Sp Ed Hi-School dishonored severe crippled teen w/ a unfitted walker

Original Title: Daniel's school's gait trainer :( vs his own :D

Documentary of his school's GT in fall 2008. It limited D's self-mobility vs. parent's adapted GT to enhance his walking/standing skills by providing the supports at the right places. In turn, Daniel was not able to walk in front of all his high school peers. :(
Daniel was forced to use the school GT (because the PT is comfortable with theirs) and his daily walking life skills deteriorated, at school years after years, according to his IEPs while he is assigned to this school's PT. I believe the school's GT weaken his ankles, therefore, it make it hard and painful for him to walk independently; but he is unable to speak for himself. In 11th grade, he went to school in his AFOs to protect his ankles; but the school refused to admit the AFOs helped him and insisted Daniel to walk with his shoes. I guess this school licensed PT wants to take advantage of this non-verbal, physically and intellectually (mentally) disabled kid. Perhaps, the school's PT needs her vision check more often so she can see, how the school's walker harm this student ankles. There is nothing his parents can do, when these school's professionals are continiously made up false legal school documentation (in huge volume) on this poor kid. Fortunately this kid's was able to stay home in 12th grade to make slow progress. Can you imagine if the school just let him use his own gait trainer in a gym with other student to walk in a meaningful manor? He would be so far advance psychologically and physiologically by now. As well as, the improvement of his quality of life. This district just want to continue to humiliate and caused necessary pains to this student for the price of freedom of movements. Till this day (2010), no correction as been done to correct the setting of the school's GT. Even with the minor corrections, it was still unfitted for Daniel causing his ankle to twist when he walks. And the PT uses the public school district's attorney to avoid direct dealing with this student's parents. This way, PT let other lies for her!

In my opinion, this school district's physical therapist DID NOT follow the code of ETHICS based on the guidelines defined for PT.

Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist should always consider the Core Values: Compassion Integrity. The 8 principles can be found under:
http://www.apta.org/uploadedFiles/APTAorg/About_Us/Policies/HOD/Ethics/Codeof...

Principle #1: Physical therapists shall respect the
inherent dignity and rights of all individuals.
(Core Values: Compassion, Integrity)

Principle #2: Physical therapists shall be trustworthy
and compassionate in addressing the rights and
needs of patients/clients

Principle #3: Physical therapists shall be accountable
for making sound professional judgments.

Principle #4: Physical therapists shall demonstrate
integrity in their relationships with patients/clients,
families, colleagues, students, research participants, other health care providers, employers,
payers, and the public.

Principle #5: Physical therapists shall fulfill their
legal and professional obligations.

Principle #6: Physical therapists shall enhance their
expertise through the lifelong acquisition and
refinement of knowledge, skills, abilities, and
professional behaviors.

Principle #7: Physical therapists shall promote
organizational behaviors and business practices
that benefit patients/clients and society.

Principle #8: Physical therapists shall participate in
efforts to meet the health needs of people locally,
nationally, or globally.

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[walkingdan]

This school district was found in VIOLATION of Daniel’s IEP in 2010 by OSPI. Furthermore, information obtained from OCR given by the district was falsely documented. The bus driver from this school district was rude to Daniel. His parents decided it would be best for Daniel be home school by stop having non-productive IEP meetings. The people who were directly working with Daniel on daily basis were never part of the IEP meetings. He is no long has to use the ill fitted school's walker!

[walkingdan]

It is obvious that this school district's physical therapist (PT) did not follow the Physical Therapist's Code of Ethics!!!

[walkingdan]

Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapist should always consider the Core Values: Compassion Integrity. The 8 principles can be found under the description of this video.

Principle #1: Physical therapists shall respect the

inherent dignity and rights of all individuals.

(Core Values: Compassion, Integrity)

Principle #2: Physical therapists shall be trustworthy

and compassionate in addressing the rights and

needs of patients/clients

[slicknick720]

@walkingdan My main issue with CE s that it focuses to much on physical ability. Our socitity on the whole places to much value on physical ability. What is more important is that people are happy and well adjusted. There are to many people with CP with depression and other mental health issue because society makes them feel worthless because of what they can't do. No person should be made to feel like they always have to improve there abilities.

[walkingdan]

@slicknick720 CE focuses a child in a holistic manner beyound physical. Daniel in CE >3yrs. I have helped other CP kids in CE. I believe my knowledge and experiences on CE far exceed your assumption. Kids w SEVERE CP are born without the ability to process information, due to their physical constrain, they are limited their real-life experience to learn. CE teacher lived w CP kids 24/7 as part of the CE training, they helped CP kids to eat/drink/bathe/dress/pottying­­/communate/oral motor...

[slicknick720]

@walkingdan Conductive ed is certainly part of the medical model. It looks at disabled people as lacking and needing to be fixed. It also focuses to much on physical develvopment and not enough on development of communication social and congtive skills It also forces kids do do things there not capable of or not ready for (ex, potty training) I know about IEP in current in school now working on my special ed teaching license I'm also an adult with cp so I know about disability issues

[walkingdan]

@slicknick720 You must have a mild degree of CP and think u know everything about disabilities. Or maybe u r an anti-conductive ed person. There are public schools in USA adapted MOVE curriculum which followed the concept of conductive ed. Just follow the links on my channel page. Have u actually been in CE and for how long? Perhaps, u had a bad experience w potty training. Do you have any medical degrees to claim CE is a medical model? I know lazy people think that, cuz its hard work!

[Koyko200]

that pt needst to be fired.

[mmetzg]

This makes me angry and sad. If you really believe this PT should lose her license, take this video and your other data to the state licensing board. Present your case and seek to have her license rescinded.

[walkingdan]

@slicknick720 Best way to understand why walking is practical for Daniel is; because, he CAN!!! Put your self in his position, sit in a wheelchair and tighten your seat belt at your hips and try not to move any of your limbs. Then time yourself to see how long before your bottom and your legs go numb! Mobility is very important, he must learn how to move safely at a slow speed before he moves on to the next level. Thank you very much for your inquiry.

[walkingdan]

@slicknick720 I am not sure how much you know about CP. This school evaluated Daniel w IQ at infant level and was unable to teach Daniel, abc, 123, or any cognitive subject. Basically, they wanted Daniel to sit in a wheelchair all day long in a corner. This will caused contractures of all joints, that leads to pain and unnecessary surgeries that can be prevented. It was from walking at home, where we learned Daniel can interact w others along learning new words and relational concepts.

[slicknick720]

@walkingdan also I've seen the videos of Daniel in his power chair. It's clear that way of mobility is working for him. That is another reason I don't understand the focus on walking. Walking just doesn't seem practical for Daniel