The second presentation in our speech class revolved around disabilities. Our three groups were assigned different impairments to discuss. These presentations were aimed at improving our knowledge about specific impairments and ways to communicate with people who have those impairments. The first group's presentation discussed physical impairments, spinal cord disability, and brain disabilities. The second group (my group) presented on vision and hearing. Finally, the third group spoke about learning disabilities, invisible disabilities, and psychological disorders.
My group, which was group two, revolved around hearing and vision impairments. Our presentation discussed the ways a parent can figure out if their child has a hearing or visual impairment. We also discussed how these two groups are educated and the history revolving the two disabilities. Our presentation also talked about negative generalizations people make based on those disabilities and why they are incorrect. This was the section that corresponded to me. I talked about how people believe all deafness is the same, how deaf people are seen as less intelligent than normal people, and many more unjust generalizations. There are many misconceptions which I discussed and debunked. Another section which was assigned to me was an interview with a person that has a visual impairment. I asked a family friend of mine to participate in the interview since he had a visual impairment. The experience was very engaging and the interview gave a closer insight into what life with a visual disability is like on a daily basis.
The first group's topics were very interesting. They effectively spread information through the use of a slides presentation. This presentation talked about different types of physical impairments and agencies that help with the disabilities. They included videos in their presentation which gave information detailing physical and brain disabilities. These videos were well implemented and greatly helped the presentation. This group had a very smooth presentation and was very well done.
The third group's presentation was just as amazing if not better. They did a great job with their project. All the information was useful, it felt like they really took their time to gather points that were memorable. I particularly enjoyed this groups work the most because in my opinion their topics were the most interesting. They also included one or two videos to share information regarding their disabilities. The only problems the group had were technical difficulties which the professor was very understanding of.
This group project was very well done in my opinion. Our group communicated effectively and all problems were quickly resolved. I think we did a better job in communicating with each other than in previous projects. Our group leader was also very helpful. Thanks to her, all projects have come out amazing. Additionally, our group did a great job in dividing our workload. I never felt that I worked extra or that someone did not complete their part of the project. Throughout the presentations I learned a great deal regarding disabilities and I now feel very confident in communicating with those who have impairments.
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