Kristen Deaton s profile is read and discussed. Students are sent into the community to survey public buildings and facilities for wheelchair-accessibility, while additional students use the library or Internet to research adapting buildings for the handicapped.
Students select and implement individual service projects to benefit the physically-challenged.
Day 1 Preparation Borrow a wheelchair, walker or pair of crutches. Include activities such as maneuvering among the desks, picking up a fallen book or paper, or writing on the white board. Activities Do not explain the wheelchair, walker or crutches to the class prior to beginning the class. Assignment Divide the class into two groups. One group surveys local public buildings observing any adaptations for the physically challenged.