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 ABOUT OUR SITE
Imagine if you could not walk to your class; if you could not raise your hand to speak;if you had to watch a soccer game from the sideline every single time because you may get sick or your muscles are too weak, if you could not make your muscles do what you want them to, even if you just want to smile...
While most of us take these small things for granted, many of our peers spend a lifetime unable to do it. They spend each day bound to wheelchairs, depending on others to help them when the only way up is by the stairs, and face uncertain future of limited opportunities and even discrimination. Some depend on medication or assistive technology to speak or live a normal life.
Our site is created to raise awareness of challenges faced by those of us who have to live with physical disabilities. But it is also designed to show our similarities, because we all have the same dreams and goals for the future. Our site is deigned for students, teachers, and anyone else who wants to make our world a kinder, more fair place. We hope that our site will help educate and inspire people to join the effort to make our world a world of opportunity for all of us by celebrating our differences, rather than judging and discriminating against those who look or function differently.
Thank you for being a part of our (Not So) Different World.
PREVIEW
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This section of our site will explore three systems in our body that are important for movement. We will explore skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.
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This section of our site will discuss major types of physical disabilities. It will help our audience understand what it really means to be physically disabled.
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This section will discuss how people become physically disabled. We will discuss causes that happen because of injuries, as well as causes that happen because of genetics or disease.
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People with physical disabilities attend school and work in different careers. But their opportunities may not be the same everywhere. This section will discuss laws and opportunities for people with disabilities. It will also show you amazing achievements of people with physical disabilities.
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What is the life of people with physical disabilities like? What are the challenges? And how are they similar to our lives? In these sections we will spend a day with people that have physical disabilities to learn about their lives.
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Do people with physical disabilities have equal rights as non-disabled everywhere? Could some physical disabilities be prevented with medical and prenatal care? Do physically disabled people have the same standard of living? Are they treated fairly? We will explore the issues people with physical disabilities face around the world.
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Life is not always fair- but all of us can help! This section of our site discusses what people and organizations can do to help people with physical disabilities reach equality and live happy, productive lives.
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