DEVENLOPE ACTIVITY 2

Evidence: Life from a wheelchair

About 1 in every 100 people is handicapped and uses a wheelchair. Therefore,

there are about 80 million people in wheelchairs in the world. That is twice the
population of Colombia! But what is it like to live in a wheelchair?

Watch the video “Perfectly abled life on campus with a disability” in the next link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr5hHmZbQHw

After you watch the video answer the following questions. Use any voice
recording software to record your answers and send the file as evidence.

Use mixed conditional sentences (at least 4 examples), the idioms, vocabulary
and ideas about flexibility and adaptability studied in this learning activity (at
least 8 words from the vocabulary). Remember to use connectors and
punctuation.

Development:

By: Yara Elenis

 What does Ashley do for a living?
Ashley is a senior in general communication at the University of Northern Iowa.

How does her condition affect her daily activities and how does
she deal with it?
- One of the problems that Ashley has to adapt to is climate change, so she has
to leave early to get to class on time.
- As you age your muscles are affected your metabolism slows down and you
will also struggle to take weight.
- To go to the bathroom she does it by lifting her own weight.
- She has to hit the sack before (go to bed earlier) when she is going to take the
stairs or the elevator because the place is full and she has to leave before not
hit anyone, she leaves before, "Better safe than sorry" (it's better to prevent
than to cure)

What is your attitude towards life?

- He is very persistent, independent, cheerful, and positive and has a
challenging character, full of beans (full of vitality).

Do you feel disabled from certain activities?

- Yes, in the study she has difficulty writing fast, she feels unable to perform
certain activities, such as walking and running, something that she would like to
do because she does not know what that feeling is, and to establish a
relationship with boys because they look at her with fear for his disability.

How would your life be different if you were handicapped and had
to use a wheelchair?
- If I were in a wheelchair, my life would be different in the way I would value life
more and what I have, because I can run, I do not run, I can swim, I have not
made the effort to learn.

By: Yara Elenis

 What would be different for you? (Use mixed conditioners in the
answer).
- If I were to be in a wheelchair, I would have already accomplished many goals,
like learning to swim, I would have managed to do many things that I have not
been able to do.
- I would have been more persistent, risky and less fearful, if I had a physical
disability.

How do you react when you have to interact with a handicapped

person?
- If I have to interact with a disabled person, I reacted normally and as much as
possible I make the effort to treat her as a person who does not have any
disability, because the concept I have of disability is different, because every
day I am more convinced, that the disability is, in the mind.
- When I see the great achievements they have achieved, challenges that
people with physical disabilities have had to face, how to adapt to a closed-
minded society, respect for the exclusionary that it is, I feel that the disabled
person is me..
How can you contribute to improve the life of handicapped people?
- Treating it as what they are, normal people, who are Birds of a feather (similar
and equal) than us.
- Having an open mind, a positive attitude and normality.
- Letting the person know that I am there only if she requires my help.
- Do not refer to them as disabled.
 - Help them adapt to their lifestyle and accompany them in this process of
change.

By: Yara Elenis