Learning activity 2

Evidence: Life from a wheelchair

Fuente: SENA

Learning activity 2
Evidence: Life from a wheelchair
About 1 in every 100 people is handicapped and uses a wheelchair. Therefore, there
are about 80 million people in wheelchairs in the world. That is twice the population of
Colombia! But what is it like to live in a wheelchair?
Watch the video Perfectly abled life on campus with a disability in the next link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr5hHmZbQHw

After you watch the video answer the following questions. Use any voice recording
software to record your answers and send the file as evidence.

Use mixed conditional sentences (at least 4 examples), the idioms, vocabulary and
ideas about flexibility and adaptability studied in this learning activity (at least 8 words
from the vocabulary). Remember to use connectors and punctuation.

What does Ashley do for a living?

Ashly 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 cant do it.
She feels able to transfer to her bed. If she didnt 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 doesnt know
what that feeling is.
She would want to know what it feels like to walk or run. If she hadnt been lucky
enough to have her parents by her side, she wouldnt 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 didnt 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 normal 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.

Criterios de evaluacin
Combina diferentes condicionales para expresar ideas en el contexto
requerido.
 Expresa ideas sobre flexibilidad y adaptabilidad en diferentes contextos de
la vida, usando el vocabulario requerido.

References

Andersen, E. (2010). Perfectly abled life on campus with a disability. Consultado

el 03 de noviembre de 2014, en https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=kr5hHmZbQHw