421 Week 2

Learning:

• What I learned this week are the laws that provide equal access to facilities, jobs, and education. We learned in detail about ADA and IDEA. In the latter half of the week we focused on the services provided to children through IDEA. Services are provided through this law and are implemented in IEP's and IFSP's. 
• What helps me learn the most is coming to class and listening to the conversations. I like hearing what other people have to say, and the experiences we hear from Sister Swenson.
• I am prepared to apply what I've learned. When I am a parent someday and if I have a child with a disability or a child who needs additional help to access the curriculum, I will know what to discuss with the teacher and what steps to take.
• I helped my peers to learn more by making comments in class.

Weekly Quote:

• "Section 504 - doesn't meet IEP eligibility." -my notes

HWD Paragraph:

• I spoke briefly with Sister Swenson about my HWD project. I will be researching what Developmental Specialists do and how to attain this kind of job. I found this article (link below) that gives information on DS's and what their typical day looks like.
• http://www.specialeducationguide.com/teacher-certification/what-early-intervention-specialists-do/

ADA Card:

• Diagnosis: You have a sensory impairment. You have limited feeling in your hands. You will need to cook something while wearing oven mitts."
• I made nachos with oven mitts on. The most challenging part was trying to open little plastic and paper bags of spice to put in the ground beef. I ended up ripping open a plastic bag because I couldn't grab onto the small tabs to open the bag. I also cut onions with oven mitts and opened cans with oven mitts. I had to use a knife to push the tabs on the cans open because I couldn't grab them with my fingers. The onions made me cry so I put swimming goggles on. I'm sure my neighbors thought I looked ridiculous! Warming the nacho cheese on the stove was easy; all I needed to do was stir it with a large wooden spoon. So, there were some simple tasks that required an extra step but there were also some simple tasks that were doable with the mitts on.