Daily Discriminations Against Disabled People By: Renee, Yana, Virginia, and Micah
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Table of Contents Renee: Disabilities in sports Kids and adults being treated differently because of their medical condition around the world.
Virginia: Hold Off the Judgement eal Life Events of Disabled kids being Discriminated by others R Micah: “The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude” Three amazing stories about what happens to many people around the world.
Yana: Disability Equals No Restrictions
Disabled people being restricted to following their dream
Disabilities in sports By: Renee Cutler
Link As John Wooden stated it “ The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move”. This means that even if you have a disability and you think you can’t do sports do not feel pressured about not being able to do something perfectly because no one is perfect. Sports are for everyone, even if you are disabled doesn’t mean people can judge you about how you do look or act. Everybody is different and unique in their own way. People shouldn't think that people who have disabilities can’t do sports because they can always try and they shouldn't feel discriminated by others and about what people think of them. In the article, “Blind swimmer works hard to race other high school swimmers in Illinois” people always saw him differently because he couldn’t see and people still didn’t understand why he kept on challenging himself to try new things because he had a disability. In high school he really started to love swimming and he kind of set a goal of trying to do his best at what he loved. He was getting up very early every single morning and going to practice. At the end when he was still in his high school years he went to a race and had one of the fastest times from everyone else. That showed not only him, but everyone of the coaches and his friends that if you try you can do it. As a result people shouldn’t
think any differently about someone who has a disability because they are the same as us. They might act differently towards things and be slower at other things but that doesn’t mean in anyway that we can call them names or think differently about them, imagine someone made you feel that you couldn’t do something in this world or you couldn’t achieve something wouldn’t you feel the same way. Always help and show someone who needs help a way. Guide them to feeling good about what sporting abilities they have and what they can achieve with a little bit of support. In the article “Teen runner with disability races to the finish line” there is a young girl who’s sixteen and she has a condition that is called cerebral and finds it hard to stand up. Her sister and mum instead of sitting there telling her to keep going they actually run with her which is really good to wear awareness. Michelle’s sister always helped her along the way when Michelle was little especially and she became much stronger physically and mentally. She also always had a very supportive neighborhood. When Michelle was growing up she wore braces like many other kids and wore a eye patch around one of her eyes but none of the adults or Michelle’s friends and other kids made fun of her in her neighborhood and they were always very supportive at all times. As they also told her encouraging words. This helped Michelle feel happier and braver when she ran races. As a result you should always encourage and believe in people even though they might have a mental condition because they can succeed in what they have abilities in they just have to find it in them and not to be afraid to run as fast as they can. They don’t have to think about how well they can do instead of worrying that no one thinks they’re going to win. They have to know that you think positively about them and that all the success is possible. Find ways to contribute and help people and children who want to do sports but they have some conditions that others might not have. It is very difficult to find good schools and disability sports places for people to go. This is why you need to help out if you want the environment and world to find helping others with and medical conditions is not that hard even if you raise a little bit of money to any donations, we can make the world a happier and better place. This boy named Ismail Zulfic was born without no arms and just because of a corporation that is international that is a swimming club for people with medical conditions to go to learn how to swim. One of the coaches said that he ignores that the kids have disabilities and just teaches them as he would teach someone who fortunately doesn’t have a medical condition. The boy with no arms now can swim in a long olympic sized pool happily even though he still doesn’t have one of his arms. This means that you can make a change in this world not only for adults with disabilities but also for kids who have medical conditions around the world that even something little can make a difference for half of the world to learn and be encouraged to keep doing sports. In conclusion you shouldn’t make someone feel different than what they already are because they are just people to, they can do sports if they believe in themselves. You shouldn’t let yourself feel overpowering to the kids and adults that they have a
disability and they can’t do sports. Instead of insulting them and making fun of them guide them along the way so they feel braver about what they can achieve. Find ways to help and contribute to causes because any help you can give another child to succeed in a sport they once thought they couldn’t ever do. At the end of the day they are no different from us so they shouldn’t feel any less important because the world needs to know that they have a voice to and that people with disabilities can achieve what sports they love as much as people who don’t have any disabilities because we are all equal.
Hold Off the Judgement
By: Virginia (Laney) Golding
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Helen Keller stated, “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - They must be felt with the heart.” You don’t need vision or all your body parts to achieve what you love, however you need your heart. Helen Keller is a blind, deaf author who has inspired many disabled people. Which leads to, disabled kids shouldn’t be treated differently or discriminated by others. First of all, disabled kids shouldn’t be avoided or discriminated because of their appearance or treatment. Moreover, in Tallahassee, Florida, a young boy named Bo has suffered from a condition called autism. Autism is a disease which makes it hard to communicate with other kids. All the kids in Bo’s school know he is not “normal”, which results in no one hanging out with him. Later that year a famous American Football player, Travis Rudolph, visited Bo’s school and noticed Bo sitting all alone at lunch. Travis walked over to him and ate lunch with him. Travis ended up signing his lunchbox which then made a group of kids start hanging out with Bo. This shouldn’t happen to any kid with a condition or a disability. Just because they’re not “normal” they shouldn’t be avoided or left alone. But once they do something remarkable, and make other kids envious, they are not avoided anymore. Disabled kids shouldn’t have to do something remarkable just to make friends. Second of all, disabled kids shouldn’t be underestimated in sports since they are not “normal”. For example, in Highland Park, Illinois, a high schooler, Alan Brint, is blind. He is
not seen as an exceptional competitor in swimming. When the other athletes see Alan doing exceptionally well they think it’s unfair that Alan can do events the “normal” swimmers do. Disabled kids shouldn’t be underestimated by others. Disabled kids should be looked as “normal”. While other athletes should know that although some kids are disabled doesn’t mean that they don’t have talent. Last, but not least, disabled kids shouldn’t be limited in sports because of their look. In Cary, North Carolina, a 6 year old girl, Rosie, plays softball. Rosie’s mother was scared that other kids would not include her because she has no right leg and no left arm. Rosie’s mother didn’t think Rosie could handle playing softball either. The other kids didn’t include her in at first, but then they wanted to know Rosie and she turned out to be a wonderful girl. This shouldn’t happen to a child just because they have a disorder. Disabled kids turn out to have a wonderful personality. What these kids were doing was judging Rosie from the outside and not the inside. In conclusion, Disabled kids shouldn’t be underestimated or avoided just because of who they are. They shouldn’t be judged by their appearance, they shouldn’t be underestimated in sports, and they shouldn’t be limited to activities. So the next time you see a disabled kid, sit with him/her at lunch if they’re sitting alone, be friends with them if they don’t have anyone, volunteer to be partners with a disabled kid if the other kids don’t see the pain of being the last kid to be picked, and if you see a disabled kid being picked on stop this act and help him/her. Although some people don’t have all their body parts they are all still human.
“The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude” By: Micah
Link In the United States, there are nearly 2 million people with amputations. About 185,000 amputations are performed each year and many removed limbs are replaced by prosthetics. These people are fighting for their lives before they gain these arms or legs. We are all able to run and jump easily while they might have to put a whole lot of energy into it. There are 2.1 million people living with limb loss in the USA and it’s expected to double by 2050. That’s a lot of people and so many prosthetics. Children and adults should be able to feel like themselves with prosthetics limbs because of what happened to them during their lives, whether it was wars or natural causes. All because of wars and natural causes, people lose so many limbs and they are replaced with prosthetics. That can be extremely life changing. On the 1st of May, 10 year old Delanie Gallagher went home with a prosthetic arm starting just below the elbow. A scientist, Nick Thompson, made the prosthetic arm with other scientists at the Washington University. He stated that they are looking for something that could be made and modified quickly. Delanie’s mother, Janet Gallagher mentioned when Delanie was a baby and had a prosthetic leg to help her crawl around the house. “She just dragged it around. She could have done better without it.” Using her stump she learned to cut with scissors, tie her shoes and put her hair in a ponytail. Delanie definitely likes how her new arm looks. She even asked to get a name engraved onto it, Rosy Pink Petunia Gallagher. Delanie believed that she could do anything with her stump and even though she was uncomfortable at first, she learned that she could do anything she wanted
to. The scientist says, “ We’re making arms that say, ‘Hey, look at me. I’ve got a great, cool arm and I’m not afraid to hide it. It’s part of who I am.” This girl loves playing the violin so much. Why should getting a prosthetic change anything and everything that she likes. Isabella Nicola was born without a left hand and part of her forearm. That never stopped her. Her mother, Andrea Nicola always taught her to say ”I can’t yet” instead of “I can’t”. Thanks to George Mason University bioengineers, she now has a new arm and can finally do what she always wanted to do. Those five bioengineers made a prosthetic bow arm for her. It all started in 2016, when Isabella wanted to play a stringed instrument. After all, she did everything with one hand. She even learnt to tie her shoes at a younger age than her three brothers. Her mother was scared, but very supportive. Technicians at Potter Violins, a local violin shop in Takoma Park, Maryland, reversed the string on her violin so she could find the strings with her right hand. It took a while, but Isabella finally got used to the feeling of the prosthetic arm after several different fittings. She actually liked it so much she went up in front of everyone and played a song on the violin. One of those bioengineers said, "To have the courage to stand in front of your peers in fourth grade and have your teacher pluck the strings for you and have a smile and a confidence throughout the whole thing, to not be embarrassed, to not be afraid of what they would think, but to do it with pride, that's when I won. I thought whether she plays the violin or not, we won already." The 7 year old, Shah Bibi Tarakhail lost her right arm and eye because of being right in the middle of a war. Less than a year ago, Shah Bibi was at home in Afghanistan when she went outside one morning to play with her brother. There had been a dangerous battle between Taliban fighters and U.S. military forces the night before, but that was nothing villagers weren't used to. Their village had been a center of violence since the Afghan war began. "There was what looked like a rock that she picked up and threw on the ground and it exploded," said Ilaha Omar, a Child of War Foundation member. She brought her to the United States, where Shriners Hospital treated her for free. The explosion had destroyed her right eye. It took off most of her right arm, put a few scars on her face, and killed her brother. This girl was a natural artist and she didn’t even know it. Newsela says, “Her friends from the children's hospital watched with delight. Shah Bibi made a series of broad brush strokes on a piece of art board Davyd Whaley had provided. Soon there were shades of blue, green and bright orange. They were laid out across little stickers of fish, bunnies, a flower and sky that Whaley showed her how to place on the board beforehand. People have so many different things that happen to them each year. Everyone with prosthetics should be able to want to be unique and show everyone your new arm or leg. This is amazing that people can go through all of this and still live life as we do all because of amazing technology that we have today.We need to help all of these people who go through using something so different to what they’re used to. When you see someone feeling bad about themselves because of those prosthetics, see them feeling shy, help them and support them with whatever they are going through. You can’t change the cards you are dealt, just how you play the hand.
Disability Equals No Restrictions By:Yana
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“I am only one, but still I am one.I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” said Helen Keller. She was a lady who was born blind and deaf and still didn’t give up on anything. Helen states that people with disabilities should be allowed to do what normal people do, they shouldn’t feel left out. People with disabilities deserve to do what normal people are privileged enough to do. They shouldn’t be judged because of their disadvantages, that’s just how they were born.People with disabilities deserve to do what normal people are lucky enough to be able to do. People with disabilities can be good at anything. According to a newsela article Michelle a girl with Cerebral Palsy is a runner and when she was young she would always get bullied because she had braces and an eye patch. Nonetheless, many people understood what she was feeling but others didn’t. She had a couple of friends to sit with but even though she has cerebral palsy
that doesn’t stop her from doing what she loved to do the most, running. She deserves to be treated normally and everyone who has a condition or disability. Don't judge people by the outside, Shah Bibi is a girl who doesn't have a arm or an eye but she is very good at drawing. All though she is very shy she can do great art and she is very talented.She is also a very sweet girl she always has a smile on her face and she doesn't care what people say about her. Even though Shah has a very sad past she never shows that she is sad everytime she has a smile on her face even though she is always thinking about it. Shah does what she loves to do:Art. Shah lost her eye and her arm because she threw a rock but it happened to be a bomb. Although she has gone through tough times, she still keeps a smile on her face. Even with the way she looks she could still do a lot of things without an arm or without an eye. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Bo is a boy that has autism, a condition that can make it hard to make friends and communicate with other people. His mother is always worried about him because he also gets mad easily, everytime Bo comes back from school his mom always asks “Bo what did you do today” to check on him. Travis Rudolph, an American football player, showed kindness to Bo by sitting down with Bo during lunch and Talking to him because he had nobody to talk to because autism makes it very hard for him to make friends. Bo has never really had any friends because of his condition it is very hard for him to talk to people but Travis Rudolph saw Bo and sat down with him and ate with him and now everytime that Bo has lunch Travis sits with him. People with disabilities deserve to do what normal people are lucky enough to be able to do. People shouldn’t judge them because of their disadvantage because that’s the way they were made.You should not judge people because of the way the look if you see someone that needs help and they have a disability you Must go ahead and help them because a lot of people do not really care about people that have disabilities, and even if someone doesn’t have a disabilities and they may look like they need help than go and help them. Some people don’t really show respect to people with disabilities.