who are special people and what is special education

special people
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types of special people
history of special education
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1. Who are special people & How they are treated in society

2. Who are “special people” There are a lot of definitions to describe disability „ Most of the definitions making reference that disability is a pathology (physiological, biological and intellectual). Special/Disable People are those who need special Education and related services.

3. International Classification of Impairments

4. International Classification of Impairments International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps Impairment refers to A physical or mental defect at the level of a body system or organ. Disability refers to person-level limitations in physical and psycho-cognitive activities, Handicap refers to social abilities or relation between the individual and the society .

5. Who are “special people” They include a child who has : Intellectual Disability, Hearing Impairment (including deafness), Speech or language Impairment, Visual Impairment (including blindness), Serious Emotional Disturbance, Orthopedic Impairment,

6. Special people include a child who has : Dysphasia     an  impairment of language (especially  speech production ) that  is usually  due to brain damage Unfitness ,  softness    poor physical condition; being out of shape or out  of condition ( as  from  a life of  ease and  luxury) Disability of walking    a disability that interferes with or prevents walking Astasia    inability to stand due to muscular  incoordination

7. Special people include a child who has: Amputation  -  a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs Hearing disorder ,  hearing impairment impairment  of the sense of  hearing dysomia   impairment of the sense of smell visual disorder ,  visual impairment  impairment of the sense of  sight

8. Special people include a child who has: hypesthesia ,  hypoesthesia    impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity genu valgum ,  knock-knee ,  tibia valga   an inward slant of the thigh pigeon toes   disability  in which the toes are  turned   inward; often associated  with knock-knee

9. How special people are treated in society…?

10. Ancient Views about Special People Disability is a “punishment of the gods”–A bad or evil sign Belief in supernatural led to two different views : Demons; (Evil Spirit) therefore kill them Unique; therefore admire and honor them Those with Disabilities be isolated

11. Greek and Roman Consequences of the Greek and Roman Philosophy: Punishment : Chaining Left on Hills to die Thrown off Cliffs Locked away Drown Father had right to terminate child’s life

12. Middle Ages Era of Ridicule „Rigid caste system Those with disabilities were : Used as servants or fools Some were still put to death Dwarfs were used as clowns Overall , ridiculed for deformities and behavior.

13. Renaissance Era of Asylum „ Catholic Church accepts those with disabilities as wards of state „Cared in isolation „No education at first, but humane treatment „Belief: Once disabled, always disabled

14. Educability „ „ Without education, no humanity . There’s no Human and half-Human equality between man . „All knowledge comes through the senses.

15. First experiences „Pedro Ponce (1578) in Spain created the first documented experience about education of deaf children (from nobility) „Charles Michel (1760) in Paris created the “Institute pour surds” (Institute for deaf) „Louis Braille invented “Braille script”(1829)

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