3rd Annual I’m Determined Youth Summit

2010 I’m Determined Youth Summit: Small Groups

Green GroupTopics:

1.Assistive Technology2.Accommodations

Topic # 1: Assistive Technology

Example: demonstrate an Alpha Smart

Hands on technology fair. Demonstrations Explain where and how to

purchase/ borrow assistive technology.

Topic: Assistive Technology (con’t.)

A “Day in your shoes” day where a non-disabled student has to use all the assistive technologies used by a person with a disability while experiencing a certain disability for the day.

Have the youth summit participants go to schools and teach students and teachers about assistive technology that is available and how it works.

Topic # 2: Accommodations

Have the administrators create an assembly to inform all students and teachers about Accommodations.

Explain to the students what a 504/ IEP is and what it does and who is eligible for it.

Topic: Accommodations (con’t.)

Have the youth summit participants go to schools and teach students and teachers about accommodations.

2010 I’m Determined Youth Summit: Small Groups

Red GroupTopics:

1.Famous People/Leaders with a disability

2.Disability Laws & Rights

Topic # 1: Famous people/leaders with a

disability

Matching Game Jeopardy Bingo True and False game

Topic: Famous people/leaders

Robin Williams- ADD Edger Allan Poe- Bipolar Dav Pilkey (Children’s Author)-

ADHD Stevie Wonder- Blind

Topic: Famous people/leaders

Ray Charles- Blind NY Governor Patterson- Blind Tom Cruise- Dyslexia Michael J. Fox- Parkinson Disease

Topic # 2: Disability laws and rights

Documentaries Guest Speakers who specifically deal

with legislation of disabilities (Mooney: Project Eye-to-Eye; Rebecca Harris works with President Obama on Disability commission)

Jeopardy

Topic : Disability laws/rights

Memoir of experiences dealing with rights/laws

Topic: Disability Laws/Rights

504 plan IDEA Disability History Awareness Month Americans with Disabilities Act IEP

2010 I’m Determined Youth Summit: Small Groups

Orange GroupTopics:

1.Accessibility2.Transition

Topic # 1: Accessibility

Put students in another person’s shoes Ex. Blindfold someone and have a guide

dog guide them around the school

Sign language lesson Bullying assembly

Topic: Accessibility

Disability awareness assembly Best Buddies club

Kids with disabilities matched up with other students/Big Brothers, Big sisters…

Spread the word to end the word Awareness banner for people to sign Stop, look and listen to a person The golden rule

Topic: Accessibility

Basic Skills class that teaches study skills needed for the future

Topic # 2: Transition Discuss the different transitions people make during their

lives such as a new home, new school, new grade level, etc.

Go speak to elementary and middle school kids with IEPs and talk about the transition to the next level

Talk about your experience with transition to another student

Have alumni come back and talk about the transition from high school to College and talk about college accommodations

Talk about different views of how people see certain things

Topic: Transition

Take people to their desired colleges and show them the accessible routes

Seniors mentoring Freshmen or rising Freshmen

Transition teacher Career Pathways program/class to help

with transition from high school to college

2010 I’m Determined Youth Summit: Small Groups

Blue GroupTopics:

1.Self-advocacy2.Goal setting

Topic # 1: Self-advocacy

Role playing activity

Educate yourself and others

Announcement activities

Video

Topic: Self-advocacy

Disability assembly Find your:

Learning style Strengths Things to improve

Topic # 2: Goal Setting

The PATH Long term goal Each block represents a step towards

your goal The Sun

Long or Short term goal in school Accomplishments

Self-Advocacy & Goal Setting

Go to the I’m determined website. www.imdetermined.org

2010 I’m Determined Youth Summit: Small Groups

Purple GroupTopics:

1.Attitudes/Stereotypes2.Disability History

Topic # 1: Attitudes/Stereotypes

Teach and Use Person First Language

Learn how disability can affect: Hearing Speaking Seeing Walking

Topic: Attitudes/Stereotypes

Hearing- people find it difficult to hear what other people are saying.

Speaking – it can be hard for people to get their words out for people to understand them.

Seeing- people can’t get visual information.

Walking- people that have limited motor skills have difficulties moving around.

Topic # 2: Disability History

Teach students about disability history along with typical history lessons.

You could use some movies that have actors with disabilities.

You could use a time line on disabilities.

Topic: Disability History

Have the student that has a disability talk about their disability.

Have the class do a research paper on a individual disability.

Have an empathy day, were people learn about disability.

Topic: Disability History

Teach people about famous people with disabilities: Helen Keller Franklin D Roosevelt Tom Cruise Albert Einstein Winston Churchill

2010 I’m Determined Youth Summit: Small Groups

Orange & Red GroupTopics:

Self-EsteemUnderstanding

Disability/Acceptance

:D Self-Esteem

Be sympathetic! Show you care when we come to you with

problems Praise us for the work we DO

accomplish ! Teach us how to work with our strengths!

:D Self-esteem

Be a good Support System & Resource! Believe in the student as an individual!• If the teacher thinks we can then we

think we can too. Do activities to find out what each

student likes & allowing them to embrace it!

:D Self-esteem

Teach others about people with disabilities that have been successful.

Show how others have embraced their disability so we can strive to do the same.

Teach us in an environment that works best for us.

:D Self-esteem

Show movies or read books to show that not everybody is the same.

Give uplifting advice to each individual.

Help us organize our thoughts. Show confidence in us!

:D Self-esteem

Teach me how I can use my strengths to my advantage.

• What kind of jobs could I have when I grow up.

• Be proud of who we are!

:D Understanding Disability/Acceptance

Teach us how to self-advocate for ourselves.

Give us the tools to help us succeed. Be flexible to your students needs!

Teach us about all the resources available we need to succeed.

Example: Share the DVD of “I’m Tyler” with your class.

:D Understanding Disability/Acceptance

Let us tell our story! Telling others our story helps us

understand ourselves. Inform us about our disability. Use teaching tools on websites.

www.imdetermined.org Ask us questions about ourselves .

Don’t assume!