Attitudes to Disability-

Disability-

Song at the start of the lesson- Spasticus Autisticus
Ian Drury and The Blockheads

We were asked to share out personal opinions and our attitudes towards people with Disabilities...

Personally, i am uncomfortable around people who unfortunately have mental disabilities, the thing i find most uncomfortable is the fact that they are completely unpredictable and cannot control themselves, i also feel very sorry for them and it makes me appreciate how lucky i am to be able bodied.

Famous disabled people-
-Stephen Hawking
-Stevie Wonder
-Gary Coleman
-Verne Troyer
-Pete Bennett
-John Merrick
-Michael J Fox
-Muhammed Ali
-Matt Hampson
-Andre the Giant
-James Cracknell
-Christopher Reeves
-Ian Drury
-Tanni Grey Thompson
-David Blunkett
-Tom Cruise

Famous Characters with Disabilities-
Million Dollar Baby- Hilary Swank
Rain Man- Dustin Hoffman
My Left Foot- Daniel Day Lewis
Forrest Gump- Tom Cruise
I am Sam- Sean Penn
Born on the 4th July- Tom Cruise
Avatar- Sam Worthington
Ray- Jamie Foxx
i-Robot- Will Smith