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Randall is in the second grade and has cerebral palsy. In this clip, peers in his grade 2-3 multiage class push him playfully around the playground, all having fun. Later, Randall plays with other students in the sandbox.

Whole Schooling Consortium: Randall and friends on the playground (Video Clip)
http://www.coe.wayne.edu/wholeschooling/WS/Video/RandallPlayground.html
- What do you think about this video clip?
- Do you feel that it is better for Randall to be included?
- Do you feel that it is better for his peers for Randall to be involved?

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Focus on Adults

Interview with Joyce Bender, Bender Consulting Services, Inc. -
Video: http://www.worksupport.com/biznet/j_bender.ram
Text: http://www.worksupport.com/biznet/joyceBender.txt
A founder with epilepsy hires individuals with disabilities.

What do think of Joyce Bender's business practices?
Do you believe individuals with severe disabilities could be better employees than individuals without disabilities? Why or why not?

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Investing in People Through Technology
http://worksupport.com/Topics/brown_bag_freiden.asp
Lex Freiden is Senior Vice President at TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research) in Houston, Texas. TIRR is a comprehensive medical rehabilitation center that provides clinical, educational, and research programs pertaining to spinal cord and brain injuries and other disabling conditions. He is also Director of TIRR's Independent Living Research Utilization Program (ILRU) and Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine. Mr. Frieden currently serves as President of Rehabilitation International, a federation of 200 national and international organizations and agencies in 90 countries working for the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities and their families within society, and for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities. Mr. Frieden also serves as a member of the United Nations Panel of Experts on the Standard Rules for Disability. He presented this information at the National Workplace Forum—Setting a National Agenda for Increasing the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities.

The speaker tells some great stories about the evolution of technology. How has this evolution helped individuals with and without disabilities?
What technological tools did he mention?
Do you agree that it is not helpful to make complicated devices?
Do you think employers should view accommodations for individuals with disabilities no differently than the accommodations they make on a regular basis? What are some other examples of accommodations made in the workplace for individuals without disabilities?

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