RM 207 E-Portfolio (Disability & Inclusion)

I did some research and found this video on YouTube called "A Brief But Spectacular Take" on the disability rights movement by Judy Heumann. She is very inspiring and amazing. She even has a book out called "Being Human". Judy states she is starting to see a shift for those with disabilities.  A "Brief But Spectacular Take" Click the link below. https://youtu.be/2PnUza4FPz8?si=tteo7aMyIKuDFo0u The second link I have included is a video on "How the ADA Changed the Built World." At the time of this video being posted, they were celebrating 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how it has helped change the world that was already built around them.  ADA: Click on the link below: https://youtu.be/5aiFVhXSvgc?si=EYoGrgCJU2yLeKBU

 I have found this link in Alberta that helps those with disabilities with inclusion. See the attached link.  https://inclusionalberta.o

* This is not based on a true story but on a constructed information assignment.* Assignment Case Study.   When I was 6 years old, my mother had signed me up for T-Ball for ages 6 to 8. By far, I was not the best player in baseball, as I was running the wrong way or not hitting the ball hard enough to the outfield. My team was unhappy with me, and my coach laughed at me as I had made mistakes that I could have fixed if I had been taught better about what to do. Unfortunately, while I was doing this unintentionally, I was not invited to play the big home game against the visitors’ team from Sylvan Lake. I never really understood why until I reached adulthood and found out from my mother. She had told me that due to my inability to fully put myself into T-ball, the coach approached her to keep me home, and her excuse was that the coach said he was sick, so the game was cancelled. This happened in 1996. Since then, a lot of things have changed. When she told me this, I absolutel...

Welcome to my RM 207 E-Portfolio on Disabilities and Inclusion.  My name is Amanda McCallum, and this is where I will post about any articles or videos that complement my university class on disabilities and inclusion for our weekly studies. I hope you have some positive takeaways from reading or watching the posts.  If you notice any spelling errors, please let me know so I can go ahead and fix them.  Thank you!  Amanda.