Summarize educational considerations for students in pre-school through age 22. Consider their transition to adulthood or the workplace. How can people with disabilities be adequately supported once they age out of the education system?

Assignment Question

Presentation should include a title page, introduction, body, conclusion, and reference page. Using the Disability Awareness Paper, students will design a Presentation following the guidelines below:

TITLE PAGE (1 slide)

INTRODUCTION (1 slide)

BODY OF PRESENTATION

• Explanation of disability (minimum of 2 slides) Summarize: the definition of the disability; the history behind the disability; potential causes of the disability, including biological, environmental, genetics, medical, etc.; and characteristics of the disability, including psychological, behavioral, emotional, physical, etc.
• Prevalence of disability (minimum of 1 slide) Summarize: the prevalence of the disability, specific to gender, race, ethnicity, etc.; the identification process used to determine the disability; and any increasing or decreasing trends, historical or current, that are related to the prevalence of the disability.
• Treatment options for disability (minimum of 1 slide) Summarize: the various treatment options available for people with the disability; how people track the progress of the treatment options available; and any increasing or decreasing trends, historical or current, that are related to the treatment of the disability.
• Educational and/or employment considerations (minimum of 1 slide) Summarize: educational considerations for students in pre-school through age 22. Consider their transition to adulthood or the workplace. How can people with disabilities be adequately supported once they age out of the education system?
• Advocacy (minimum of 2 slides) Summarize: advocacy groups in support of people with the disability, as well as their work. What does it entail? Highlight efforts you deem to be exceptional.; supportive legislation, both historical and present, that has helped shape support for people with the disability; and posit suggestions for supporting people with the disability in the future. What can you do on the micro, macro, and mezzo levels?

CONCLUSION (1 slide)

REFERENCES (minimum of 1 slide) A minimum of three professional resources are correctly cited within in-text citations and on reference page.