2.3 Summary of Disability

Assignment 2.3—Summary of Disability

Purpose:  After interviewing a professional or another individual with the same disability and researching the internet, books, and articles, create a summary of your disability.   This report will make it easier to determine the type of accommodations you may need for learning. 

Instructions:  Create a summary about the disability.  The summary should include: a definition of the disability, the characteristics, impact on learning and other life activities and accommodations suggested.  Have another individual read the summary checking for grammar and spelling errors before turning in to your teacher.   In addition, use the Summary of Disability Rubric as a guide.  

Summary of Disability

Outline of Report

Directions: Fill out this outline as a preparation for writing your report. When you finish it, have your teacher check it over. You are then ready to begin writing your report.  (Slides or another presentation could be used, however is best for you to show your learning)

I. Name and define the disability.

a. The official name for my disability is:

b. What is the definition of this disability?

What source did you get this definition from?

II. There are several characteristics that a person displays when they have this disability.

a. What are some common characteristics for people with this disability?

2. What characteristics do you display?

c. List all other information you have gathered about this disability. Things like how common this disability is, when were you identified…any other information you have collected about this disability.

III. There are many ways that this disability can affect a person’s life.

a. Physical:

b. Learning:

c. Social:

    IV. Accommodations and modifications can be very helpful to people with a disability.

a. List the accommodations and/or modifications that you learned about in your research. You can include accommodations that have worked or do work for you!

V. In conclusion, I have learned a great deal about my ___________________ disability.

a. Include in this final paragraph, your feelings about what you have learned. You can also include how you plan to apply this information, why it is important that you know it, how it can help you become a better self-advocate and help you on your transition plan, or how you plan to use this information. You can include any or all of this information in your last paragraph.

When you finish, ask your teacher to look it over and initial here: ________

Then…you are ready to write your report. Use this outline as your guide. You will have one paragraph for every topic listed above. This means that your report will have 6 (yes, that’s right, SIX) paragraphs! Use the rubric as a guide.