1.  Do you know the number of people with disabilities in China?  What should our society do to help them to live a meaningful life? over60 million persons with various categories of disabilities in China. 1.3billion The third Sunday of May each year is the National Day of Assisting Disabled Persons.  When is the National Day of Assisting Disabled Persons? Discussion:

2. 1.C_______( 创建 ) some public welfare( 福利 ) activities. 2. Hold __________ ( 特殊 )Olympics. 3. ____________( 交流 )with them and t_____ ( 信任 ) them. 4. Learn some s______ ( 手势 )language if possible. 5.Provide activities for them for r________( 娱乐 ). 6. Set up non-obstacle f________ ( 设备 ). 7. Give them ______________( 鼓励） whenever necessary. Suggestions: reate Special Communicate rust ign ecreation acilities encouragement

3. Give them equal a___________( 通道, 权利 ).

4. Fast-reading: Answer questions in pairs  How can our society make sure that disabled people can live productive and meaningful lives?  What is the most important thing that we must provide for the disabled? 1.Our streets and public buildings like offices, schools should be safe and accessible to them. 2. The most important is that we must provide them with equal “intellectual access.” 智力的

5. StreetsPublic buildingsHomes  According to the text, what can be made accessible for the people with disabilities?  Why is it important to provide equal access? Equal Access have right to education, employment&a reasonable quality of life have opportunity & responsibility live productive, meaningful lives Careful-reading: Para.1

6. Careful-reading:  What should the streets be like in general?  How can streets be accessible to the blind people?  How about the streets for the people in wheelchairs? Streets(Para.2) 1.They should be clean, in good repair and safe. 维修良好 in bad repair

7.  How can streets be accessible to the blind people?  How about the streets for the people in wheelchairs? blind people Provide street stones and makers to help them get where they are going. 幻灯 片 20 幻灯 片 20 Special stones to show paths and crossings. people in wheelchairs Streets: _______ Access to sidewalks and stores:_____ Ground:______&_______ Holes:__________ no other dangers easy level even hard marked Signs&traffic lights:__________ well-placed

8. Does the word “level” have the same meaning in the two sentences? 1.Glass door should be marked at eye level to prevent accidents 2. We should provide level streets. 1.n. 水平 ( 线 ) Sea level

9.  Level: 水平的；平坦的 We need a level piece of ground to play football. have a level head: 头脑清醒, 冷静  even: 水平的；平坦的 (level, smooth, flat) e.g. I’d say he has an even chance of winning the match. ( 某事发生的 ) 可能性相等 e.g. A tennis table must be perfectly even. an even chance(of doing sth) 我认为他赢这场比赛有一半的机会.

10. Look at the 3 rd picture on page 129: (Streets) picture what has been done What problems 3 The ground is even and hard.  Unmarked holes in the ground  Obstacles on the sidewalk(tall curbs)  No street stones&markers  No signs&traffic lights

11. Careful-reading: buildings(Para.3) 1. Using glass doors may cause problems. So it’s necessary to have markers on the doors. 2. Special places like bathrooms will be accessible to disabled people if they are at a convenient place no matter how they may look like. Decide True or False:

12. Look at the 1st picture on page 129: (public building)  What should be done to improve the situation? We should cover the steps with a board. Add a door that’s wide enough for someone in a wheelchair. There should be one desk that’s is low enough for disabled to talk to the people behind the desk. The phone on the wall should be moved down.

13. Careful-reading: Para.4-5 Find out the topic sentence of the two paragraphs. Para.4: There should be apartments that are suitable for disabled persons. Para.5: The interior ( 内部 )of the apartments should be designed properly. entrances public areas parking spaces elevator the ground floor departments What should we pay attention to?

14. Careful-reading: Para.4-5 Proof reading: The interior should be proper designed. 1._______ Sinks and other fixture should be placed 2.______ in a convenient place so that someone in a 3.______ wheelchair can reach for them. Kitchens 4.______ and hallways should large and wide enough 5.____ so that a wheelchair can be turned round. 6._____ Special features must be use in apartments 7._____ for people with hear difficulty.There should 8.____ be wiring that make it possible for people 9.______ to use text-phones and others aids. 10.________ properly fixtures at be used hearing makes other for

15.  What does “intellectual access” mean? Disabled people must have equal access to schools, universities, jobs and political organizations. Careful-reading: Para.6

16. access n. 接近；进入；入口；通路 ; 机会或权利 The only access to the town is across the bridge. 到镇上唯一的通路是经过一座桥 。 Students must have access to a good library. accessible adj. 可以得到的, 能进入的 ; 容易接近的 Visit other public buildings and find out if they are accessible or not. 参观一下其他的公共大楼，看看它们是否可以通过。 be accessible to sb 某人容易得到, 了解, 亲近 This book is easily accessible to the young reader.

17.  What does “equal access” mean?  Why is it important to provide equal access? Post-reading: “Equal access” means that everybody, disabled or not, should be able to access, or get to, important places in our society, such as public buildings, school, libraries, and shops. It also means that all people should have the opportunity to get education and to find jobs. Because we need the contributions of all people, disabled or not. We also have a responsibility to help people with disabilities.

18. (12 月 3 日 ) WORLD DISABLED DAY 世界残疾日 Disabled persons shall enjoy equal rights with other citizens in political, economic, cultural and social fields, in family life and other aspects. The citizen's rights and personal dignity of disabled persons shall be protected by law.

19. Give them a hand ! Let them live better !

20. To make sure that blind people can find their way around our cities, we must provide street stones and markers that help them get where they are going. 幻灯片 7 幻灯片 7