Learning activity 2

Evidence: Life from a wheelchair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr5hHmZbQHw

Watch the video “Perfectly abled life on campus with a disability” in the next link:

• What does Ashley do for a living?

Ashley sings at certain times of the day and has to leave her bedroom
earlier than usual.

• How does her condition affect her daily activities and how does she deal
with it?

She finds it difficult to write fast and for the extreme weather it takes Ashley
a few minutes more to go to classes in the snow. She has to deal with the
guys who look at her with fear, but she lets go with the flow.

• What is her attitude towards life? Does she feel disabled from certain
activities?

Her attitude is positive in front of life. She feels able to swim and she leaves
people high and dry, because many people believe that she can´t do it.
She feels able to transfer to her bed. If she didn´t have that positive attitude
toward life, she would have failed in all the situations that come up daily.
She feels incapacitated to do certain activities like running, she doesn´t
know what that feeling is.
She would want to know what it feels like to walk or run. If she hadn´t been
lucky enough to have her parents by her side, she wouldn´t have been able
to learn to do many other things.

• How would your life be different if you were handicapped and had to use a
wheelchair? What would be different for you? (Use mixed conditionals in the
answer).

My life would be completely different if I didn´t have my body functioning

normally, since in many aspects of life we have to use our limbs and senses
to do different daily activities. But I think that many limitations are in our
mind, we always have the open mind to learn new things, to adapt to the
changes and that nothing affects our determination to get ahead.
• How do you react when you have to interact with a handicapped person?

My attitude is totally normality towards her, but at the same time it is also of
service, since that person may need my help at any time

• How can you contribute to improve the life of handicapped people?

I can contribute to improving the lives of people with disabilities, with my

service in the things that I may need.
I can contribute with my emotional support, it is important that you find ways
to enjoy your own life and feel that you can make a significant contribution
to the world around you despite your disability.