...would take in developing a university-wide policy that addresses learning disability issues in the university is to have a university-wide forum that is open to various members of the university, most importantly to university students with learning disabilities, who are willing to positively contribute and share their narratives, ideas and views that will feed into the goals of what the policies and services need to accomplish in order for them to breed an inclusive university landscape that is free from dogmatic assumptions about the learning disabled students. The policy will first and foremost to define learning disability. Generally, learning disabilities (LD) denotes a collection of disorders that interfere with the acquisition...
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...org/wiki/Ageism | Baby boomer | A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post World War II baby boom between the years 1946 and 1964, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Boomer | Americans with Disabilities Act | The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990 | Visitability | Visitability is an international movement to change home construction practices so that virtually all new homes, whether or not designated for residents who currently have mobility impairments, offer three specific accessibility features. Supporters ultimately want to require that all new homes be at least partly accessible to people with mobility impairments.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitability | Accessibility | Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility | Disability | Disability is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability | Inclusion | Inclusion in education is an approach to educating students with special educational needs.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclusion_(education) | Deinstitutionalization | Deinstitutionalization is the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric...
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...People with disabilities represent a significant minority population in the United States; however, they are relatively underrepresented in the American workforce, in spite of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. Many experts agree that the continuing unemployment of people with disabilities is due in large part to the fact that potential employers and co-workers still maintain negative attitudes toward them as a group. These negative attitudes appear to be rooted in a lack of knowledge about people with disabilities, as well as the perpetuation of erroneous stereotypes about them. Some scholars and advocates (e.g., Lee and Rodda, 1994; Unger, 2002) assert that training designed to challenge existing beliefs is the key to changing these negative attitudes. Our research sought to test that assertion by determining the effects of a brief educational intervention on individuals' knowledge about and attitudes toward people with disabilities in the workplace. Using a Solomon four-group quasi-experimental design, undergraduate students were placed into one of four conditions and completed a survey that included a knowledge assessment and the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale (Yuker and Block, 1986). Results indicate that the educational intervention had a significant impact on both participants' knowledge levels and their attitudes, even after controlling for gender and prior experience with people with disabilities. Implications of the findings are discussed...
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...is for individuals with disabilities. This allows these individuals to use the web. Web accessibility helps people with disabilities to perceive, understand navigate and interact with the web. This also allows these people to contribute to the web. Web accessibility can benefit many individuals but benefits the elderly more due to the changing abilities due to their aging (W3C 2011). Web accessibility helps individuals with all different disabilities that have trouble accessing the web. This can include individuals with visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. There are millions of people with disabilities and these disabilities can really affect the way that they use the web. These days there are so many web sites and different web software that have accessibility barriers that can really make it challenging for individuals with disabilities to use the web. There are more web sites and web software that becomes available and as they do individuals with disabilities are able to use and contribute to the web better (W3C 2011). As mentioned before web accessibility can benefit other individuals without disabilities. Web accessibility is designed to meet the needs of many different users and their situations. This flexibility can benefit individuals without a disability in certain circumstances, such as individuals with a slower internet connection or even people with just temporary disabilities like a broken hand and...
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...International Norms Pertaining to Persons with Disabilities 6 Specific International Measures Relating To Persons with Disabilities 7 Affirmative Action for the Disable in India 11 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2011: A Critical Analysis 16 Bibliography 19 Statues 19 Books 19 Articles 19 Reports 20 Miscellaneous 20 Introduction According to the World Health Organization, “Disability is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.” Disabled people the world over experience discrimination and inequality. Many people with disabilities do not have equal access to health care, edu¬cation, and employment opportunities, do not receive the disability-related services that they require, and experience exclusion from everyday life activities. Following the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), disability is increasingly understood as a human rights issue. Disability is also an important develop¬ment issue with an increasing body of evidence showing...
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...other teens with disabilities in a social setting. McBryde uses Jean’s experiences at “Crip Camp” to show the readers the necessity of launching a movement towards disability rights. This book is drenched in commentary on the current societal views on the disabled community, and works as a call for justice. Prior to coming to Camp Courage Jean aspired to be “normal”. All of her friends were non-disabled and she took pride in that. The only time that she really considered her disability was when she was acting as a “poster child” for cerebral palsy, or when she was being exploited in the annual Telethon. When she comes to camp we see her struggle to accept her identity as a person with disabilities. She desperately grasps on to this idea that she might some day be a “normal girl”. Finally, through the help of her new friends Jean comes to terms with the fact that she will never be what society considers “normal”, but that doesn’t matter, as long as she is comfortable and confident within her own skin. On her first day at Camp Courage Jean meets Sara, a young activist with two professors as parents. Sara forces Jean to question authority, and recognize mistreatment of people with disabilities from the condescending camp staff, and society as a whole. Sara is a camper in her 8th year, and it is revealed in the end that she has returned this year to act as “Samson” and take down entire establishment by playing on the idea that she is weak due to her disability. The reader...
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...state and federal laws in place –including the American’s with Disabilities Act, there are polling places still not making the proper accommodations for people with disabilities. So you might wonder now, has anything been done to ensure all polling locations are updated to fit the needs of all people with disabilities? III. History The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 and is a federal law which prohibits voting discrimination based on color, race, or membership in a language minority group (http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Voting+Rights+Act+of+1965). The act prohibits the states and their political parties from imposing voting qualifications or perquisites from voting that deny them the right to vote. Furthermore, 40 years later and people with disabilities are still being discriminated against around the time of elections. Some people even question if individuals with disabilities are able to vote and understand what they are voting for. Studies have shown that people with disabilities are interested in government and public affairs (http://www.accessiblesociety.org/topics/voting/index.htm). The Americans with Disabilities Act came about in 1991, and has been revised several times since. The purpose of the document is to make sure the proper accommodations are made in public facilities to provide accessibility to people with disabilities. The Act also states that individuals with disabilities were “relegated to a position of political...
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...Student name Student ID | Assessor name | | Margaret Amankwah | Date issued | Completion date | Submitted on | | | | | | Assignment title | Understanding specific needs in health and social care | Assignment Overview: Individuals have a wide & diverse range of demands & care needs. The aim of this assignment is to make a better understanding of these demands & needs within the health & social care service system & the development of these settings to ensure the empowerment of the service users. TABLE OF CONTENTS | TOPICS | PAGE NO | Introduction | …………………….4 | Task : 1 : Understanding perceptions of health , disability , illness & behavior | Task 1A | AC : 1.1 & 1.2 | …………………….5 | Task 1B | AC : 1.3 | …………………….6 | Task : 2 : Understanding how health & social care services & systems support individuals with specific needs | Task 2A | AC : 2.1 | …………………….7 | Task 2B | AC : 2.2 & 2.3 | …………………….7 | Task : 3 : Understanding approaches & interventions strategies that support individuals with specific needs | Task 3A | AC : 3.1 & 3.2 | …………………….9 | Task 3B | AC : 3.3 | …………………….10 | Task : 4 : Understanding strategies for coping with challenging behaviors associated with specific needs | Task 4A | AC : 4.1 | …………………….11 | Task 4B | AC : 4.2 | …………………….11 | Task 4C | AC : 4.3 | …………………….12 | Recommendation...
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...Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Unequal treatment in employment 2. Interests and culture differs from the rest of society 3. Obtaining insurance is difficult for the elderly due to their age and the coverage that they may require due to their age. 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 and descrimination against older adults”. (Schaefer, 2012). Ageism influencecs the presence of diversity in society in a negative way because it eliminates the elderly from social activities, the work force, and other areas in society due to the differences between them and the current generation. The elderly are the minority in population and women typically out live men by a 5 to 2 ratio, leaving more women behind than men. This issue influences diversity in a large way, causing many lonely women left behind in a group that is typically separate from the rest of society. • What is the Age Discriminitation in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population? The Age Discriination in Employment Act when into effect in 1968 to protect workers who were at least 40 years of age or older from being let go from their jobs because of age and being replaced with workers...
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...employment. Often these youth are plagued by physical and mental disabilities that will give them a harder road than someone applying for the same position. The U.S. Census Bureau says that about 49.7 million Americans have a disability. Those with a physical disability were 9.4 percent, mental disability was 5.6 percent for people age 16 and older, and 6.9 percent had an employment disability (census.gov). When youth leave facilities were they have been groomed and ultimately institutionalized, they are stuck without skills that will help them obtain employment and be able to compete in today’s society. The research in this paper will explore the laws that protect those with disabilities and how they may be improved to provide them with equal employment opportunities. These youth put so much of their self-worth into having a job but are often discriminated against. Getting up and being involved in a working society puts forth an image of belonging as so many times in their past they have been shunned aside and made to feel inferior by those most important to them. Disability discrimination occurs when an employer or other entity covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, or the Rehabilitation Act, as amended, treats a qualified individual with a disability who is an employee or applicant unfavorably because she has a disability (eeoc.gov). The negative portrayal of those with mental disabilities is what habitually causes them not to obtain employment. Employers...
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...Week 5 Learning Team Reflective Responses SPE 556 Week 6 DQ 1 SPE 556 Week 6 DQ 2 SPE 556 Week 6 Individual Professional Ethics Article SPE 556 Week 6 Learning Team Home-School Communications Sheet ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPE 556 Week 1 DQ 1(UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 0 Times, Rating: No Rating What is the definition of the terms disability, impairment, and handicap. Provide two real-life examples for each term. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPE 556 Week 1 DQ 2(UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 2 Times, Rating: A+ How do school, work, and recreational settings make reasonable accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities, other health impairments, or severe sensory disorders? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPE 556 Week 1 Individual Personal Experience Paper(UOP For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 3 Times, Rating: A+ Write a 250- to 500-word description of your personal...
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...Conceptualizing Disability More than merely being a physical manifestation, disability is a socially constructed phenomenon which has implications, more in the socio- economic sphere than anything else. Our society has stricter norms about what is considered ‘normal’ and disability deviates from the societal conception of ‘normal’. This socially constructed normality becomes a barrier in the lives of the disabled as they deviate from the ‘norm’ of what one should be like both physically or mentally. While for the non disabled people, ‘it goes without saying’ that they are human beings. For the disabled people in many historical contexts ‘it has to be said’. It undertakes special efforts on their part to establish their existence (Hughes, 2007). In all the modern discourses disability is regarded as totally intolerable and is looked at with a strong sense of negativity (Campbell, 2005 cited in Hughes, 2007). Also the assumption that the life of a disabled is shattered and needs the attachments of pity and sympathy further attaches stigma to disability (Smith, 2005 cited in Hughes, 2007). The politics behind defining disability and ‘normality’ is discussed in the ‘social model of disability’ (Oliver, 1990). How disability has acquired the meanings and connotations that it has acquired over time have much to do with the politics of the dominant group in the society. The dominant group or the power holders define the ‘normality’ so as to look at the people with disability/impairment...
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...and/or disabilities the individual may have. There are many possible multiple conditions that an individual can have which can affect their ability to complete everyday tasks. An individual may have a physical disability, learning disability or mental health issue as well as other conditions EG Arthritis, diabetes, dementia, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cancer or COPD. They may also have a sensory impairment which means they have problems with their hearing and their sight. 1.2 Explain how multiple conditions and/or disabilities may have an additional impact on the individual’s wellbeing and quality of life. If an individual has multiple conditions or disabilities it can severely restrict their ability to complete day to day activities , so they are unable to use the...
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...Diversity in the Workplace Wendy Fowler Diversity in the Workplace Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences between people in an organization. Workplace diversity is about acknowledging differences and adapting work practices to create an inclusive environment in which diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds are valued. It is about understanding the individual differences in the people we work with that arise from a broad range of backgrounds and lifestyles, and recognizing the value of using those different perspectives, ideas and ways of working to enhance the quality and outcomes of work. Our diversity is shaped by a variety of characteristics including age, ethnicity, gender, disability, language, religious beliefs, life stages, education, career responsibilities, sexual orientation, personality and marital status (Leonard 2013). Workplace diversity builds on the traditional principles of equal employment opportunity (EEO). While EEO focuses on ensuring that all people have access to employment opportunities and conditions, diversity means accepting, welcoming and valuing the differences essential in every individual and recognizing the contribution that a diverse workforce can make to organizational effectiveness and performance. To understand how diversity affects the work place let us look at different types of diversity which includes differences in skill and abilities, values and attitudes, occupation differences, and age. Different Types...
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...of the americans with disabilities act Joey Lahman [Company name] [Company address] History of the americans with disabilities act Abstract For years, individuals with uncontrollable disabilities have been discriminated against in education, employment, and public services. I have gathered information pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act to better educate those with disabilities and employers alike. I have found that even with the Act in place the number of discriminatory complaints regarding disabled people continues to rise each year. I recommend that employers make a better, conscious effort to employ and accommodate those who are disabled. Joey Lahman MGMT 339 – Cross Cultural Management Research Paper History of the Americans with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act was first introduced to Congress in 1988 and was officially signed into law at the White House, during a signing ceremony on July 26, 1990 (dredf.org). However, the need for the Americans with Disabilities Act began long before that in cities all over the country. When individuals with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities began to fight for equality in their communities. The first step towards the Americans with Disabilities Act was the establishment of small groups that would advocate for the rights of the disabled and the Independent Living Movement, which “challenged the notion that people with disabilities needed to be institutionalized...
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