Dakota's Pride is a heartwarming documentary about a parents search for the truth about Down syndrome. In this 40-minute documentary difficult questions are posed to and answered by a noted Harvard Physician, Down Syndrome Advocates, and parents of children with Down syndrome. The answers are inspiring, in addition to being informative, this documentary celebrates the successes that have been and can be attained by individuals with Down syndrome. The film answers many important questions about Down syndrome and what resources are accessible for families to utilize in order to help their children with Down syndrome become the most functioning and successful individual they can be. The film briefly examines different services that are available for the families. However, the film demonstrated that the most precious resource is the role of parents and caregivers to believe in their child and never limit their abilities. Down syndrome has specific characteristics that are unique to this exceptionality. The most shared features associated with Down syndrome that were evident in the children in this film include; Flat facial features, with a small nose, Upward slant to the eyes, Small skin folds on the inner corner of the eyes and an Enlarged tongue. My major is Communication Disorders I was very pleased that the film explained why people with Down …show more content…
I strongly believe that children with Down syndrome shouldn’t be limited and capable of achieving goals. My favorite quote of the film was when Dakota’s father said, “ the only disability is not understanding a disability” I couldn’t agree more with this the only disability in life is a bad attitude. In our society we often hear it takes a special kind of person to work with a child with special needs, contrarily I believe a child with special needs will inspire you to be a special kind of
Additionally, his father wanted Lior to discuss Down syndrome in his bat mitzvah speech, but Lior did not want to talk about it. However, two years later, Lior seems more aware of his condition possibly because of increased cognitive abilities or conversations to assist in his processing of his disability. In the Jones et al study, studies found parents of children with disabilities postpone or waive these conversations with their children in order to protect their self-esteem, and may even contribute to false fictional identifies and hopes of the child. This is more likely to occur when parents view their child’s disability as something negative. Also, a large factor regarding the child’s processing of the disability is their
“Including Samuel” How do we get a sense of belonging without relying on the enemy? “Including Samuel” is a documentary about the complexities of inclusion. Like so many other issues in our lives, the solutions are far from clear. The documentary focuses on a boy named Samuel, who grew up with cerebral palsy; this document was filmed by Samuel’s father, Habib. Not only does the film show an insight to his son’s life, but it includes other people’s lives who are affected by different mental illnesses.
Chris Burke once said, “ Having Down syndrome is like being born normal. I am just like you and you are just like me. We are all born in different ways, that is the way I can describe it. I have a normal life.” This quote completely describes the life of Phoebe Henry in The Memory Keeper's Daughter.
An image was displayed with an athlete, Mark, with the words “Mark was born with a serious ability” (Advertisement 2). Though Mark has Down syndrome, he is able to compete because of the support given to him by others. A disability, whether it is physical or mental, doesn’t mean these people can’t have abilities too. Despite the fact that something holds him back, everything else pushes him forward. The Special Olympics used the feeling of accomplishment to praise the athlete's’ skills and let them feel good about themselves through other people’s hate.
Gigi’s Playhouse Speech Our goal for Gigi’s Playhouse is to educate people on down syndrome because it’s a serious issue they need to be aware of. The problem we’ve run into is that when we ask people about down syndrome they don’t know much about it. This is a problem because when the people with down syndrome need help they don’t get help because those people don’t know how bad it is.
Although having Down syndrome implies an intellectual disability, Down syndrome individuals are able to be autonomous and live a full life integrated in society. It has been previously stated that an improvement in the educational system in which Down syndrome individuals are educated, by encouraging the inclusive educational system where special-needs students are able to share classes with regular students, will be beneficial for those students in their future years of life. Furthermore, promoting simple directions jobs that Down syndrome individuals are able to perform while earning a salary for themselves as well as the creation of more public living spaces for special-needs adults to live in, at the same time as being medically assisted, will make a difference in the quality of life of Down Syndrome individuals as well as in our society by making this world a better one. Thus, as the Spanish Down Syndrome Association (2017) states regarding Down syndrome adults “their personality, hobbies, illusions and projects will be what truly define them as people and their disability will be just another characteristic of
National Buddy Walk in New York City Celebrates Down Syndrome Awareness Month WHAT: The 2015 Buddy Walk in New York City is one of over 250 Buddy Walk events planned in cities across the country this fall. The Buddy Walk was developed by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) to promote acceptance and inclusion of all people with Down syndrome. WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 22. Registration begins at 12 noon, and the 1 mile walk kicks off at 12:30PM.
3. Identify one specific support/service you would recommend to the family (&why) from that Agency. Agency: ____Canadian Down Syndrome Society____________________________________________________________________
Question 2 2.1 Describe ways in which having a child with a complex disability or condition can impact on different aspects of families lives. To live with disable child can have deep impact on overall family members. It turns out to be an exclusive shared experience for the families and this may impact on the overall family functioning. While considering the positive impact, this widens the horizons, raising more awareness among family members considering their
This movie made me cry because as a person of color I know that I am very unprivileged because of my gender and color of skin. At the end of the movie I saw the multiple videos of black young people being killed and to realize that now with Donald Trump as president we will be having more of the mistreatment. I am very scare for all this young people that have bright futures to think that their lives do not matter. I am very scare because
Furthermore, public acknowledgment of people with a disability is either ignored or spotlighted so significantly that the person feels like they stand out in the crowd unnecessarily. DiCaprio’s character, Arnie who has autism portrays stereotypical behavioural traits of a person with the disability. Throughout the film, it can be analysed that Arnie constantly fidgets with his hands, cannot sit still and has difficulty following basic instructions which can all be examined as stereotypical characteristics of a person with autism. Obviously Hallstrom had a bias and stereotypically view on the behaviour of those with autism as Arnie behaved like a child, no clear independence as his brother, Gilbert had to wash him and put him to bed every night. Socially, Arnie was in need of constant supervision as he had a tendency to perform acts that were previously recognised as inappropriate.
From the time I began my education in elementary school, I was given the opportunity to help others. After explaining the concept of diversity to my elementary cohort, my teachers introduced Jeremy; a boy with Down Syndrome, who needed assistance throughout the day with everyday tasks such as taking shoes on and off, tying laces, getting his lunch, and making the transitions throughout the day run more smoothly. I immediately raised my hand when my teacher asked for a willing helper, and made sure I did everything in my power to make Jeremy’s day easier. Little did I know that I would find so much reward in helping Jeremy maintain a state of independence through assisting in his activities of daily living, nor that this love for empowering
From a young age I knew that there were people in the world that were different. My sister was born August 26th of 2002, bright eyed and ready to conquer the world. I did not truly notice anything was different about her, Crissa was simply just Crissa. She had her quirks, but I thought nothing of them. Down syndrome is not something that I would use when describing Crissa.
This was clearly depicted through the use of the characters of Temple’s mother and Dr. Carlock. In the film, Temple’s mother, Eustacia, is portrayed as a determined mother who made selfless sacrifices in order for Temple to have a “normal” life. She made Temple realized that she deserved that normal life despite her disability. Eustacia also believed that her daughter can also accomplish great achievements and can conquer her frailty in order to have a successful life. In the last part of the movie, the important role of loved ones in overcoming any infirmities, such as autism, was also stressed out.
For example I have always battle with gaining weight easily and I am always trying not to gain more weight, but watching this documentary made me realize how selfish I have been. I should be thankful for been healthy and I need to remind myself that there are many people who have real problems to worry about, but they tend to enjoy life more than a “normal” person without disabilities. During the documentary I loved to see the personality that Darius has, he seems not to let this disability affect him, but it is sad to see that there are not many places he can’t go because of his disability. And it is sad because it seems that he wants to explore the world more than a healthy person but not having many wheelchair accessible is stopping him from doing