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Name: Tim Schnell <br />Honorable Mention <br />RAMS 8th Grade <br />Teacher: Mr. Jeff Bibeau <br />Human Rights for the Disabled <br />Human rights affect me, my peers, my school, and my community. Human <br />rights are very important. What did Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks stand <br />up for? How did women get the right to vote? They stood up for their human <br />rights. II will be talking about disabilities and how people should be treated in <br />relation to their human rights. <br />A couple of students in my class are disabled and in wheelchairs. They <br />aren't Tess able in any way, except for their ability to walk, run, or jump. In fact, <br />one person in my class is a good friend of mine who's in a wheelchair. <br />Our school and district have an equity vision. One of the rights protected <br />by this vision is respecting people regardless of whether they have a disability <br />or not! For example, I have Autism. Kids at school treat me slightly differently. <br />They are a bit more odd towards me. They sometimes speak slower. They <br />sometimes will ask me weird questions. These random questions make me feel <br />odd and make me wonder why they are asking me these questions. <br />My dad, my brother, and II went to our community center. They have a <br />water slide there, and a little while ago, a manufacturer installed a music and <br />light show display to experience while you're riding down the slide. The music is <br />projected through the entire pool area. As you go up the stairs to the slide <br />launch area, there's a sign that says people with Epilepsy and /or subject to <br />