Eth125 R7 Appendix I

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Appendix I
Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |
|Ageism |Discrimination against persons of a certain age group. |
|Baby boomer |A person born during a baby boom, especially one born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1965. |
|Americans with Disabilities Act |Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids |
| |discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. |
|Visitability |Building private homes to be accessible for visitors with disabilities. |
|Accessibility |Easy to approach, enter, use, or understand. |
|Disability |A physical or mental handicap, especially one that prevents a person from living a full, |
| |normal life or from holding a gainful job. |
|Inclusion |The act of including. |
|Deinstitutionalization |To release (a mentally or physically handicapped person) from a hospital, asylum, home, or|
| |other institution with the intention of providing treatment, support, or rehabilitation |
| |primarily through community resources under the supervision of health-care professionals |
| |or facilities. |
|Special education