AY Honor Disability Awareness Australia

Disability Awareness Australia - Advanced

Skill Level

1

Year

2023

Version

30.11.2024

Approval authority

Australian Union

Overview

Adventist youth will learn disability myths and misconceptions including the importance of advocacy and helping others.

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

6. Do ONE of the following:

a. Investigate ONE disability and write or orally present a report about this. Include:

• What is the cause?
• What are the symptoms?
• How does it impact a person's everyday life?
• What adjustments can be used to help?

b. Investigate the history of ONE assistive technology that helps people with a disability (examples Braille trail, sign language, service animals, wheelchairs, speech-to-text etc.) and write or orally present your findings. Include:

• Who invented it?
• When was it invented?
• Has it developed from its original design?
• What disability or disabilities does this technology assist with?