Lesson 3 – Disability Awareness (PowerPoint)
Lesson 3 (“Disability Awareness”) of the Assistive Technology for Rural Youth curriculum, produced by the Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue University for the National AgrAbility Project. The lesson uses a PowerPoint presentation, discussion questions, and a matching worksheet to teach students about the definition and categories of disabilities, their prevalence in society and agriculture, attitudes that create barriers, and ways FFA chapters can help include people with disabilities in their communities.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain the definition of disability and basic categories of disabilities.
- Know the overall prevalence rate of disability in society and in the agricultural workforce.
- Identify societal attitudes and students attitudes about disabilities that may create barriers for people with disabilities.
- Explain ways that FFA Chapters could help empower people with disabilities to become more included in their communities.
- Materials
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- Computer
- Screen
- LCD projector
- Black, dry erase, smartboard
- PowerPoint presentation – Lesson 3: "Disability Awareness"
- References
- The Toolbox CD: Agricultural Tools, Equipment, Machinery and Buildings for Farmers and Ranchers with Physical Disabilities. 6th Ed. Breaking New Ground Resource Center, Purdue University. / Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (http://www.ada.gov/pubs/adastatute08.htm) / Disabled World web site (http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/article_0060.shtml)