Human Exceptionalities

Please reflect on the following questions and write a response to each individually. These should be more than a sentence, about a paragraph, although you can write as much as you wish to express your idea. These are not graded but will be used in Module 8 when you are asked to reflect on your learning in this course, so keep a copy for yourselves. You can submit as an attachment or in the drop box since this in an informal writing assignment. I will offer comment but not evaluate – how can personal reflections be evaluated?

1. What words or images do you think of when you hear the word “disabled”? “handicapped”? “gifted”?
2. In the film Big Enough, Anu says (01:05:76) “a couple of times a weekend you are reminded that you are different – someone takes a picture or insists they know how old you are” How do you treat people who are different from you? How would you deal with being constantly reminded that you are different?
3. What words does your community use to describe different groups of people? Why do you think people in your community use particular terms or choose to use particular terms?