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No Body's Perfect Video

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Excellent video helps involve young viewers in a variety of disability awareness activities.

Inclusion-friendly program profiles three kids with disabilities. Viewers discover that accepting differences is an essential part of growing up. Includes an accessible, upbeat video for kids and an activity-oriented teacher's guide. The three children profiled have different disabilities. Tristan is deaf, Olivia has a visual impairment and Emily lost a leg in a farm accident. Through the interviews, we learn about their disabilities and how they cope with them. Students are introduced to signing, prosthetics, assistive technology and braille. The teacher's guide helps you involve young viewers in a variety of disability awareness activities. These include role-playing, drawing, completing worksheets and discussing issues that extend to all disabilities. 21 minute video, closed captioned. Teacher's guide, 55 pages. 1998.

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No Body's Perfect Video

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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