SESSION I: THE ROLE DISABILITY STEREOTYPES PLAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-WORTH

• EXERCISE 1: Identification of stereotypes associated with disability
• EXERCISE 2: How have disability stereotypes affected you?
• EXERCISE 3: What to do about disability sterotypes?
• EXERCISE 4: What kinds of strengths come from living with disability?
• EXERCISE 5: The built enviornment often causes the real disability.

• EXERCISE 1: Value laden language
• EXERCISE 2: Language Quiz
• HANDOUT: Language Quiz and Answers
• EXERCISE 3: Subculture language
• EXERCISE 4: What should people with disabiluities call themselves?
• EXERCISE 5: "LANGUAGE IS MORE THAN A TRIVIAL CONCERN!"
• HANDOUT: Article: "LANGUAGE IS MORE THAN A TRIVIAL CONCERN!"

• EXERCISE 1: Cultural experiences
• EXERCISE 2: "Our subculture can make a difference"
• HANDOUT: Article: "Our subculture can make a difference"
• EXERCISE 3: Disability culture: experiences on video
• EXERCISE 4: "High School Reunion"
• EXERCISE 5: "The Bargain"
• HANDOUT: Article: "The Bargain"
• EXERCISE 6: Is there a disability culture?
• EXERCISE 7: Majority Cultural Ways
• EXERCISE 8: "The Activist Leap"
• HANDOUT: Article: "The Activist Leap"
• EXERCISE 9: Disability Pride and Culture summary
• HANDOUTS: Disability Pride Inventory Disability Culture and Pride - true/false quize Disability Pride Summary

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