...me. While I was conducting it, I had some very interesting, embarrassing, exhausting and informative incidents that I can use to my personal and professional advantage in the future. I will provide an analysis of skills demonstrated while conducting the experience along with specific examples to enlighten you on the experience. I have taken into consideration the environmental barriers that I experienced along my four hours often-agonizing journey, and will present a description of architectural and transportation barriers. Social reactions and personal reactions to the wheelchair experience will also be stated. And, I will conclude with professional implications and strategies that will help people without disabilities enhance their attitudes toward people with disabilities in the workplace and in life as general. Situation/Setting/Description Getting oriented with and accustomed to using a wheelchair seemed like it was going to be easy. At the beginning of my experience, I didn't fully understand how challenging using a non-motorized wheelchair would be. I rented a wheelchair from a local medical supply store, that was fairly new, and had only been used once or twice in the past according to the store clerk. Observation/Reflection I tried to imitate a disabled person in a wheelchair as much possible as I could : When I tried to get out of bed in a hurry, I couldn't just get up, get in the shower and go. Instead I had to do so many hops and transfers to get from my...
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...Report On Societal Attitudes toward Physically Challenged People- A Comparative Study between two Generations Report On Societal Attitudes toward Physically Challenged People- A Comparative Study between two Generations Presented To Homayara Latifa Ahmed Assistant Professor Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka Prepared By Md. Abdullah Al Mamun ID: M1314011 Himadri Bhowmic ID: M1314020 Md Ujjol Hosain ID: M1314036 Date of Submission: May 05, 2013 ABSTRACT In this article, we represent overview societal attitudes toward physically challenged people in our country. The method of instruction in the project is established upon a cooperative approach, exploration and discovery, and writing. In this term paper, we also overview a comparative study between two generations. we will provide a brief overview of the employment status of people with disabilities, followed by a short discussion of research on attitudes toward people with disabilities in the workplace. We then describe the methods we employed to test our main research question and summarize the results of our study. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS At first we are very much happy to express our deep respect to almighty ALLAH for the blessings without which nothing of our work would have been done. Regarding the outcome of this paper we would like to express our supervisor, Homayara Latifa Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Institute of Business Administration, University...
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...Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Health Issues 2. Income and Economic Welfare 3. Neglect and Abuse Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism is a form of discrimination and prejudice, particularly experienced by seniors. Most seniors are mentally and physically active regardless of age with a great deal to contribute. http://www.alfa.org/alfa/Ageism.asp Ageism influences the presence of diversity because those who are affected by ageism within their career may lose their job due to newer, younger, cheaper people coming into the workplace to take over their current position. Which may leave those who are older without proper insurance to take care of their aging bodies which could result in earlier deaths and a lack of diversity in the world. Also when the younger generation takes over positions in the workplace that workplace will have a lack of diversity as well. http://www.studymode.com/essays/Eth125-R8-Disability-Diversity-1534126.html • What is the Age Discriminitation in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population? The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967, as amended, seeks to address the long standing problem of age discrimination in the workplace. The ADEA, which...
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...Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Physical issues such as loss of vision, hearing, etc. 2. Welfare issues such as loss of income, harder to get a job, 3. Discrimination and stereotype issues Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? According to ageismhurts.org, “Agesim is stereotyping or discrimination of a person or group of people because of their age” (2014). Ageism influences the presence of diversity in a society because there is a lot of discrimination and older people tend to be a diverse type of group amongst the younger population. Older people are being competed against younger people for many things. Agesim can cause a lot of cause and effects such as older people losing their job or getting ill due to their age. No matter the cause, the effect causes a more diverse population and it influences the elderly population, as well as people younger than them. What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population? The ADEA prohibits employment discrimination against persons 40 years of age or older. The ADEA addresses issues for the aging population by “Specifically dealing with discriminatory policies involving employers, employment...
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...Diversity In Organizations: Disability. Disability can be descibed as a person who has a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities. We use the terms 'mental' and 'physical' to describe disabilities. This definition is very broad though, and we will look at how organizations integrate people affected by disabilities in their organizations. In Ireland, The Disability Act 2005, aimed to persuade public and private compnaies to be proactive about employing people with disabilities within their organizations. In Taiwan, The People With Disabilities Rights Protection Act 2007, staetes that disabled people must comprise at least 1% of the work force at private organizations, and at least 3% of government offices over a certain size (67 employees), including public schools and state-owned enterprises. In The U.S., the Americans With Disabilities Act ADA, was introduced in 1990. The ADA immediately led to a surge in the amount of people classified as disabled joining the workforce. The ADA states that employers must mate 'reasonable accommodations' to their working environments for people with disabilities. It can be hard to measure the the relationship between disability and employment because the definiton of disabled is so broad. Just think of certain neurological disorders that are impossible to notice at a glance, like depression, addiction, or other personality disorders. The Equal Employment Commission in the US uses 'physical or mental...
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...FRAMEWORK This chapter will serve as a preview of literature related to the study The Job Training and Job Satisfaction between Regular and Exceptional Employees leading to the bases of the Conceptual Framework and Theoretical Framework. Review of Conceptual Literature and Related Studies A. Conceptual Literature The central point of this study is on the Difference in Job Trainings and Job Satisfaction rate between regular and exceptional employees. It will further discuss the relationship between Job Training and Job Satisfaction, Attitudes of regular and Exceptional employee towards work and the Difference between Regular and Exceptional employees in terms of Job Training and Job Satisfaction. Specifically...
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...Intellectual Disability Studies Units Unit 1 Context of Intellectual Disability Unit 2 Models of Service Provision Unit 3 Holistic Care Unit 4 Caring for Those with Specific Needs Specific Learning Outcomes Unit 1 Context of Intellectual Disability • Summarise the evolution of services for people with intellectual disability, nationally and internationally, including: Development of specialist services. Involvement of the religious orders and voluntary organisations Involvement of parents and friends. Principles of normalisation, de-institutionalisation and social role valorisation ,person-centred care. Advocacy. National and international public and social policies. • Discuss past and current attitudes towards people with intellectual disability • Promote positive attitudes towards people with intellectual disability • Analyse the concept of intellectual disability in terms of its definition, classification and manifestations. Unit 2 Models of Service Provision • Outline models of living that exist for people with an intellectual disability and their families throughout their lifespan, to include: Home Centre-based residential Community-based homes Independent and semi-independent living L’arche/Camphill Communities Respite/ Breakaway • Identify a range of specific services that are available to people with intellectual disability in the following: Education Training The Workplace Retirement ...
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...construct of disability by focusing on eugenics and language. In addition to the medical and social model of disability, segregation and the oppression of disability. Furthermore the Medias influence on social constructs. Within the United Kingdom there are an estimated 9 million disabled adults. (Office for Disability Issues updated Department for Work and Pensions estimates based on Family Resources survey 2009/10). Despite the high number, people with impairments are treated as a separate homogenous group to the rest of society. Firstly, to understand where we are today with disability as a social construction I will provide a historical account of disability in western society. To pinpoint precisely the origins of society’s attitude towards disability and disabled people would be almost impossible (Barton 1996). One theory that has been suggested, is that the view that our perceptions of impairments and disability are influenced by psychological fear of the unknown, the anomalous and the abnormal (Barton 1996 cites Douglas 1966). Historically, disability has been a source of oppression where disabled people have been socially excluded from many areas of social life. The exclusion can be traced back to an era when biblically ideas formed of society. The religious model of disability produced notions of what was acceptable and not acceptable; this included the exclusion of imperfections of the body. Imperfect bodies were presented as immoral and disability was perceived...
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... | |and | |My Linh Du 1002156 | CONTENTS Introduction 3 Diversity Of Languages 4 Diversity Of Religion And Spiritual Beliefs 4 Diversity Of Race 5 Diversity Of Physical Of Differences 5 Diversity Of Disability 6 Conclusion 7 References 8 INTRODUCTION With the vast knowledge in technology the world has and uses today, there is no doubt that transport, import and export industries will boom. People are becoming so reliant on people of other countries in the world. Depending on, for example, the agricultural or technological capabilities of a country, business people will interact more and more with each other to satisfy the needs and wants of themselves and of their nation. Take Japan and its advances in technology like iPhones and computers. Or Germany’s world recognised cars. Also, with the competition between airlines, many people can now afford to holiday, study or live in other...
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...On The Impact of Disability in Transition to Adulthood Submitted to: Submitted by: Submission date: Table of Contents Introduction 2 Impact of disability on transition to adulthood 3 Social model of disability 3 An example of social model of disability 4 Attitudes: 4 Social support: 4 Adequate information: 4 Physical structure: 4 Flexible work hour: 4 Areas of discrimination 5 Education: 5 Employment: 5 Transportation: 5 Housing problems: 5 Law and public policy in favor of disable people 5 Conclusion: 6 References: 7 Introduction In the past century, disability is used to refer to a distinct class of people. There are different characteristics of disability such as paraplegia, deafness, blindness, autism, epilepsy and depression. Dis abilities refers to the absence of a limb or sensory function, chronic debases, inability to perform cognitive function and psychiatric disorders. Two common features of disability given by WTO are: a physical or mental characteristic labeled or perceived as an impairment or dysfunction (it will refer as “impairments”), some personal or social limitation associated with that impairment (Anon, 2015). An example of disability is the story of David Abraham who is 30 year old. He likes to play football and cricket, to hear music and to enjoy and entertain movies. David has disability problems that one un-matured leg is shorter than other and learning disability in language. His language...
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...Would you consider an individual that has a phobia of midgets as discrimination? I am curious to know because my general manager has a phobia of midgets. I believe that it could be considered as discrimination, because she is not giving that person a chance regardless of their height. How do you know when an employer is not hiring you because of discrimination? Even if you ask the reason you are not hired, they can make up a reason to satisfy you or tell you what they think you want to hear. How is discrimination different from prejudice and stereotyping? Prejudice and discrimination are related concepts, but are not the same. Prejudice is an unjustified or incorrect attitude toward an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a social group. For example, a person may hold prejudice views toward a certain race or gender. Discrimination is the behavior or actions,...
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...Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. No family, Being Alone 2. No family to retire 3. Not knowing if they are going to be able to retire because of social security Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism is prejudice against a particular age-group, especially the senior citizens. There are a lot of senior citizens who are mentally and physical active regadless of age with a lot to contribute. There are a lot of people who treat them with disrespect, and make them feel unwelcomed.There are a lot of comedians joke about senior citizens and memory loss. There are even young adult who make fun of senior citizens because they are slow and do not walk or drive fast. Ageism robs the senior citizensof choice,independence, and dignity. ALFA seeks to illuminate discriminatory practices that adversely affect seniors’ lives, illuminate prejudicial attitudes toward the aging process, and institutional practices that perpetuate stereotypes about seniors. http://www.alfa.org/alfa/Ageism.asp • What is the Age Discriminitation in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population? The age discrimination in employment act(ADEA) prohibits any employer from refusing to hire, discharge...
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...practice that is intended to promote opportunities for the “protected class” which includes minorities, woman, and people with disabilities or any disadvantaged group for that matter. With affirmative action in place people of this protected class are given an even playing field in terms of hiring, promotion, as well as compensation. Historically, affirmative action is only known to have protected African Americans and woman; however that is not the case. Affirmative action protects a variety of people and without this statute many people included in this protected class would be unfairly discriminated against. There are many reasons why affirmative action should continue to be a part of workplace such as: • Fosters diversity. • Educates our workforce on diversity. • Equips employees to achieve their highest contribution to the mission. • Challenges employees to make their maximum contribution to the mission. • Encourages employees to offer differing views and suggestions toward achieving organizational goals. • Respects and appreciates individual differences. • Provides equitable treatment and opportunities. • Creates and maintains an inclusive approach to all systems, policies, and practices (i.e., promotions, performance ratings, awards, training, assignments, and access to services). • Facilitates culture change to support wider diversity. People who are opposed to affirmative action often argue that it gives an unfair advantage to any member of this protected...
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...Material Appendix I Part I Define the following terms: Term Definition Ageism A tendency to regard older persons as debilitated, unworthy of attention, or unsuitable for employment. Baby boomer A person born during a baby boom, especially one born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965. Americans with Disabilities Act A law enacted by President Bush in 1990 and Amended in 2009 that gives protection and rights to those with disabilities. It is a wide and ranging set of laws that is similar to the Civil Rights acts of 1964 Visitability An international movement to change home construction practices to include three basic features. A zero step entrance to the home with access to the driveway or public sidewalk, at least 31 ¾ inch doorways, and at least a half bath on the ground floor of multi-tiered homes. Similar to Universal Design but more focused on social reform intent. Accessibility Easily approached or entered. Providing access. Disability inability to pursue an occupation because of a physical or mental impairment or a program providing financial support to one affected by disability Inclusion the act or practice of including students with disabilities in regular school classes also a relation between two classes that exists when all members of the first are also members of the second — compare Deinstitutionalization the release of institutionalized individuals from institutional care to care in the community also the reform or modification of an institution...
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...A QUESTION OF ABILITY “Okay, Bob, five minutes to air.” Bob Grammond sat at the round mahogany table in the television studio where his weekly show, Workplace, was about to begin. Today’s panel discussion would focus on the challenges faced by the disabled in finding employment. He cast a final glance over his biographical notes on today’s guests: Guest Biographies Brian Vaughan * Graduated from community college four years ago with a diploma in computer programming * Legally blind since childhood * Age 33 * Has recently found his first job with Superior Oil Limited Diana Collins * Executive director for the association Equity For All, a Toronto-based lobby group promoting equity in employment for the disabled * Has been paralyzed for more than ten years as a result of a car accident * Started association after becoming angry and frustrated over obstacles encountered in attempting to rejoin mainstream workforce Rose Brown * Manager of the employment equity program for a major Canadian chartered bank * Responsible for all employment equity initiatives for 15,000 bank employees * Started with bank as a teller twenty years ago Reg Pritchard * Manager of human resources for Bayliss and Gamble, a medium-sized engineering firm located in Markham, Ontario * Provides support to line management in all functional areas of human resources * Graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in...
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