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ERIC Number: EJ399151
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Simulations Promote Understanding of Handicapping Conditions.
Wesson, Caren; Mandell, Colleen
Teaching Exceptional Children, v22 n1 p32-35 Fall 1989
Presented are suggestions for simulations for students in grades 3-12, designed to promote an understanding of how individuals with handicaps cope and adapt to their disability. Simulation ideas include toothbrushing while blindfolded and dressing with socks covering the hands. A participant's reaction form and an observer's reaction form are included. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Perspective Taking, Simulation, Social Cognition, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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