Many people tend to overlook those with special needs, but little do they know, everyone is more alike than they may think.
There have been many statements about students and people with special needs, some of which are very negative and demeaning.
Many people exclude people with special needs because they don’t want to have to deal with them, and they don’t want to be seen with them.
Most people with special needs are able to function as well as someone without. They have jobs, participate in sports and have many similar hobbies to those around them.
There are many special need-friendly workplaces in Indiana and all over the country. For example, Goodwill, Walmart and the YMCA all apply.
Many of the people with special needs work as door greeters, help with restocking shelves and help people check in.
A lot of people with special needs participate in sports. A program called Special Olympics specifically aims to help people with special needs be more active and involved in sports and their community.
There are many ways to get involved with students with special needs as well. For example, here at SHS, there is a unified flag football team, track and field team and a club called Best Buddies.
Best Buddies is a club that helps students without special needs get a chance to hang out with the students with special needs.
They go out in the community and go bowling; they have ice cream socials and many more fun activities.
Unified flag football and unified track and field are another way for all students, with and without special needs, to hang out, play one sport, be on one team and have fun together.
Unified sports and Best Buddies are great choices if you are looking for a sport and/or a club to join here at SHS.
Many people with special needs are also involved in many different hobbies. They participate in Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and many other community programs.
JJ Kubansek, an Eagle Scout with special needs, recently just completed his Eagle Scout project, creating a grotto at the new Knights of Columbus building, and attained the highest rank in Scouts BSA.
People with special needs face more challenges than those without, but they are not so different from those around them.
