Lesson+26.4

__You'll learn to: __
 * Identify and recognize the challenges of individuals with disabilities.
 * Analyze the influence of laws, policies, and practices on health-related issues, including those related to individuals with disabilities.

List at least 5 disabilities that you are familiar with and describe each in your own words. **Post your Journal Entry in [|Edmodo]** to Mrs. Smith (not the group, HealthLivingSummer) entitled Journal 24.1. Paste the prompt with your response. (5 pts)
 * __Journal__ **

In the last chapter, you learned about allergies and some other noncommunicable diseases. In this lesson you will learn about physical and mental disability. Read page 695 - 699. Once you have completed the reading for Lesson 4 check out the following sites to find out more about the vocabulary from the lesson and much more. Americans with Disabilities Act, American Association for People with Disabilities, The ARC, and NICHCY - Hearing Loss.
 * __Reading Activities__ ** Do you know anyone who has a disability? Do you know anyone who uses sign language? What would life be like if you could not see or hear? Do you treat people with disabilities the same as you treat everyone else? Think about these questions as you read Lesson 4.

**__Learning Activity__ - One Page Report ** [| National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities]  //Updated June 29th// Did you know that as many as 5 percent of schoolchildren have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder? Do you understand the differences among the terms partially sighted, low vision, legally blind, and totally blind? Visit this Web site to learn more about physical and mental disabilities and related issues. First choose an article from this area, Disability to help you gain a better understanding of what it is like to have a disability then continue to the area, Specific Disability. Read about one type of disability, and summarize your findings from both links in a one-page report.

//Formatting Perimeters: 12-13 font, 1 inch margins, one line title, 1-1/2 line spacing, name file as stated below - no need to put name on paper and waste space.// **Submit this assignment to Mrs. Smith (not the class) in Edmodo labeled Learning Activity 24.3.** **(30 pts)**

**Chapter Wrap Up** You must choose one of the following to complete. If you do any additional assignments that are listed below, you will get extra credit if submit properly and on time. **All assignments and extra credit for this chapter are due on Wednesday, June 23rd by Midnight.** Complete the Study Guide and take a screen shot of it and **submit it to Mrs. Smith labeled appropriate in Edmodo** or re-type it and submit it. (5 pts) || Option 2 Web 2.0 Create a summary of what you have learned in this chapter and share it via this web 2.0 tool - [|OneTrueMedia] (5 pts) ||
 * Option 1 [|Study Guide 26.4] this is a link to a interactive study guide