... accommodate children in wheelchairs, I may need to widen the aisles between classroom desks and place items taped to walls or posted on bulletin boards at their eye level. I may also need to make special arrangements that allow students with disabilities to accompany our classes on field trips. Secondly, I would treat students in the same way that I would treat their classmates without disabilities. Students with physical and sensory disabilities adjust to their conditions more successfully when other individuals treat them normally-for example, by expecting them to perform the same tasks as other students when they are capable of doing so, and by avoiding behaviors that reflect pity or patronization. As one simple example, I would speak to students directly, rather than asking a third person (such as a parent or therapist), "How is Johnny doing today?" Thirdly, I would provde assistance only when students really needed it. In their ...

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