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The Disabled Access Friendly Campaign Free EFL material that raises awareness about mobility disability Katie Quartano TESOL Greece 24 th Annual International Convention Innovation – Motivation – Education Athens 30 th -31 st March 2013
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The Disabled Access Friendly Campaign - Katie Quartano Tesol Greece 34th Annual International Conference
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The Disabled Access Friendly Campaign
Free EFL material that raises awareness about mobility disability
Katie Quartano
TESOL Greece 24th Annual International ConventionInnovation – Motivation – Education
Athens 30th-31st March 2013
Why did I become a teacher?
I started teaching because.............
I want to teach more than English!
Promote• Social improvement• Respect for others• Fairness and equality
Encourage children to• Take responsibility• Think critically• Be aware of the world• Initiate improvements
PersonEducation is a process by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, and intellect sharpened.
Community Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community better than you found it.
The worldEducation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
•It’s important to raise social awareness in the classroom.
•ELT and our schools are powerful tools to change attitudes for the future.
Syllabus
Course book
Exams
The Disabled Access Friendly campaign can help!
www.disabled-accessfriendly.com
The aim
Sensitise students so they can
• Understand more about people with mobility disability
• Project themselves into someone else’s position
• Initiate changes
The tool
ELT
English is part of the national curriculum
Most children have extra English lessons
Bonnie Bardakaprivate languageschool teacheryoung learners
can / can’t / can she?
Helen’s new friends by Paul Shaw
Level Age Topic Grammar Vocabulary Functions SkillsA1 Young
learnersLearning about friends
Review of ‘can’- ability
Hobbies,Frequency adverbs
Forming questions, Short answers
Reading,Writing controlled sentences
•Language A1/A2 level
•Topic appeals to young children
•Text prompts children to think about mobility disability
A dog on wheelsby Katie Quartano
Level Age Topic Grammar Vocabulary SkillA1 Young
learnersA dog which has a disability
Simple present
General Reading
wheels to roll
Glossary
I have four legs but my two back legs don’t work! So I use wheels. My dog friends in the park say “Max, why do you have wheels?”
Questions
• Grammar• Vocabulary
• Comprehension• Critical thinking
Good questions to ask Max =
Bad questions to ask Max =
Why do you use wheels?
Do you need help?
Angela• Critical thinking
Good questions to ask Angela =
Bad questions to ask Angela =
Why do you use a wheelchair?
Do you want to play with me?
“My students didn't know much about disability so it was hard for them to care about these issues.”
“They are now aware of simple things that make a difference.”
“Now I say to my Grandpa: Please Grandpa, don’t park your car on the pavements.” “Now I say to my sister: Marianna, don’t call the children with disabilities special because they don’t like it and they aren’t different.”
ClementineAfthonidoujunior highstate schoolteacher
As I was driving the motorbike, the wind got under my helmetbecause it wasn’t done up tight enough.
I decided to go back to basketball, which I had always loved,but this time in a wheelchair.
The wheelchair basketball team had been getting staleand the players were not motivated.
“Mobility disability is not included in the school textbook.”
“My students put themselves in the position of the wheelchair user and tried to understand his feelings and the difficulties he faced.”
“I think that everyone can do something to support these people.”
“I truly believe that all people with disabilities want is a positive comment and company which will not remind them of their problem. Let’s give it a try!”
Social model of disability
Let’s look at removing the barriers which make people disabled.
Δημοτική αστυνομία
www.streetpanthers.gr
1. Vocabulary: tap, cupboard door, cooker ......Imagine you are a wheelchair user. Would it be easy to use this kitchen?
2. He can’t see what he is cooking. The cooker is too high.3. If the cooker were lower, he could see what he was cooking.
B1. An accessible kitchen
I'm in a wheelchair, but I sit on my ass not on my brain!!!!!!!
Often people talk to whoever I'm with and ignore me completely
They treat me like I'm a child.
www.disabled-accessfriendly.com
Abstract language
Critical thinking
STEREOTYPES
What a person without disabilities thinks a person with a disability thinks about himself.•Ugly•Sexually unattractive•Not able to achieve•Not able to participate•Nothing to offer•Wants to be “normal”•Dependent
Ideals in the Western world
•Appearance•Sexually attractive•Wealth•Social status•Strength•Have fun•Independence•Control and power
Antonia Vasileiadou senior highstate schoolteacher
“I don’t often see wheelchair users because there aren’t that many.” “Most of the people I see in wheelchairs are beggars.”
Class discussionWarm up
“How often do you see people with disabilities in the streets?”
www.youtube.com
capabledepressedfun to be withlonelypopularshyproud
heroinspiringvictim
My best friend
BODY / SOUL
“After the lessons I definitely started thinking differently. In addition I learned to appreciate my life and deal with my problems differently.”
“I‘ve started noticing the ramps on the streets and that often cars are parked in front of them. I decided to take action. I think calling the police or leaving a note in people’s cars may be a good way to start.”
“The warm up revealed stereotypes.”
“The material encouraged them to recognize their own responsibilities as citizens.”
www.disabled-accessfriendly.com
Disabled Access Friendly Awareness Week
The deeper you touch your students, the better the results you get
Students’ Work• 20 signs• 25 poster projects• 65 posters for home• 1 story book• 3 videos
• 20 word /video / powerpoint projects
• 41 essays• 1 wonderful memo
notebook
Inspection of the Thermal Springsand the City Hallof Langadas
Interview with Vice MayorLetter to Mayor
“The more we learnt, the more we liked it. I learned lots of brand new things about people with disabilities through this programme.”
“I realised how difficult are some things for them thatthe rest of us take for granted and I really enjoyed it.”
“I wouldn’t mind taking part in another one in the future.”
“Anyway, the deeper you touch your students the better the results you get.”
“Who said that English teaching has to be divorced from the real world?”
www.disabled-accessfriendly.com
“The best teachers and schools have always done more than just prepare students for tests.
They raise awareness of the world in which we live and try to make it a better place.”
YOU can make a difference
Use our teaching material
Contribute teaching material
Share your experience & expertise
Display our poster
Social and professional networks / blogs
Consider accessibility
The Disabled Access Friendly Campaign
Thank you!
www.disabled-accessfriendly.com
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