Friday, April 3, 2009
I want to Drive
I'm really excited! I'm finally going to get my license and a car. Something that I have been wanting to do since I was 16, but wasn't able to since I have epilepsy which is a seizure disorder as well, I have hemiparsis (which was caused when I got a brain damage that effect the right side of my body). So do to my seizure disorder I wasn't able to get my license until I had it under control, which in fact Have been seizure free for 14 years and off my medication for seven. however, I wasn't stressing about getting my license right a way because I was in college and I knew that I would have to get an adapted vehicle which cost money so I put it off because school was more important.Now that I'm graduating from university I can finally look into getting myself a car. However,there is a frustrating part now I'm finding it difficult to tract down places that assessments on what adaptive technology I'll need for my vehicle. I know that these services are out there, but tracking them down is proving allusive. I plan on finding the resources and once i do I'll post the information
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Funding for students with disability in the public school system
I going to provide information on how the BC Ministry of Education designates funding for students with disabilities. The Ministry brakes down the disorders/disabilities into three categories they are as follows.
Level 1: dependent Handicapped (A)
Deafblind (B)
Level 2: moderate to profound intellectual disabled (C)
Physically disabled, Chronic Health Impaired (D)
Visually Impaired (E)
Deaf/ Hearing Impaired (F)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (G)
Level 3: Intensive Behaviour Interventions and Serious Mental Health Illness
Based on which level the students are placed in, determines how much funding the school receives in order to provide the assistance so that the student can be successful in school.
The amount of funding for each level:
Level 1 "students will be funded at $32,000 per full time equivalent (FTE)"
Level 2" students will be funded at $16,000 FTE"
Level 3 "students will be funded at $8,000 EFT"
For more information on BC Ministry if Education Funding policy for students with disabilities go to www.bced.gov.bc.ca/policy/policies/funding_special_needs.htm
Level 1: dependent Handicapped (A)
Deafblind (B)
Level 2: moderate to profound intellectual disabled (C)
Physically disabled, Chronic Health Impaired (D)
Visually Impaired (E)
Deaf/ Hearing Impaired (F)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (G)
Level 3: Intensive Behaviour Interventions and Serious Mental Health Illness
Based on which level the students are placed in, determines how much funding the school receives in order to provide the assistance so that the student can be successful in school.
The amount of funding for each level:
Level 1 "students will be funded at $32,000 per full time equivalent (FTE)"
Level 2" students will be funded at $16,000 FTE"
Level 3 "students will be funded at $8,000 EFT"
For more information on BC Ministry if Education Funding policy for students with disabilities go to www.bced.gov.bc.ca/policy/policies/funding_special_needs.htm
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
POPARD
The Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD) provides a training and resources for private and public schools in order to support students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This website also provides valueable information for parents of children with ASD with information on research, webcasts. POPARD also has a blog that connects people to one another allowing them share experiences and support one another. POPARD website is www.autismoutreach.ca
Saturday, March 21, 2009
SET BC
So what is SET BC is a service that provides an adaptive technology for students with disabilities so that they can have a full educational experience these adaptive technology devices are provided by the school district.
There is a screening checklist which helps the districts to determine students eligibility and to clarify individual needs for adaptive technology. After a student has been assessed and qualifies for adaptive technology a plan is put together in order to assist the students.
For more information on SET BC go to www.setbc.org
There is a screening checklist which helps the districts to determine students eligibility and to clarify individual needs for adaptive technology. After a student has been assessed and qualifies for adaptive technology a plan is put together in order to assist the students.
For more information on SET BC go to www.setbc.org
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Violence against women with disability
During my research I came across some disturbing information According to Public Health Agency of Canada "it is estimated that women with disabilities are 1.5 to 10 times as likely to be abused as non-disabled women depending on whether they live in the community or institutions" it is considered to be so high due to the fact that people have been abused suffer psychological trauma that results in low self esteem with the belief that they can't do better, or that can't get away. This is only compounded by the fact that women who are disabled have other issue when trying to get out of volatile situation due to the fact that she might be dependent on abuser affection, communication, financial support, physical and medical support as well as the fear of not being financially independent and becoming homeless as a result of leaving their abuser. Some of the other facts that the Public Health Agency of Canada has presented on the issue of violence against women with disabilities are" The degree of risk of sexual abuse of persons with disabilities 'appears to be at least 150 per cent of that for individuals of the same sex and similar age without disabilities'".
"it is estimated that only 20 per cent of the cases of sexual abuse involving disabled people are ever reported to the police, community service agencies, or other authorities."
"Two hundred and 45 women with disabilities responded to DAWN Canada's 1988 questionnaire " its results showed that
"40 per cent had been raped, abused or assaulted"
"53 per cent of women who had been disabled from birth or early childhood had been abused; and 10 per cent of women who had abused sought help from transition houses; only half of these women were accommodated" Some of the forms of abuse that women with disabilities face are neglect, physical, psychological, sexual abuse as well as financial exploitation. So what can be done in order to stop the violence against women according to Public Health Agency of Canada says that we need to acknowledge that abuse is serious social issue provide protocols to follow in community living situation when abuse is discovered as well has provide training for women with disabilities in self defence, being assertive, sex education so that they can defend themselves against abuse. as well as, providing shelters for women who want to get out of an abusive relationship.
"it is estimated that only 20 per cent of the cases of sexual abuse involving disabled people are ever reported to the police, community service agencies, or other authorities."
"Two hundred and 45 women with disabilities responded to DAWN Canada's 1988 questionnaire " its results showed that
"40 per cent had been raped, abused or assaulted"
"53 per cent of women who had been disabled from birth or early childhood had been abused; and 10 per cent of women who had abused sought help from transition houses; only half of these women were accommodated" Some of the forms of abuse that women with disabilities face are neglect, physical, psychological, sexual abuse as well as financial exploitation. So what can be done in order to stop the violence against women according to Public Health Agency of Canada says that we need to acknowledge that abuse is serious social issue provide protocols to follow in community living situation when abuse is discovered as well has provide training for women with disabilities in self defence, being assertive, sex education so that they can defend themselves against abuse. as well as, providing shelters for women who want to get out of an abusive relationship.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Resources for person with Disability
I wanted to provide some more resources for readers so here are some of those available resources in order to help people navigate through the sea of available information.
www.disabilityresources.org is a website that has information on how to search for the resources that you need. The next resources is Disability Resource Network of BC www.drnbc.org has information on education with articles on different issues and new medical information on disabilities. There are also grants available for college students in BC this information can be found at www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentaidbc/welcome. I will continue providing more resources that I believe will be useful in helping people find resources that are beneficial for them.
www.disabilityresources.org is a website that has information on how to search for the resources that you need. The next resources is Disability Resource Network of BC www.drnbc.org has information on education with articles on different issues and new medical information on disabilities. There are also grants available for college students in BC this information can be found at www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentaidbc/welcome. I will continue providing more resources that I believe will be useful in helping people find resources that are beneficial for them.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Advocating for persons with disabilities
what I have learned from having a disability was that you have to advocate for yourself .within the school and with the government because it can have an effect, for example, Children with Autism are now having a lot more resources due to the fact that there are strong parent organization that have been lobbying for their kids so it has a lot to do with advocating for Children right to a full academic experience.
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