Disability Rights: The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Right Movement of the 1960s and 70s in America against racism gave rise to disability rights. Disability rights groups argued that the problem lay with way society respond to people with disabilities. Disability group took actions against institutional discrimination, poor access, social environments and inequalities. In 1945, many disabled people were killed. Also many people were isolated and sterilised. The Disability Employment Act, (1944), is to provide shelter, employment and jobs for disabled people. A Social and Medical models of disability established. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 came to be. (Historic England). In prehistoric time, due to the shame and stigma attached to mental illness, many hid their mentally
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It was welcome by the disabled group. In 1960s and 1970s, a new group of disabled people challenged the way in which they were treated and regarded in the society. Definitions of impairment and disability were developed which now formed the basis of the Social model. Disability is no longer seen as an individual problem but a social issue caused by policies, practices, attitude and environment. A wheelchair user may have a physical impairment, because of the absence of ramp, this prevent them from accessing the building. This mean that the disabling factor is the inaccessible environment. The social model focuses on ridding society of barriers, rather than relying no “curing” people who have impairment. The society think if a person is impaired, he or she has no use in the society, but this is very wrong because people with any form of impairment are still very useful to the country.
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Analyse the impact of past and present legislations, social policies, society and culture on the ways that services are made available for individuals such as John and his family.
Policy is a term used to describe any course of action which intends to change a certain situation. Government uses policy to tackle a wide range of issues. In fact, it can make policies that could change how much tax you pay, parking fines, immigration laws, health and education. (indirect.gov.uk).
Society – According to sociologists, a society is a group of people with common territory, interaction and culture. Members of a society must come in contact with one
It was welcome by the disabled group. In 1960s and 1970s, a new group of disabled people challenged the way in which they were treated and regarded in the society. Definitions of impairment and disability were developed which now formed the basis of the Social model. Disability is no longer seen as an individual problem but a social issue caused by policies, practices, attitude and environment. A wheelchair user may have a physical impairment, because of the absence of ramp, this prevent them from accessing the building. This mean that the disabling factor is the inaccessible environment. The social model focuses on ridding society of barriers, rather than relying no “curing” people who have impairment. The society think if a person is impaired, he or she has no use in the society, but this is very wrong because people with any form of impairment are still very useful to the country.
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Analyse the impact of past and present legislations, social policies, society and culture on the ways that services are made available for individuals such as John and his family.
Policy is a term used to describe any course of action which intends to change a certain situation. Government uses policy to tackle a wide range of issues. In fact, it can make policies that could change how much tax you pay, parking fines, immigration laws, health and education. (indirect.gov.uk).
Society – According to sociologists, a society is a group of people with common territory, interaction and culture. Members of a society must come in contact with one