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    they want change ever so badly‚ it takes a brave person to go agents the crowd to stand out and make their word be heard. Two people that stand out and express their thoughts not only for themselves but for everyone are Rosa Parks from the Civil rights movement and Morrie Schwartz from the book Tuesdays with morrie. Both of these people have invested time to impact and change people’s lives for the better. Rosa Parks’s was a nonconformist and NAACP activist that made herself known throughout the civil

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    People with physical disabilities experience occupational injustice every day with society disabling them due to inaccessibility. “Almost all jobs can be performed by someone with a disability given the right environment” (Lindqvist & Lunda‚ 2012‚ p. 148). The Human Rights Act 1998 states that we have a right to choose employment‚ education‚ leisure‚ and participate in the cultural life of a community. These are all occupations we have a right to although inaccessibility in society disables people

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    Methods used by the civil rights movement in the 1950s The methods that were used in by the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s were largely based around lobbying‚ protests and boycotting. The African American residing in the United States found these things effective and professional among their community‚ and together they worked towards changing laws‚ legislations and above all the constitution of the USA. Mass protesting was popular and one form of protesting that made a phenomenal part

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    Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King was a Baptist Minister and a social activist. He was born on January 15‚ 1929 in Atlanta‚ Georgia at their family home. He was the second child of Martin Luther King‚ Sr. and Alberta Williams King (The King Center‚ About Dr. King). Martin Luther King Jr. married Coretta Scott King‚ together they had four children. Dr. King’s goal as an activist was to try and achieve equality for African Americans in a nonviolent way. He was a big part of the Civil Rights Movement and

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    David refuses to hire Anna because of her disabilities. The critical variables for Anna are disabilities‚ including Multiple Sclerosis and she is a wheelchair user‚ accommodations‚ the qualifications‚ and all her rights under the ADA law. For David‚ his variables will be the expense‚ agreement to the specific disabilities of the applicant undue hardship‚ as well as the compliance to the ADA law. 2. Under the ADA‚ who is a qualified individual with a disability? If Anna filed a lawsuit‚ who would have

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    a friend or at least know about someone who is disabled. The number of disabled individuals continues to rise along with the population. Disabled Americans have experienced hardship throughout history‚ and their effort led to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Disabled Americans have a long and painful history. Ableism was a prevalent state of mind up into the 20th century (Faville). Ableism was discrimination against disabled individuals (Faville). Because of this‚ the disabled were often passed

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    This legislation offers a variety of services for persons with physical and cognitive disabilities. It is the federal law that authorizes the formula grant programs for vocational rehabilitation‚ supported employment‚ independent living‚ and client assistance. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) services of the Rehabilitation Act help eligible persons with a disability pursue post-secondary education‚ employment‚ and independent living. Services include medial and psychological

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    Rights and reality Disabled people’s experiences of accessing goods and services Eleanor Gore and Guy Parckar‚ 2010 Contents Contents 3 Executive Summary 4 Introduction 4 Key findings 4 Recommendations 8 Chapter 1 – Introduction and background 11 Background 11 Inaccessibility‚ disability poverty and social exclusion 12 Definitions 14 The current system 15 The Equality Act 17 Chapter 2 – Findings of our research 20 About

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    YOURSECIALEDUCATIONR IGHTS.COM ON ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT  Their youtube channel Yservideo is a channel containing informative videos regarding special education rights to parents of children with special needs. They offer a free membership at www.YourSpecialEducationRights.com.  The site was developed by Special Education Attorney Jennifer Laviano‚ Disability Rights Advocate Julie Swanson. Jen and Julie’s experience brings to subscribers the perfect combination of perspectives as lawyer‚ advocate and parent. 

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    “Maps” planning‚ “Person centred portfolios” (otherwise known as “Essential Lifestyle Planning”) and “Personal Future Planning.” Pathway Planning: A Pathway Plan sets out the arrangements to meet the needs of a young person so that they can take the right steps into adulthood. The process of making the Pathway Plan starts just before the young person’s 16th birthday and lasts until they are 21 (or longer if the young person is in education or training).The Pathway Plan is usually put together by the

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