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Do you know them?

21 位舞者是生活在无声世界的聋哑人，他们平均年龄 17 岁，最小的只有 13 岁。

邰丽华 : 我感觉残疾不是缺陷，而是人类多元化的一个特点，残疾不是不幸，只是不便，其实每个人的人生都是一样的，有圆，有缺，有满，有空，这是你没有办法选择的，但是你可以去选择看人生的角度，然后带着一颗快乐而感恩的心态去面对人生的不圆满。这就是我对生活的感悟。

What do the following words mean ?

disabled :

disability :

( Disabled people are those who can’t use a certain part of the body . They can’t see, hear, speak, walk or behave properly .)

disabled people :

unable to use a certain part of one’s body

the state of being disabled

people with disability

How many different types of disabilities do you know?

Types of Disabilities

Physically

disabled

Mentally disabled

blind can’t see

deaf can’t hearmute can’t speak

lame can’t walk normally

paralytic have no feeling in a certain part of the bodyarmless

legless

handless

lose a certain part of the body

dwarf a very short and small person

hunchback have a hump(驼峰 ) on the back

can’t behave properly or normally

blind lamedeaf-mute

armless leglesshandless hunchback

paralytic

Disabled people

dwarf

Can you name some other great disabled people? And what have they tried to do to overcome these difficulties?

Hawking (Black holes theory)

Steven Hawking 1942 England

Speech impaired, can only move one of his fingers

Physicist / mathematician made a research in the beginning of space, matter and time.

Helen KellerBlind, deaf and dumb

Helen Keller1882—1968United Kingdom

blind and dumb

learn to read Braille ( 盲文 ) , to speak and write .Finished the studies in Radcliff College. Became famous writer --- “Three days To See.”

Zhang Haidi: writer , paralytic, in a wheelchair

Beethoven

Deaf

Composed

Hu yizhou 1978--- ,China

some problems in his

brain. His IQ is only 30.

A famous conductor ( 指挥家）

in the Chinese Disabled Art Group

Deng Pufang: son of Deng Xiaoping , paralytic, wheelchair , chairman of the Chinese Disabled Union .

SanglanSanglan （桑兰）（桑兰） 1981 --, China1981 --, China..

a famous gymnast (体操运动员 ).She hurt herself seriously in a competition and can’t stand. She helped to bid 2008 Olympic Games and helped organize the Paralympics （残疾人运动会）

What do you learn from these disabled?What do you learn from these disabled?

They’re broken in body but firm in spirit. （身残志坚）

Should disabled students be allowed to go to college? Should they get any extra help? Why or why not?Yes, they should. Because there are many gifted disabled students, they can make a contribution to the society.

They should get some extra help in their everyday activities.

No, they shouldn’t. Because they need recognition, more than sympathy and help.

1.Try to talk to disabled people and know more about them.2. Preview Marty’s Story.