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    Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Physical hardships 2. Unequal treatment 3. Married to other elderly Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism is a discrimination against people who are older. Ageism influence the presence of diversity in society can happen

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    security. Narrator: Reef is about to leave Leeza’s room until she calls for his name to stay. Leeza: Wait Reef! Please don’t leave‚ I’m sorry. I’m just lonely and very sad that I can no longer do all the funs things I use to when I wasn’t in a wheelchair. Reef: I come here to apologize and all you do is give me shit! I can’t change what happened‚ but I change what’s happening right now. This is why I came‚ I’ve changed I’m a better person now Leeza! Let me make it up for you. Leeza: Sorry Reef

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    is having an easier time with their work due to them helping. An example of a hero that doesn’t necessarily work with people could be people who invent things. The person that invented the wheelchair is a hero because he has helped millions of people around the world that are disabled. Without the wheelchair people who cannot walk would not be able to move around as easily. This person is a hero to those people that he is helping. This is what I believe is the true definition of a

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    disability views disability as a ‘problem’ that belongs to the disabled individual. It is not seen as an issue to concern anyone other than the individual affected. For example‚ if a wheelchair using student is unable to get into a building because of some steps‚ the medical model would suggest that this is because of the wheelchair‚ rather than the steps. The social model of disability‚ in contrast‚ would see the steps as the disabling barrier. This model draws on the idea that it is society that disables

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    into a truck‚ to a person walking up a pedestrian ramp‚ to an automobile or railroad train climbing a grade. Inclined planes are widely used in the form of loading ramps to load and unload goods on trucks‚ ships‚ and planes. Wheelchair ramps are used to allow people in wheelchairs to get over vertical obstacles without exceeding their strength. Escalators and slanted conveyor belts are also forms of inclined plane. In a funicular or cable railway a railroad car is pulled up a steep inclined plane using

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    Being able to step into others’ shoes and perceive the world from their perspective allows individuals to experience different ways of viewing situations other than just their own. Many individuals have encountered different situations‚ which enable them to have different perceptions and experiences than others. This theme of perspective is presented through Langston Hughes’ poem Minstrel Man as the central idea is based upon people watching this mans’ actions and judging him from what they observe

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    Pedro Almodovar’s 1997 film Live Flesh (Carne Tremula)‚ is rich in both visual and story elements‚ making in the perfect candidate for a scene analysis. Upon writing this paper‚ however‚ this was almost to my disadvantage. I watched it through and whittled it down to about five scenes I considered analyzing. This self-challenge is a testament to not only this film‚ but Almodovar’s whole body of work; he has created so many thoughtful‚ intricate‚ and all together entertaining films in his career‚

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    wheelchairs must not be used merely to save time. Try provide moral rather than physical support. Be aware when be to firm or gentle‚ or to negotiate. Show sympathy and praise effort. (Constant chivvying can be irritating and counter-productive.) Involve

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    Can you imagine being thrown from a car at 30mph? Well‚ I never thought I could until this happened to me in the summer of 2011. It was a gorgeous June afternoon‚ and summer had just begun. I had just gotten my license‚ and I couldn’t wait to go cruising’ around. I had spent the day at my friend’s house‚ and now I was on my way home. I was almost home‚ I just had to turn onto the gravel road to get to my house. While I was turning‚ I was trying to put in a mix CD I had just made‚ and trying to turn

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    almost three years ago. My brother‚ Alex‚ was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. His own body was fighting him and there was no cure. The doctors gave him two more years of mobility before he would more than likely be bound to crutches or even a wheelchair. When the doctors told him that he should quit the high intensity exercise that has become a part of his personality; Alex stood up and told them no. They advised him that there was a larger chance that working out would accelerate the disease than

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