1. + Famous People with Disabilities Who Are They? Work together to find the answers

2. + Follow Up To Readings 1. Identify the key influencing factors that impact young children with physical disabilities. 2. Describe how the social environment ‘complicates’ the development of an adolescent with disabilities. 3. What struck you personally from the readings about the experience of growing up with a disability ?

3. + Cerebral Palsy Causes Treatment Types Support & Groups

4. + CP defined as “ the term used for a range of non- progressive syndromes of posture and motor impairment that results from an insult to the developing central nervous system. (Koman, Smith & Shilt 2004)

5. + Statistics About People with Physical Disabilities site to generate statistics

6. + CP is not a disease but the result of damage to the developing brain

7. + Secondary Outcomes can include: Epilepsy Developmental delay Sensory & cognitive impairments Orthopedic complications Disorders of speech Inability to communicate with speech

8. + Prevalence of CP Risen 2.0 per 1000 births Why?

9. + Classification of CP Different Types of CP Depends on area of Brain Damage Type of Movement Disorder positive image child with CP

10. + Wheelchair Experience Each student will spend half a class in the wheelchair. You will be given slightly different neurological disorders. As much as possible, be that person.

11. + Questions to Ask? Take a moment and consider what questions you think would be good to keep in mind during the experience and following it for reflection. Each of you will post your comments. What are some good questions?

12. + Volunteer to Begin… Exercise to Sensitize

13. + Good video about little boy, Sydney includes adaptive equipment Good video about little boy, Sydney includes adaptive equipment Zachary who has hypotonic cerebral

14. + Organizations to Gain Information Support Organizations to Connect http://www.cerebralpalsycanada.com/

15. + Cerebral Palsy – Part 2 Causes Pre natal (before) Perinatal (during birth) Postnatal (shortly after birth)

16. + Pre Natal Causes Multiple births (twins) Prematurity (the earlier the more chance of being underdeveloped, low birth weight, lungs not fully developed

17. + Perinatal Anoxia (lack of oxygen to the brain) Umbilical cord wrapped around child’s neck Mother hemmoraging before baby is delivered Placenta abruptis

18. + Post natal Viral Infections Lead poisoning Head injuries (falling down stairs, fall from heights, etc Choking Infections early in life, such as meningitis or encephalitis

19. + Understanding The Brain

20. + Types of Cerebral Palsy Spastic – most common about 60% Characterized by tense, contracted muscles Athetoid: affects the ability to control muscles leading to involuntary and uncontrolled movements in the affected muscles Ataxic – affects the sense of balance and depth perception Children with this type look shaky and unsteady Mixed – some children have a combination of two types.

21. + Symptoms Child may have eating or speaking difficulties (which is referred to as dysarthria This is related to the difficulty they have involving the muscles controlling speech and mastication (chewing, swallowing) Bladder or bowel control problems Breathing problems Learning difficulties

22. + Treatments: Find an appropriate video demonstrating each specialist, post it and summarize the key points. Specialists involved: Occupational Therapists Physiotherapists Speech therapists Orthopedic surgeons Wheelchair specialists Augmentative communication specialists

23. + Treatments http://vimeo.com/6671771 This video demonstrates visually the key typical challenges of restrictive movement children with Spastic Quadriplegia experience.

24. + Watch following videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFaw8etxMw8 Positive video young boy makes himself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_vpBVmrzEc&feature=r elated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_vpBVmrzEc&feature=r elated Documentary about his sister and interviewed his mother http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYD7EWpes58&feature= relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYD7EWpes58&feature= relmfu This boy has produced a number of videos. How has the advent of youtube impacted this young boy? http://videos.disabled-world.com/video/37/josh-blue-video- comedian

25. + Organizations and Support U sing the internet and working in pairs, find organizations you could direct a family and/or child with CP to. Look for support and organizations in different areas, such as, information about the disability, educational, care, respite care, vocational, recreational and housing. Include any specific information related to age / stage of development for the clients. Be prepared to share your table – post your list with a short summary of each organization. Include name of organization, contact details, type of support, other relevant info. Find organizations you could refer to for support as a (special care counselor)

26. + Using Quizlet – What is This? http://quizlet.com/_3l8p0