With hearing loss, day-to-day activities such as hearing a doorbell, using the telephone, watching television or taking part in conversations can produce feelings of inadequacy. Impact on familiar layouts and routines Sight plays a major role in maintaining orientation and people can lose a sense of what is around them and where they are. Although listening to sound can be useful, it can move and then echo off surroundings; therefore it is not as confined or exact as vision. People with vision loss may no longer be sure where things are. A feeling of being separate and an increasing sense of isolation can occur because the brain is receiving less stimulation.
Sensory deprivation and disability – visual impairment may reduce a person’s ability to see faces or read written signs and leaflets. Hearing impairment may limit conversation. Conditions such as cerebral palsy, stroke, cleft palate, Down’s syndrome and autism tend to limit a person’s ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally; difficulties interpreting non-verbal communication are typical of autism. Language and cultural differences – the UK is a multicultural country with a mix of different ethnic groups and language. Jargon, slang and use of acronyms – these forms of language only make sense to people with specialist knowledge.
Many people, who are in some form visually impaired, lose the ability of seeing facial expressions, and gestures, which are important in spoken communication. 93% of communication is through body language, gestures and expressions and the other 7% is through spoken. Many of the visually impaired find it difficult to distinguish if someone is addressing them or someone else, or if the person speaking has wandered off, which of course is a negative impact on that person. Written communication is also difficult for a person with sight loss. This can be due to too small text, colour of the text, Shiny paper, centring and underlining of text.
Personal problems and worries can lead to lack of concentration, memory loss (dementia). Poor Understanding and language differences: Different nationalities and cultural differences, understanding accents and sayings can be amusing or an ambiguity of words and meanings but again a barrier for everyone. Misinterpretation of body language could have an impact. Values and Beliefs: Everyone’s values and beliefs can create underlying barriers often without people realizing which results in different responses to how something is dealt
Dividing and organizing information into smaller components allows information to become easier to locate and therefore more helpful to its users. However, it can be challenging to divide subjects, such as laptops, because they are comprised of many different characteristics. The creators of www.bestbuy.com face the challenge of marketing their products effectively while acknowledging the fact that the shopper/audience desires can vary greatly. This is why the left side bar is so important. In this area, several of the most important components are featured allowing users the option to shop by selecting components that are most imperative.
The Gibbs cycle is used more in the health care setting. Both cycles cover the same basic steps – experience, reflection and planning and are therefore both good models of reflection in any learning experience. As described above the Kolb cycle is based on 4 stages and the Gibbs is based on 6 stages. It could be argued that the Kolb cycle is too narrow and possibly under developed whereas the Gibbs cycle expands and develops this further. On a personal note, I prefer the Kolb reflective cycle as it is easier and more realistic, although when I have written reflective practice I have always used Gibbs.
Unit 258 1.1 * There are many different factors that can have an impact on people with sensory loss communication and awareness play a very large role. Negative * A sense of isolation * A loss of freedom * Attitudes and beliefs of others * Difficulties in eating and dressing * Hobbies and interests * Not being able to hear or see clearly Positive * Lip reading * British sign language (BSL) * Increased help * Sign language * A good support team * RNIB * Aid for support * Lip readin * 1.2 * Steps that may be taken to overcome factors that have a negative impact Are:- * Making a room easier to negotiate by leaving a clear pathway * Not shouting at a deaf person * Talking face to face * Hearing aids * Voice activated technology * Well lit room * Guide dogs * Braille * Canes * Speak slowly and clearly * 1.3 * Individuals can be disabled by other people taking over and organising their lives and assuming that they know what is best for the individual without taking into account the individuals views and what they want. Some people believe that because an individual has a sensory loss that they are unable to do things for themselves. 1.4 The best way to overcome disabling attitudes and beliefs is to challenge them, by taking the weakness and providing a service that will help the individual to carry on being as independent as possible for example the use of a hearing aid. There are organisations that can help e.g.
I now have more confidence in terms of using online literature as a part of an assessment. I also feel as if I have made great progress while working in an online group. I have learned the skill of being able to utilise online publishing tools, and which of those are considered to be useful. By using a process of evaluation I have been able to distinguish which online sources are relevant to me, I have a much clearer idea on how to strengthen my own work by using supportive literature. At first I was very nervous about finding information online and the online collaboration, but being a part of this unit was extremely empowering and it has taught me to be more understanding of each individual situation when working collaboratively.
Introduction/Background In today’s society, the realities of the virtual world and the real world have merged. With increasing innovations in technology, the virtual world has become the new and popular space to conduct businesses, network and even dating. Some people are even getting married online, using websites such as Second Life to do so. Technology can impact real world relationships, both negatively and positively, and the divide between the virtual world and the real world is narrowing. Understanding how to best use both the real world and the virtual landscape could help strengthen our current relationships, whilst paving the way for new ones.
As with most learning disabilities, the exact cause of reading disabilities is incomprehensible as the cause can come in various ways. However, recent studies suggest that structural and/or functional brain problems may cause people with reading disorders to recognize and arrange phonemes to have a more difficult time making associations within the context of what they read than do normally progressing readers and being less