From Tuesday 4/14/09

Group members (including me...) - Eva, Dom, Yenifer, and Mike L.

Examples of inclusion...

From Text...
- Mia Peterson's perspective (which goes hand in hand with Ana from the film) felt separate and hurt by the differences between special education and "regular" classes.

- Another issue is teachers who attempt to help these students are criticized in a way; the social norms don't really see how or why these teachers tend to focus on individual needs of students with disabilities.

From the movie...
- Ana Uribe - her situation shows the difference of physical disability vs. mental disability. She was confined to a wheel chair due to civil war in El Salvador, yet she is in a Special Ed. segregated from "normal classes".

- It is also apparent English as a second language lower class families suffer more than any other group, but these families who have children with disabilities find it more difficult to assimilate their children into "normal" classroom settings due to the language barriers.

- Lack of resources for students with disabilities (i.e. lack of ramps, technology that is constantly breaking down, aid, etc.) excuses made by the school departments of why these problems occur is also a reason for the lack and ignorance towards these issues.

- Another issue of inclusion has to do with the lack of a push for students to interact and associate with their fellow students with disabilities. The sooner this is attempted; the sooner students will feel comfortable with students of disabilities.