Q2: Accepting Others & Appreciating People With Disabilities

Question 1

Intersubjectivity also promotes a view that all people are ___________.

Answer 1

equal

Question 2

This concept suggests that people from other sectors of society are seen as individuals with the same potential and talents as anybody else.

Answer 2

intersubjectivity

Question 3

An interaction between persons that happens through speech or the use of words, expressions, and body language.

Answer 3

dialogue

Question 4

A dialogue occurs when two persons ________ to each other and give and receive one another in their encounter.

Answer 4

open up

Question 5

It occurs when persons are willing to share themselves with one another.

Answer 5

genuine dialogue

Question 6

Fill in the blanks

The awareness of each other’s presence as a ________________ is defined by the acceptance of each other’s ____________ and ____________.

Answer 6

• true person
• uniqueness
• differences

Question 7

The self and others are seen as a ________ that shares each other’s experiences.

Answer 7

pair

Question 8

Significant Contributions of Intersubjectivity to Society and Relationships

Answer 8

• It validates real and authentic subjective experiences
• It facilitates interaction among individuals.
• It enables individuals to look at others equally, regardless of any physical or socio-demographic factor.
• It promotes a sense of community and unity among individuals.
• It emphasizes that anyone can contribute to society.

Question 9

He is a physicist and cosmologist who, despite his rare condition called amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), made important contributions to contemporary studies of relativity and quantum physics.

Answer 9

Stephen Hawking

Question 10

She experienced living in poor household and was sexually abused. Despite this, she motivated herself to succeed and did so by being one of the richest women alive today.

Answer 10

Oprah Winfrey

Question 11

She was an American author, political activist, and the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Answer 11

Helen Keller

Question 12

He is an Australian evangelist and motivational speaker who was born with phocomelia, an ailment in which a person is born with no arms and legs.

Answer 12

Nicholas James “Nick” Vujicic

Question 13

The first visually-impaired Filipino to graduate summa cum laude from Ateneo de Manila in 2001. In spite of her handicap (loss of vision), she was a consistent honor student).

Answer 13

Roselle Ambubuyog