“About Being Considered ‘Retarded.’” by Amanda Baggs gives a great perspective on how those who have a disability are considered to be inferior or less human due to them being different from the societal standard of “normal”. To Baggs the way she looks and processes information is normal however compared to standards that society has placed she is different. To me Baggs is conveying the message that we label individuals who are different in this case those who have a cognitive disability and segregate them being considered normal due to the label of retarded.…
Mairs discusses how she doesn't like to be called “differently abled,” “disabled,” or “handicapped”. Mairs states how these words aren't specific, or descriptive. When talking about the word “crippled,”…
This all changed after the Tennessee v. Lane case. This case forced public buildings to install handicapped entrances, making life easier for anyone handicapped. This case was a real eye-opener to the struggle of being handicapped and it…
As stated on page 1, handicaps have been made to take away so call advantages that some people have. As stated by the author, a Handicapper General was…
What are the differences between the definitions of disability and handicap? Provide examples to support your response.…
If someone names her “handicapped,” she feels that…
Disabled. Disabled is a word commonly defined as being physically or mentally impaired, injured,or incapacitated(dictionary.com.) Disabled is a word that brings a bad astigmatism over someone with its negative connotation. Nancy Maris dislikes the word disabled because she thinks that the English language uses to much euphemism in our speech. Maris want the language to use more straightforward language, even if it might offend some people. In her memoir Maris talks about how she became disabled from the disease M.S. She talks about her first symptoms when she was in college and how some days she wishes she was not disabled. In this story allusions provide more context about what she was thinking. Allusions in Nancy Maris’s “I Am a Cripple”…
A disability may be physical, cognitive (includes the memory process), mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some of them combined. A disability may occur from birth, or happen during a person's lifetime. Who is to say handicap people and people with disabilities are even weaker than most? No one is capable of making that kind of…
Once an individual has had a bad experience while carrying out a task, it diminishes their confidence and self-worth and makes the task seem impossible to achieve. When a person who has no perception of disabilities makes an aside of how someone in a wheelchair, for instance, could ever do something like climb a mountain, for the wheelchair user with a low feeling of worth and achievement this sort of comment makes even more of a barrier.…
Have you ever used the word “retard” without thinking about what the word really means? Patricia Bauer author of “A Movie, A Word, and My Family’s Battle” writes about how the movie industry uses the word “retard” loosely with no regard for the intellectually disabled community. Bauer explains how society has accepted the use of the word “retard” as a common phrase to mean or make fun of a mistake that was made. The writerThere are many qualities needed for a good argument. A good argumentative essay must not only show a good grasp of the issues, but also delivers a well-structured essay that communicates clearly. The argument must be organized and structured so that it lays out a clear agenda; it spells out the question to be answered and the issue to be covered, so that the reader has a clear and focused idea of what the argument is supposed to be about. Clear use of valid evidence is needed to argue the views on any subject. Valid evidence must show two sides of a topic (briefly) and provide proof as to why the reader should be persuaded to one side or position. The conclusion should sum up the argument without adding any additional information. Bauer’s argument to end the derogatory use of the word “retard” was ineffective due to the lack of organization and structure; it was based solely on an emotional standpoint and invalid evidence to prove her argument.…
In the essay “cripple” (1992), Nancy Mairs, implies that the word cripple is the better suited word for her because it does not hide the fact of what she really is and because handicapped or disabled is just a nicer way of saying cripple. Mairs made it clear that she wanted to be called crippled and not handicapped and/or disabled, it made her feel undeveloped and insecure. Mairs said society is no readier to accept crippledness than to accept death, war, sex, sweat, or wrinkles, in order to prove her point that society cannot see anything other than the way a person looks. The intended audiences are people that base their opinions on the looks of people and not their personality.…
Society comprises individuals and communities of remarkable diversity. In addition to racial, ethnic, social, economic, and religious differences, people also have physical differences, which include a wide spectrum of abilities. Along this spectrum lie a range of impairments, or disabilities, and to fully understand the implications of impairment and disability, it is important to define the two terms. In an effort to accomplish this, and to illustrate two opposing views on impairment and disability, the ideas of artist-activist Liz Crow and film director-producer Josh Aronson will be examined. In doing so, the argument will be made that in order to move toward a society where prejudice and barriers no longer…
The word “retarded” can never, in any form, be used “correctly”. Everyone says it. My best friends, my family, superiors, even families with a special need children. However, that doesn’t make it right. Strongly against the use of the word - stands John McGinley, Special Olympics Ambassador. In his Huffington Post Blog, “What Really Happens When We Use The R-Word,” the firm activist explains why this now commonly used word is always meant as a “euphemistic put-down”, and how it should never be used to define an individual with a disability. Instead, the word should be disposed of, and replaced with an alternative “with greater reliance on love, compassion, and grace.”…
Older adults sometimes may drive, walk or speak slower and as an adult we should be able to recognize that it should not bother us but instead help them. But other people may not think the same and sometimes instead of taking care of who care for them once they send them to Senior Holmes for others to care for them. Which in some cases it is recommended because of the physical or medical attention older adults may need, but if all they need is a ride or to be cooked for, I believe it is unnecessary. Therefore, if older adults are being stereotyped because they move slower than the younger adults, people with disabilities are viewed differently by people who are obviously not educated to understand. People with disabilities are viewed differently because of their physical characteristics such as, blindness, mobility, etc. People that are not educated or know someone with physical disabilities will not understand unless they attempt to recognize it. For example, how many people will help a man or women in a wheelchair who is attempting to carry their groceries? Instead others will just stare and stereotype until the person in the wheelchair is out of sight. This situation seems un-human but these cases do occur in our daily life. Stereotyping does occur towards the elderly because of their lack of movement and people with physical…
Disability is seen as the problem; not attempting to overcome challenges presented from disability. Therefore people with disabilities are excluded and miss out on lots of things in life…