Disability Presentation Reflection by Diego Nunez

After our first successful presentation about communication we had to make a second one about disabilities. We were divided into the same three groups as before and each one was assigned with different disabilities. Group one had to talk about mobility and physical impairment, spinal cord, and brain disabilities. Group two had to talk about vision, hearing, and cognitive or learning disabilities. Finally group three had to talk about psychological disorders and invisible disabilities. The main goal of this project was to create a presentation that later could be used by Miami Dade College for the purpose of celebrating the Disability Awareness Month. We were given two weeks to elaborate a power point presentation, a brochure, an agenda, a study guide and a poster on the disabilities assigned.

          I was in the same group as before, group one. The group had eleven people, so we decided to divide the disabilities between us. Our leader, Camila Pena, assigned each of us an assignment so we would put everything together and at the end, present. We decided to do voiceovers for our presentation which helped us a lot. Also, most of the group members interviewed someone with the disability they were assigned to, to explain a bit better how a person with these conditions might feel. Our presentation came out really good, however, we had a lot of inconveniences. Some of the group members never knew what they had to do and did not answer their phones. We managed to put all the Power Points together and made the presentation happen. We used a lot of pictures and explained everything in a simple way. Something I would have liked more is a little bit more of responsibility and order from part of my group but that is it.

Group 2 talked about vision, hearing and cognitive or learning disabilities, a very interesting and common topic. Their presentation was really good, they did not add a lot of information and images to their slides. They related their disabilities to the all the chapters and left everything clear. They also interviewed people that had any of the disabilities and briefly explained how they dealt with it. Like our group, I think everything would have been better with a little more organization, but it is understandable since everything that is happening right now. 

Group 3 presented about psychological disorders and invisible disabilities; very common conditions present in our lives. The presentation was really good overall, they explained how the disability related to their chapters and how hard is having one of these disabilities. The interview helped understand the chapters and how they are related to the disability. The Power Point presentation contained a good number of images, so the slides were not to overwhelming. I think they did a really good job. 

Overall, I feel like we did a good job, we were able to understand all the chapters and how having disability could a affect the way you communicate with others. In my life, I have met a lot of people with different disabilities and I have always been able to form a relation with them. I hope that Miami Dade College can use any of our information in the Disability Awareness Month to educate others about how others live their life and their experiences.