famous People with Disabilities Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, with his mother and his stepfather. In 1977 Reeve was chosen from 200 hopefuls to star in Superman for which he won the British Academy Award as best actor. During a cross-country event in May 1995, his horse balked at a rail jump, pitching Reeve forward where he landed head first. His injuries left the actor paralyzed, unable to use any of his limbs or even to breathe without the help of a respirator. Reeve founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation in 1996 to raise research money and provide grants to local agencies which focus on the quality of life of people with disabilities.

Famous People with Disabilities Tom Cruise Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Rain Man, Far and Away, A Few Good Men, Mission Impossible, and Jerry Mcguire.Tom Cruise Tom Cruise battles dyslexia, which is a learning disability that alters the way the brain processes written material. He was nominated for and has won several awards for best actor.

Famous People with Disabilities Itzhak Perlman

Famous People with Disabilities Itzhak Perlman Having lost the use of his legs after falling victim to polio at the age of four, Perlman always sits as he plays. But he never fails to bring audiences to their feet.Itzhak Perlman

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