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    A Mad People’s Historical Analysis: A Book Review of Disability‚ Mothers‚ and Organization by Melanie Panitch The audience that Panitch (2008) appeals to is disability professionals‚ academics‚ and students of Critical Disabilities that seek to influence educational and community-based policy change as an institutional and community-based awareness of the mother’s role in caregiving settings. More so‚ it can be used to provide more insight into activist community in which mothers and other family

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    Oppression and Disability An oppressed group is a group of people that are treated unequally‚ different‚ and unjust. Unfortunately‚ there are various groups of race‚ sexual orientation‚ or religion that face oppression. There is one group that also receives it and it is our disabled community. Even with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)‚ they are still discriminated against in various forms. Society does not know their full capabilities and refuse to learn more about them. They are oppressed

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    Diversity and Inclusion David Jubbs There are two models that link Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion and the first one is Social Model of disability which views discrimination and prejudice as being embedded in today’s society‚ their attitudes and their surrounding environment. The Social Model focuses on who the adult is as a person not what their disability or diagnosis is and the focus is on how to improve the individuals life and empower them to be more independent in what they do such as if

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    group: the elderly and frail‚ those with a mental illness (including dementia)‚ those with a sensory‚ physical or learning disability‚ and those with severe physical disability. The current definition‚ in the Department of Health guidance “No secrets”‚ states that a vulnerable adult is “a person who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability‚ age or illness; and who may be unable to take care of him or herself‚ or unable to protect themselves against harm or

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    BA LEARNING DIFFICULTIES/DISABILITIES SESSION: 2009/2010 SEMESTER: One SUBJECT: Psychological and Social Development (LG0901G) STUDENT ID: 0905405/0901361 Critically evaluate the Medical Model and the Social Model of Disability‚ as applied to people with learning difficulties/disabilities. Your answer should address how these models have developed over time. Within the essay consideration should be given to the place of intelligence and labelling within each model. Also discuss how each model

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    Physical Disability Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and the disability 1.1 Explain the importance of recognising the centrality of the individual rather than the disability It is important you recognise the individuality of the person to help boost their confidence and self-esteem and make sure you aren’t labelling them. If you were to label them you would forget their individuality and start thinking they cant do something because of their disability.

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    Severe and Multiple Disabilities Case Study Sarina never had the opportunity to go preschool an didn’t begin her formal education in the public schools until the age of 6. She is now 15 years old and goes to Eastmont Junior High. Sarina does not verbally speak‚ walk‚ hear‚ or see. Professionals have used several labels to describe her‚ including severely disabled‚ severely multiple handicapped‚ deaf-blind and profoundly mentally retarded. Sarina has a support team of administrators‚ teachers

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    Option 2 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed‚ in effort‚ to protect the hiring rights of disabled persons in the workforce. It sought to make the bigotry and prejudice that faced disabled people in the hiring process illegal and‚ also‚ to lesson the economic burden put on firms to accommodate disabled persons needs in the office by making it illegal to refuse to hire and accommodate to save money. The logic was that if all businesses must‚ then no business can gain a competitive

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    The disability simulation that I choose to do was to rent a wheelchair from the mall and spend an hour navigating around the mall in the wheelchair. The reason that I choose this simulation is because I thought it would be a great idea for me to experience what obstacles the people who are in wheelchairs have to endure on a daily basis in simple day-to-day activities. There are many things that people without disabilities‚ more specifically in this simulation people not in wheelchairs‚ do every single

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    DISABILITY: ENQUIRY TWO ASSESSMENT People who experience a disability are some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups within our society. This essay will explain what disability is and what it means to have a disability. Disability can often be seen as a form of social deviance‚ and so‚ because of this‚ the disability community can be othered and excluded within mainstream society. This essay will give examples of how othering occurs and how othering could be avoided‚ when working as

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