Week two has now come and gone, and what an interesting and enlightening week it was. This week, our instructor Kelly had us do a series of tasks mimicking what it would be like to have some form of disability. They were tasks such as reading a story on a page that had been written to look as though you were seeing it through the eyes of a person who was dyslexic, or to tape three fingers together on your dominant hand and write your name. Kelly took these tasks and made them a little more personal and realistic.
She had us take things like strips of cloth or tape and create a physical impairment and then sent us to do real daily life task such as putting on a jacket, or buying coffee or using a vending machine to purchase candy. The original tasks at first seemed tedious and rather routine. It wasn’t until Kelly made them a little more real did I finally feel like I was getting a glimpse at what it might be like to live day in and out with a physical disability.
It really gave me a much greater appreciation for the simple things I take for granted that I am able to do like put on a jacket and button up the buttons. I know on our trip to the high school we are going to be meeting students with all kinds of different needs and that they wont all be physical, but the task we did in class on Monday gave me a really good starting point to help make the time with them more comfortable.
P.S On the weekend I was home and a neighbour took these pics of herself and her daughter I thought I would share them with you all
Charlene my neighbour said “I thought I would take these small pliers and pull out True’s tooth….shes a good patient!”
