Marks,+Sarah;+Americans+with+Disabilities+Act

I am doing my wiki page on the Americans with Disabilities Act in Education. This topic is of particular interest to me as a person with a disability who has gone through the public school system. I know from my personal experience that the ADA has positive and negative effects on the education system. I had an IEP all the way from elementary school through high school, and I was put into a special education class until my last semester of high school simply because the administration never knew what to do with me despite the fact that I was never diagnosed with any kind of learning disability. People tend to assume that because my legs do not work, my brain must not work either.

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5. Subtle disabilities and disorders such as anxiety and depression are also covered under the ADA.
1. This video came from teachertube.com. It is a very brief and concise explanation about how the Americans with Disabilities act affects students with special needs. The information is great. I give it 4/5.

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2. This came from slideshare.com. The presentation gives a very detailed timeline of different legislation that have led up to the current ADA. It details lesser-known cases that helped to shape the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as how it effected education. 5/5.

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3. This also came from slideshare. I think this is a great synopsis of the ADA in general, with an added focus on how it effects daycare facilities. It is extremely detailed. I have fairly extensive knowledge on what the ADA guarentees to people with disabilities because I have lived it, but there are things in this presentation that were completely new to me. I give this a 5/5 in terms of overall comprehensive information.

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4. This website gives a good overview of what Section 504 of the ADA entails. Section 504 is everything within the legislation that applies to education. I give it a 4/5 only because it is slightly wordy and complex in it's language, but it has great information.

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5. This wesite is a good source for ideas on how to implement and enforce the accomodations mandated by the ADA in schools. I like the suggestions it gives because it talks about easy changes that can be made in order to accomodate every student without getting into the beurocracy of enforcing laws. 5/5.

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6. This video demonstrates anxiety and depression in the classroom. I feel that these are issues that are often overlooked in education, and because of that, teachers do not know how to deal with them. I also like that it asks questions at the end to make you think about what you might do in this particular situation, althought it does not offer suggestions. I give it a 3/5.

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7. This youtube video does not talk specifically about education, but it is an amazing video on general disability etiquette. These are all things that everyone should know! Even though I loved it on a personal level, I would give it a 2/5 as it relates specifically to the ADA and education.

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8. This is a clip of Josh Blue, who has cerebral palsy and won "Last Comic Standing" in 2006. I does not actually pertain to education, but he is one of my personal heros and the video shows just how much people with disabilities are capable of. 5/5.

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