EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE TEACHING
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INTRODUCTION

• a. General purpose
• B. organization of the conference

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. EOD ( EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, GENERAL
CONCEPTS

• A. . Sexism, racism, and heterosexism
• B. Models of disability

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1. Medical model

• - Formulated by none-disabled people.
• Focuss on impairment.
• Aims to cure and to normalize.

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Disability in the Venezuelan context.

• A. Brief overview of the legal framework
• B. Some educational implications
• 1. Special Education Schools.
• 2. New educational trends.

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My experience as a blind teacher.

• A. In high-school
• B. In university.
• C. Some professional suggestions
• 1. Attitude
• 2. Strategies.
• 3. Students needs and welfare.

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Conclusions

• Blindness is not an impairment to me, not even
  a disability. It is an opportunity to create
  strategies, to diversify means, to fight
  challenge, and to enjoy difference.