101 ways to include people with disability

101 ways to include people with disability

“My class pledges to Make it easy for everyone to join in at school”

101 Ways To Include People With Disability is proudly brought to you by the ACT Government and ACT BLITS.

This book is part of the Everyone Everyday Disability Awareness Program. ‘Everyone Everyday’ is a teaching resource for primary schools, and aims to strengthen the capacity of students, teachers and whole school communities to be welcoming and inclusive of children with a disability.

101 Ways To Include People With Disability captures the ideas of school aged children in the ACT and aims to get children thinking about how small changes can make big differences to create happy, healthy and inclusive communities. We would like to acknowledge the wide range of students and schools in Canberra for their thought provoking contributions.For more information about the Everyone Everyday Disability Awareness Program contact the Community Development team at Disability ACT on (02) 6207 1086 or DisabilityACT@act.gov.au

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Millions of people in Australia and around the world celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on 3 December. This is a great opportunity to do something to make a difference in a small way or at a large community event. The following link gives suggestions on some ideas for celebrating IDPwD at school:http://www.forteachersforstudents.com.au/idpwd/event-ideas.php

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Cover image: Illustration depicting students taking a pledge by Caitlin Campbell “My class pledges to make it easy for everyone to join in at school”.

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101 ways to include people with disability

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Don’t dis my ability, don’t miss my ability

Don’t mock my ability, don’t shock my ability

Don’t fear my ability, don’t sneer my ability

Don’t expect what I can not give

Just accept all I have to give

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Everyone Shines when we focus on ability!

This is Ben’s interpretation of our fortnightly assembly presentations. As part of the ‘Everyone, Everyday’ initiative, the students in the Learning Support Unit (LSU) at Macquarie School decided to create awareness of people with disabilities by learning Sign language (Makaton Signing) with help of their teacher. The LSU students have presented a number of items at school Assemblies during first term. The items have showcased their increasing skills in Signing. Whole school participation will be encouraged through offering weekly lunchtime signing classes to interested students and staff.

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Our poster is about how we can help disabled people at amusement parks.

Smile every day at someone with a disability.

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My idea is that there should

be more community sports

that will include people with

disability and people without.

People with a disability would

get proper roles within the

game, not just scoring sheets

but being able to join in the

game. People with a disability

can earn bonus points, as in

everytime they touch the ball,

they get a point.

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Idea: We can learn about disability and inclusion at school. This is a findaword that teaches us about the benefits of focusing on what we can do, not what we can’t do.

Help each other. Hold Hands. Give a hand to a friend.

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dylan

I think people and characters with disabilities should be in more movies.

My favourite movie is Finding Nemo. Most of the characters in Nemo have a disability – but it does not stop them having courage, determination and a great sense of humour! I love Dory the best – she is soooo funny and has short term memory loss – but you could not find a better friend!

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My drawing is about joining people no matter what.

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This is a wheel chair hotel. It has a door that opens automatically, the windows are low enough to see though. They have elevators to go up and not stairs and everyone gets included.

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This is a picture of a logo. The letter O looks like a wheel from a wheel chair. It also looks like a pie and it means everyone gets equal share.

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If you see someone with a disability being

picked on, don’t just stand by and do

nothing, get involved and do what’s right.

Don’t be a sheep – be a shepherd!

How about inviting someone with a disability to your birthday party. It might just make their day special too!

Find and focus on the similarities between you and them, rather than the differences.

Playing is playing. It doesn’t always have to be your games, so why not try some of theirs.

By including people with disabilities, you might get back just as much if not more than you would give.

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I have eyes to see and nose to smell

I have ears and mouth, but don’t use them

I wish more people would learn the

language of the deaf

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I think that my drawing represents that everyone no matter what race, skin colour, talents, years, or just anything, everyone should accept each other for who they are and not excluding anyone.

My idea is to show how we include people with disability. We should share the ball around and everyone can play.

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It’s hard to do what’s right all the time, but when you do, do what’s right all the time it becomes a habit and you don’t ever have to think about it, so…

I think it will be good if we could all learn letters of the alphabet in sign language. If you are blind you can learn by hearing. If you have no problems with your body it can still be fun to learn sign language. You can make it your 1st language, 2nd language, 3rd language or your 4th.

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Every girl and boy have the

right to live life at its fullest.

Girls at my age love to

play outside, especially at

the park. I think we should

include people that have

a disability in our everyday

activities to make them feel

good about themselves...

and make them feel that

people around them care.

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Whether you have a disability or not, everyone is good at some things, and not so good at other things. This is my picture of things I am good at. The other pictures are things my sister is good at and our friend with a learning disability is good at.

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The buses have 4 ramps. 2 on each side. When at the door, there is braille for the blind and two guide dogs.

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Be flexible with the rules

so that everyone can

join in. For example,

play hide and seek with

a buddy who has a learning disability.

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SCENE 1 SCENE 2

Instead of “Tour de France” people from all

around the world would

get a weelchair and each competitor would

donate money for the

people who have walking

difficulties and it would

be called “Weel de France”.

The girl was alone so another girl came and said “would you like to play”. No one should be by themselves.

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Aboriginal Art showing that a strong community is made of lots of different people and that’s what makes life interesting!

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This is a school sign that

gives the message that

this school makes sure

everyone is accepted,

not matter what! “Our

school values diversity

and difference – we want you!”

Our ideas are shown in comics and pictures. It is a great way to get the words to the public and include everyone in any game you play. We can take people to parks, our school and our different trips.

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Include people with disabilities in all task and

activities. If they are not able to participate

in an activity due to their disability, change

activities. Always make sure they have

someone to play with and are not left alone.

Everyone deserves to learn. Blind kids should be involved in a school environment. This could happen by having home readers with braille on them.

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I designed a 2 storey house that is wheelchair accessible. There is hedging and a fountain in the garden and a ramp to get up to the door. There is a lift to get upstairs. The lift is voice or keypad activated. The doorways are wide so wheelchairs can get through, Everything is bright so it is easy to see. There is braille on the lift.

I will include my friends if they look lonely. If we were at the park and we saw someone lonely I would ask them if they wanted to play.

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This is a logo to show that no matter if people have a disability or not, EVERYONE SHOULD READ in letters in letters or in braille.

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Don’t dis my ability, see my ability.Do the right thing and let me in.It’s no big deal, just think how I feel.Don’t delay and let me play.

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A game that everyone could be included in, like dancing.

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This is a poster that

shows that everyone

wants to feel good, whether or not they have a disability

• Everyone could try to speak clearly and

slowly especially if they are talking in front of the class. • We could put Braille writing on all doors and other written signs around

schools, shops and libraries to help vision impaired people find where they need to go.

• There could be a rule that price stickers on things in shops all have to be a certain size that is very big and the price is very big font so it is clear to see and be in Braille as well.

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I think it would be a great idea if people in the community could take a disabled person to a sporting event they would like to attend. We could pick them up, drive them to the event, get GREAT seats, buy them food and drinks and make sure they have a wonderful time. You could take them as often as you like or whenever they would like to.

My idea is basic – just a few good ideas on how we can help. My basic idea’s can lead to a big help. So I think a few basic idea’s will lead to helping lots of disabled kids some day.

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Action Ranger Badge:This is a badge that kids could wear at school to show that they are checking that no one is alone and left out, especially at play times.

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60christineMy diorama is about a kid called Lewes. He teases Lochlin and the teacher sends him to the principals office and Aaron says you can play with me.

My idea is to make a class poster with tips on how we can make sure everyone feels welcome.

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I have designed a treasure hunt game that gives pictures as clues so that kids who can not read can still join in.

My idea is to have special days that focus

on putting a positive

light on disability.

eg.Companion Dog

Day

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black Mountain school students

‘ EasyAccess, Constructing Connections”

This artwork was a result of students’ views

about a city with access for everyone. BMS

students know about pushing the wheelchairs

of other students and they are aware of safety,

collaboration and integration. Based on plans

and maps that they copied by tracing lines on the

light table, they created various colourful houses,

disabled toilets, maps and a playground with a

slide where people travelling in wheelchairs can

have safe access.

Students at BMS reflect on physical facilities

for students in wheelchairs and the availability

in the community. Having friendlier wheelchair

environments will bring greater benefits to all.

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‘ EasyAccess, Constructing Connections”

This artwork was a result of students’ views

about a city with access for everyone. BMS

students know about pushing the wheelchairs

of other students and they are aware of safety,

collaboration and integration. Based on plans

and maps that they copied by tracing lines on the

light table, they created various colourful houses,

disabled toilets, maps and a playground with a

slide where people travelling in wheelchairs can

have safe access.

Students at BMS reflect on physical facilities

for students in wheelchairs and the availability

in the community. Having friendlier wheelchair

environments will bring greater benefits to all.

Skyscrapers have large doors and ramps for people with a disability. Skyscrapers will have elevators with rails, large windows and bigger washrooms.

Once a day get the class together into a circle to discuss the problems people are having at school.Come up with ideas to fix the problems, and make sure everyone gets a say, especially the kids with disabilities.

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You can include others with

a disability, like if you were

playing a game with a group

you can include others.

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If we can’t change things so everyone can plan, then no one should play.

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Our idea is about every disabled person can play at least one sport, It’s like a person in a wheelchair can do wheelchair racing, someone with no legs can do swimming, and you can modify your favourite games for a disabled person.

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There was a boy who

was sad and a boy named Daniel came

along and helped the

boy because he was

left out.

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Don’t ignore a disability, include a disability.

Don’t just leave people out, leave people in.

Don’t just let them be alone, let them be with you.

Care and share, take good care.

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Breaking news: The teenagers are picking on a small little boy in a wheelchair but another boy has told them to stop. Now what’s going to happen. Amazing news: The teenagers are finally working together. This is amazing. They have finally realised that they have to work together to solve their problems. And now they have started being nice to the young child. They have stopped picking on him. He is so HAPPY. Thanks the boy who stopped the teenagers from picking on his friend!This young girl is very lonely. She is picked on every day because she is different but we think even if she is different she is still the same no matter what!

Sighted children can play chess with blind children. The chess pieces could have texture and so can the tiles. And so the blind kids know who’s pieces are who’s, one side could be cold and the other side warm.

My poster is about people picking on kids because they are different.

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My idea is a house that has a ramp so people in wheelchairs can get to their room. In this house, the doors are easy to open so that everyone can get in.

brooke77

It is a home with an elevator. It moves with a girl and boy telling the elevator what level (voice activated).

Wider aisles for people in wheelchairs to be able to fit past passing people and lower shelves for people in wheelchairs to be able to reach to the top.

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Breaking news: Some girls are helping another girl in a wheel chair. Its very unusual for others to care. We interviewed them on Monday and they said that they love playing with her and love the way she uses her imagination for every game they play. They say give it a go and help others in need. A boy named Yasin loves to play with all of his friends and love helping him move around. They love playing tips. It’s amazing how they play it. One person pushes Yasin around and so its fair on Yasin they have to speed walk instead of running. They also get tennis racquets and a balloon and play keep the balloon in the air.

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When my class did Everyone Everyday, we all made ‘I CAN’

flags that had pictures

and stories of all the

things we are good at.

Everyone is good at

something. The flags

hanging around our classroom look great,

and remind us to focus

on the good things.

My message is that there are many ways to do things, so be creative and everyone can participate. This is a picture of my friend Cody who writes and draws using his mouth because he can not use his arms or hands.

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This picture shows that

we can see things in

different ways. Some

people see a rabbit,

and some people see

a duck. When we meet

people with disability,

I think we should all make sure we see their

abilities.

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Yo hear me dudeLet’s all includeAnd if you don’tYou’re just plain rudeWhether young or oldFast or slowBlack or whiteYou gotta knowIf you open your eyes Then you will seeThat we all have ability!!Yo bro ……….

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My decision making IdeaWe should make sure someone with a disability is voted onto the SRC. Always. If 1 in 5 students have a disability then 1 in 5 of the SRC reps should have a disability. And I also think they should be captain of sports team too!

THIS IS MY LOGO

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My Game idea:Make up a game of snakes and ladders.

The word cards would

have examples of being inclusive (moves

you forward) and not

being inclusive (moves

you back).

ParalympicsI think all students should watch the Paralympics. I think they’re awesome.

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Our School should celebrate 1 Day every year by calling it Inclusion Day, a day when we spend time with kids that we’ve never played with before.

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the woden school93If you have difficulty remembering your

mobile number, here is a solution.

Your mobile number could be printed on shoelaces.

You could replace the factory shoelaces with

personalised, fashionable shoelaces. You could check

your mobile number when you need to use it. You

will get some extra exercise when you bend down to

check your phone number!

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This is my logo. I want everyone to be able to learn. People should not tease other people if they don’t know how to do all these. Instead of teasing them help them.

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tavi, keiren & nick

If we could attach a wrist band to a pencil than disabled kids who can’t use a pencil properly can now use a pencil to draw and write better.

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anneliese

Our project is about how

people in wheel chairs

aren’t different to people

who aren’t in wheel chairs. We wrote about

how we all are the same

but different. We showed

that we can include everyone, no matter how

different they are.

grace, eve and hayley

We could raise money by a fete. We could have a day that people could all go to the park and bring pets so they could all play together.

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My idea: get classmates to make a pledge about including others everyday. Example “My class pledges to make it easy for everyone to join in at school”

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Proceeds received from sales of this book will be dedicated to the ‘Boundless Canberra’ project.

Boundless Canberra, The National Children’s Playground, will be the first all-abilities playground in the ACT.The project is a Centenary gift to Canberra and the Nation’s children. A gift from the public servants of Canberra as a demonstration of the spirit of service that underpins the ACT and Australian Public Service ethos, and a gift from the

private sector who have helped build Canberra over the past 100 years.Boundless Canberra will leave a lasting legacy to be enjoyed by children of all abilities well into the next century. As

an all-abilities playground it will foster inclusion and respect for our fellow Australians, reinforce how we see ourselves and how we want the rest of Australia to see us when they visit their national capital.