Week 10 Discussion 1; Disability: A Deficit or a Difference?

To prepare:
Review the Akhtar & Jaswal (2013) article from the Week 1 Learning Resources. Consider how a disability could be considered a deficit or a difference in terms of developmental trajectories and individual outcomes.

Read/view this week’s Learning Resources.

Think about possible strategies to counteract those who may view disabilities as a deficit.

*Assignment
Explain how a disability in childhood or adolescence could be considered a deficit or a difference in terms of developmental trajectory. Provide evidence from scholarly sources to support your conclusion.

Readings
Derman-Sparks, L., & Olsen Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the education of Young Children.
Chapter 10, “Learning About Different Abilities & Fairness” (pp. 125–134)

Fleury, V. P., Hedges, S., Hume, K., Browder, D. M., Thompson, J. L., Fallin, K., … & Vaughn, S. (2014). Addressing the academic needs of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in secondary education. Remedial and Special Education, 35, 68–79.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Kritzer, K. L. (2012). The story of an outlier: A case study of one young deaf child and his journey towards early mathematical competence. Deafness and Education International, 14(2), 69–77.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Rescorla, L. (2011). Late talkers: Do good predictors of outcome exist? Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 17(2), 141–150.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2014i). Physical and other disabilities [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.