ACA's LLEAP Curriculum Now Available as Free Download
Meredith P. Goins
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Collection
Title:
ACA's LLEAP Curriculum Now Available as Free Download
Creator:
Meredith P. Goins
Date:
3/30/2005
Text:
March 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amputee Coalition of America
900 E. Hill Avenue, Suite 285
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568
Contact: Meredith P. Goins
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator
888/267-5669 ext. 8135
<Email Address Redacted> <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>>
ACA's LLEAP Curriculum Now Available as Free Download
Knoxville, TN -- The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is proud to announce
the digitization of the Limb Loss Education & Awareness Program (LLEAP) for use
as a teaching tool. The curriculum manual, photographs, stickers and bookmarks
can be downloaded at no cost from the ACA Web site at <URL Redacted>.
The curriculum is aimed at able-bodied students in the 3rd to 5th grades, yet
it can easily be adapted for use with children from preschool through 6th grade.
The manual contains 24 lesson plans, tips for use in the classroom and an annotated
bibliography. Photographs depicting children wearing their prostheses, stickers
that can be printed on 2” x 2 5/8” size labels, and bookmarks are all available
in full color for download.
Originally printed and distributed as an outreach program of the ACA, LLEAP addresses
the social stigma of children with disabilities, particularly those with a limb
difference. The curriculum is based upon the premise that children can be taught
to recognize and appreciate differences in themselves and others.
Patricia Isenberg, MS, ACA's Chief Operating Officer and author of the LLEAP
curriculum states, “Building upon this appreciation for differences, children
will begin to ask questions and develop a personal awareness of their attitudes
toward differences. These experiences, hopefully, will encourage children to
explore disability issues and their role in promoting acceptance of other people.”
Through a sequence of multisensory activities in the LLEAP curriculum, children
will:
· realize that individuals are more alike than different
· identify their own strengths and attributes
· develop an appreciation for the strengths and accomplishments of other people
· explore interdependence and the nature of the helping relationship
· become aware of how limb loss/limb difference might affect daily activities
· appreciate the strengths and accomplishments of people with limb loss/limb
differences
· understand the types, functions and limitations of prostheses.
For more information on how to incorporate this curriculum in your local school
system, scouting programs or other youth groups, please contact Meredith P. Goins,
Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for the Amputee Coalition of America by calling
the ACA toll-free at 888/AMP-KNOW (888/267-5669) or through e-mail at <Email Address Redacted>
<mailto:<Email Address Redacted>>.
Founded in 1986, the ACA is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered
in Knoxville, Tennessee. The mission of the ACA is to reach out to people with
limb loss to empower them through education, support and advocacy. With a grant
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1997, the ACA established
the National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC), the nation's only comprehensive
source of information for people living with limb differences. For more information,
visit www.amputee-coalition.org < <URL Redacted>> or call toll-free
888/AMP-KNOW.
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Meredith P. Goins, MS
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator
Amputee Coalition of America
900 E. Hill Ave. Ste. 285
Knoxville, TN 37915
888/267-5669 ext. 8135
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amputee Coalition of America
900 E. Hill Avenue, Suite 285
Knoxville, TN 37915-2568
Contact: Meredith P. Goins
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator
888/267-5669 ext. 8135
<Email Address Redacted> <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>>
ACA's LLEAP Curriculum Now Available as Free Download
Knoxville, TN -- The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is proud to announce
the digitization of the Limb Loss Education & Awareness Program (LLEAP) for use
as a teaching tool. The curriculum manual, photographs, stickers and bookmarks
can be downloaded at no cost from the ACA Web site at <URL Redacted>.
The curriculum is aimed at able-bodied students in the 3rd to 5th grades, yet
it can easily be adapted for use with children from preschool through 6th grade.
The manual contains 24 lesson plans, tips for use in the classroom and an annotated
bibliography. Photographs depicting children wearing their prostheses, stickers
that can be printed on 2” x 2 5/8” size labels, and bookmarks are all available
in full color for download.
Originally printed and distributed as an outreach program of the ACA, LLEAP addresses
the social stigma of children with disabilities, particularly those with a limb
difference. The curriculum is based upon the premise that children can be taught
to recognize and appreciate differences in themselves and others.
Patricia Isenberg, MS, ACA's Chief Operating Officer and author of the LLEAP
curriculum states, “Building upon this appreciation for differences, children
will begin to ask questions and develop a personal awareness of their attitudes
toward differences. These experiences, hopefully, will encourage children to
explore disability issues and their role in promoting acceptance of other people.”
Through a sequence of multisensory activities in the LLEAP curriculum, children
will:
· realize that individuals are more alike than different
· identify their own strengths and attributes
· develop an appreciation for the strengths and accomplishments of other people
· explore interdependence and the nature of the helping relationship
· become aware of how limb loss/limb difference might affect daily activities
· appreciate the strengths and accomplishments of people with limb loss/limb
differences
· understand the types, functions and limitations of prostheses.
For more information on how to incorporate this curriculum in your local school
system, scouting programs or other youth groups, please contact Meredith P. Goins,
Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for the Amputee Coalition of America by calling
the ACA toll-free at 888/AMP-KNOW (888/267-5669) or through e-mail at <Email Address Redacted>
<mailto:<Email Address Redacted>>.
Founded in 1986, the ACA is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered
in Knoxville, Tennessee. The mission of the ACA is to reach out to people with
limb loss to empower them through education, support and advocacy. With a grant
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1997, the ACA established
the National Limb Loss Information Center (NLLIC), the nation's only comprehensive
source of information for people living with limb differences. For more information,
visit www.amputee-coalition.org < <URL Redacted>> or call toll-free
888/AMP-KNOW.
###
Meredith P. Goins, MS
Marketing/Outreach Coordinator
Amputee Coalition of America
900 E. Hill Ave. Ste. 285
Knoxville, TN 37915
888/267-5669 ext. 8135
Citation
Meredith P. Goins, “ACA's LLEAP Curriculum Now Available as Free Download,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/224452.
