Disability+Exploration+-+Independent+Work

= INDEPENDENT RESEARCH: EXPLORING A DISABILITY =



== PART 1: Slideshow or Prezi containing information and data about this disability. (10 pts.) Include the information and an interesting, relevant image on each slide. (4-6 slides) Share the slideshow with Ms. Hutchinson. ==

===A.) Create a short summary of their experience on a Google doc. You may choose a story of someone you know -- optimally by interviewing them. Or you may find a story online (use blogs, websites, articles, videos). The story summary should be approximately __1/2 to 1 page__, double spaced. DO NOT SIMPLY COPY AND PASTE SOMEONE ELSE'S WRITING. THAT WOULD BE PLAGIARISM. Read the story and put it into your OWN WORDS, choosing the parts of the story you found most important or interesting. Use chronological order to discuss the person's experience -- from the onset or realization about the disability, the early struggles, and the treatments, therapies, medications, accommodations (etc.) the person has used to cope or be cured. If possible, include a quote and a photo.===

===B.) At the end of the story, add __your own personal response__ to the story in 3-5 sentences. What part(s) of the story did you respond to most strongly? If the person is someone you know, discuss your relationship a little.===

== PART 3: Artwork that touches upon this disability culture in some way (painting, drawing, poem, song, film, dance) plus response. (10 pts.) Your response and any links should be on the same Google doc as #2. ==

This may be in image or video format. Include a link or copy on your Google doc, and then provide a 1-paragraph response to the piece (1/2-page or so):
===A.) Explain what you believe the message or theme is in the poem or song and how it __connects in a key way__ to people with the disability. (Consider issues with mobility, sensory functioning, clarity of thinking, relationships, pain, expression of feelings or thoughts, depression, etc.)===

**BGenius Lab Powerpoint**


@http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/health/24alzh.html