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Work in pairs. Observe 
the picture and read the 
following questions. Then 
share your ideas with a 
classmate.
a) What do you see in the 
picture? 
b) Do you think the word 
accessible is related to the 
picture? Why (not)? 
c) In your opinion, what is an 
accessible society?
Lead-in 
respostas para estas atividades 
Leia orientações e 
no Manual do 
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Pre-reading
 1 Observe the pictures on the right and 
discuss the questions with a classmate.
A Do you know these symbols? 
If so, what do they mean? 
B Do you think that all these groups 
have their rights guaranteed at school 
and in society? Justify your answer.
Personal answer.
 2 Skim the questions of the interview below and answer in your notebook: 
What is the purpose of this interview?
A To help a man with autism launch his new book.
B To know more about the interviewee and his experience as a person on the spectrum. X
C To guide teachers to apply a new study method for people with autism.
D To guide parents to write books about children with autism.
Reading
 3 Scan the picture below and read the interview. Then write the requested information 
in your notebook.
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1a. They are the universal symbols of 
accessibility and the universal symbol 
of autism awareness. 
https://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/membership/magazine/current-issue/chris-bonnello.aspx
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Chris Bonnello interview
Read more from Your Autism magazine’s 
interview with Chris Bonnello about his 
school days and his advice to parents. 
Tell us a bit about 
yourself and your job.
I am a special needs tutor (formerly a 
primary school teacher), and an author and 
speaker on autism issues. I also run the 
website Autistic Not Weird, where I write 
about autism from both a personal and a 
professional perspective. […]
When were you diagnosed with Asperger syndrome?
I was 25. Before then, I was just known as the weird kid – in fact, when I was 10 [...] an educational 
psychologist literally wrote “slightly odd personality” in her report about me!
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