Freedom and equality, how far have we come as a country?
Civil rights movement for African Americans
Women suffrage movement
Disabilities rights movement
Native American rights
Religious freedom
Other topic (ask for consent form teacher, if you can find the research you most likely can do it!)
Stereotypes
Over weight, Skinny, Black, White, Asian, Native American, Men, Women, Old, Young
Civil rights movement for African Americans
Women suffrage movement
Disabilities rights movement
Native American rights
Religious freedom
Other topic (ask for consent form teacher, if you can find the research you most likely can do it!)
Stereotypes
Over weight, Skinny, Black, White, Asian, Native American, Men, Women, Old, Young
Take this time to reflect on these movements and stereotypes along with any others you can think of and think about the progress we have made as a country and what issues we still need to work on.
What can you to to further equality and freedom in our country and possibly around the world?
How can you help break the stereotypes and prejudices persons have on another?
What are some of the harmful effects of stereotypes? how can we help the people who are affected?
What can you to to further equality and freedom in our country and possibly around the world?
How can you help break the stereotypes and prejudices persons have on another?
What are some of the harmful effects of stereotypes? how can we help the people who are affected?
Now its your turn
Students will pick one of the topics or stereotypes above. Students will research their topic of rights and or stereotypes. Students will compose a two page double spaced summary of the key components of their topic. Students will use their research reflect and understand how these topics affected our country in the past and how these issues currently affect us or group from specified topic and our country. Students will compare and contrast the differences of past and present issues as well as compose a paragraph as to how they as an individual or as a group, community and or society can help make changes to the current issues in another two page double spaced paper. Students will attach a minimum of two images with statements about how these images are relevant to their topic. Each student will hand in a four page double spaced paper with the accompanying two images attached with the brief explanation about how and why the images are relevant.
Here we have an example of my own work for this assignment
Here we have an example of my own work for this assignment
Disability rights movement
Some historians concur that the Disability rights movement which spans over 200 years, began in 1817 when The American School of the Deaf launched in Hartford, Connecticut as the very first educational institution to use sign language and cater people with disabilities. The goal of the school was not only to educate but to foster self-reliance. Other key events of the movement included the start of the New England Asylum for the Blind in 1829, the introduction of Braille in 1832, the first patent for a wheelchair issued in 1869 and government-authorized compensation for disabled workers in 1911. Moments like the establishment of the National Employ the Handicapped Week in 1945, the Hill-Burton Act of 1946 which provided federal aid for rehabilitation, the creation of Social Security Disability Insurance in 1950, and Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 which guaranteed people with disabilities could no longer be banned from flights are also pivotal developments. Many believe that the movement peaked with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The ADA is considered by many to be the most important civil rights law since Title 504 rehabilitation act of 1973. It has support from across this nation's largest minority population – People with Disabilities, as well as supporters and advocates.The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvements Act of 1999, or TWWIIA, expanded the availability of both Medicaid and Medicare because enough People with Disabilities expressed a desire to participate in society through work.One of the most reasonable, honest and very human demands that so many People with Disabilities have made is NOT to be placed in institutions. Society has endlessly pursued a Victorian-era perspective of throwing persons with disabilites into institutions out of a number of misconceived perceptions that ill-serve the disabled population. The year 1999 finally found the Olmstead v. L.C. Case in front of the Supreme Court, which ruled that unnecessary institutionalization of People with Disabilities constitutes discrimination and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court further ruled that people have a right to receive benefits in the, “most integrated setting appropriate to their needs,” ruling that failing to find a community-based placement for a qualified Person with a Disability comprises illegal discrimination. In the year 2005, the State of Tennessee presented People with Disabilities with massive cuts to the Medicaid program in that state, leading to a sit-in at the Governor's office. The sit-in lasted for seventy-five days! The previous record was set in the year 1977 by the HEW office takeover.
Citation: Disabled World News (2011-05-04) - As People with Disabilities we are very capable of working towards achieving rights and creating organizations: http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/success-challenges.php#ixzz2Lk75KdSF
Citation: Disabled World News (2011-05-04) - As People with Disabilities we are very capable of working towards achieving rights and creating organizations: http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/success-challenges.php#ixzz2Lk75KdSF
Listed below is a chronology of the disability rights movment created by PUT
http://www.parentsunitedtogether.com/RightsMovements.html
Issues that occurred in the Past
Individuals with disabilities where hidden from the rest of society inside institutions where they lived in poor conditions and were ill cared for. Individuals with disabilities were called names like Idiot, Retard etc. Individuals with disabilities had little to no real access to work or education due to discrimination. Access to education and employment have also been a major focus of the disability rights movement. Adaptive technologies, enabling people to work jobs they could not have previously, help create access to jobs and economic independence. Access in the classroom has helped improve education opportunities and independence for people with disabilities.Freedom from abuse, neglect, and violations of patients' rights are also important goals of the disability rights movement. Abuse and neglect includes inappropriate seclusion and restraint, inappropriate use of force by staff and/or providers, threats, harassment and/or retaliation by staff or providers, failure to provide adequate nutrition, clothing, and/or medical and mental health care, and/or failure to provide a clean and safe living environment, as well as other issues which pose a serious threat to the physical and psychological well-being of a person with a disability. Violations of patients' rights include failure to obtain informed consent for treatment, failure to maintain the confidentiality of treatment records, and inappropriate restriction of the right to communicate and associate with others, as well as other restrictions of rights.
In 1973 the (American) Rehabilitation act became law; Sections 501, 503, and 504 prohibited discrimination in federal programs and services and all other programs or services receiving federal funds. Key language in the Rehabilitation Act, found in Section 504, states “No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States, shall, solely by reason of his [sic] handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."This was the first civil rights law guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
Another crucial turning point was the nationwide sit-in in 1977 of government buildings operated by HEW (the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare), conceived by Frank Bowe and organized by the American Colation of Citizens with Disabilities, that led to the release of regulations pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. On April 5, 1977, activists began to demonstrate and some sat-in in the offices found in ten of the federal regions including New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. The two most noteworthy protests occurred in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The protesters demanded the signing of regulations for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. There were about 300 people in Washington, D.C. who marched to and then demonstrated inside the HEW building where Secretary Joseph Califano's office was. He was the person who was to sign the regulations, but was delaying the process. Although he met with a few protest representatives, including Frank Bowe, he still did not sign. This action led many protesters to continue their sit-in overnight, but they then left after 28 hours.[3] The more successful sit-in occurred in San Francisco, led by Judith Judith Heumann.[12] The first day of protests marked the first of a 25-day sit-in. Close to 120 disability activists and protesters occupied the HEW building. Califano finally signed on April 28, 1977. This protest was significant not only because its goal was achieved, but also because it was the foremost concerted effort between people of different disabilities coming together in support of legislation that affected the overall disability population, rather than only specific groups.[3][5] Prior to the 1990 enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act was the most important disability rights legislation in the United States.[4]
In 1978 disability rights activists in Denver, Colorado, organized by the Atlantis Community, held a sit-in and blockade of the Denver Regional Transit Authority buses in 1978. They were protesting the fact that city’s transit system was completely inaccessible for the physically disabled. This action proved to be just the first in a series of civil disobedience demonstrations that lasted for a year until the Denver Transit Authority finally bought buses equipped with wheelchair lifts. In 1983, Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit (ADAPT) was responsible for another civil disobedience campaign also in Denver that lasted seven years. They targeted the American Public Transport Association in protest of inaccessible public transportation; this campaign ended in 1990 when bus lifts for people using wheelchairs were required nationwide by the Americans with Disabilities Act.[9]
Another significant protest related to disability rights was the Deaf President Now protest by the Gallaudet University students in Washington, D.C. in March 1988. The 8-day (March 6 – March 13) demonstration and occupation and lock-out of the school began when the Board of Trustees appointed a new hearing President, Elisabeth Zinser, over two Deaf candidates. The students’ primary grievance was that the university, which was dedicated to the education of the hearing-impaired, had never had a Deaf president, someone representative of them. Of the protesters’ four demands, the main one was the resignation of the current president and the appointment of a Deaf one. The student demonstration consisted of about 2,000 participants who were not just students. The protests not only took place on campus, but they also took it to government buildings and marched through the streets. In the end, all the students’ demands were met and . King Jordan was appointed the first Deaf President of the university.[5]
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, and it provided comprehensive civil rights protection for people with disabilities. Closely modeled after the Civil Rights Act and Section 504, the law was the most sweeping disability rights legislation in American history. It mandated that local, state, and federal governments and programs be accessible, that employers with more than 15 employees make “reasonable accommodations” for workers with disabilities and not discriminate against otherwise qualified workers with disabilities, and that public accommodations such as restaurants and stores not discriminate against people with disabilities and that they make “reasonable modifications” to ensure access for disabled members of the public. The act also mandated access in public transportation, communication, and in other areas of public life.
For additional resources check out this website! http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/exhibit_menu.html
In 1973 the (American) Rehabilitation act became law; Sections 501, 503, and 504 prohibited discrimination in federal programs and services and all other programs or services receiving federal funds. Key language in the Rehabilitation Act, found in Section 504, states “No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States, shall, solely by reason of his [sic] handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."This was the first civil rights law guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
Another crucial turning point was the nationwide sit-in in 1977 of government buildings operated by HEW (the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare), conceived by Frank Bowe and organized by the American Colation of Citizens with Disabilities, that led to the release of regulations pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. On April 5, 1977, activists began to demonstrate and some sat-in in the offices found in ten of the federal regions including New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. The two most noteworthy protests occurred in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The protesters demanded the signing of regulations for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. There were about 300 people in Washington, D.C. who marched to and then demonstrated inside the HEW building where Secretary Joseph Califano's office was. He was the person who was to sign the regulations, but was delaying the process. Although he met with a few protest representatives, including Frank Bowe, he still did not sign. This action led many protesters to continue their sit-in overnight, but they then left after 28 hours.[3] The more successful sit-in occurred in San Francisco, led by Judith Judith Heumann.[12] The first day of protests marked the first of a 25-day sit-in. Close to 120 disability activists and protesters occupied the HEW building. Califano finally signed on April 28, 1977. This protest was significant not only because its goal was achieved, but also because it was the foremost concerted effort between people of different disabilities coming together in support of legislation that affected the overall disability population, rather than only specific groups.[3][5] Prior to the 1990 enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act was the most important disability rights legislation in the United States.[4]
In 1978 disability rights activists in Denver, Colorado, organized by the Atlantis Community, held a sit-in and blockade of the Denver Regional Transit Authority buses in 1978. They were protesting the fact that city’s transit system was completely inaccessible for the physically disabled. This action proved to be just the first in a series of civil disobedience demonstrations that lasted for a year until the Denver Transit Authority finally bought buses equipped with wheelchair lifts. In 1983, Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit (ADAPT) was responsible for another civil disobedience campaign also in Denver that lasted seven years. They targeted the American Public Transport Association in protest of inaccessible public transportation; this campaign ended in 1990 when bus lifts for people using wheelchairs were required nationwide by the Americans with Disabilities Act.[9]
Another significant protest related to disability rights was the Deaf President Now protest by the Gallaudet University students in Washington, D.C. in March 1988. The 8-day (March 6 – March 13) demonstration and occupation and lock-out of the school began when the Board of Trustees appointed a new hearing President, Elisabeth Zinser, over two Deaf candidates. The students’ primary grievance was that the university, which was dedicated to the education of the hearing-impaired, had never had a Deaf president, someone representative of them. Of the protesters’ four demands, the main one was the resignation of the current president and the appointment of a Deaf one. The student demonstration consisted of about 2,000 participants who were not just students. The protests not only took place on campus, but they also took it to government buildings and marched through the streets. In the end, all the students’ demands were met and . King Jordan was appointed the first Deaf President of the university.[5]
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, and it provided comprehensive civil rights protection for people with disabilities. Closely modeled after the Civil Rights Act and Section 504, the law was the most sweeping disability rights legislation in American history. It mandated that local, state, and federal governments and programs be accessible, that employers with more than 15 employees make “reasonable accommodations” for workers with disabilities and not discriminate against otherwise qualified workers with disabilities, and that public accommodations such as restaurants and stores not discriminate against people with disabilities and that they make “reasonable modifications” to ensure access for disabled members of the public. The act also mandated access in public transportation, communication, and in other areas of public life.
For additional resources check out this website! http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/exhibit_menu.html
Issues that persons with disabilities face today
· Despite these achievements and many more persons with disabilies continue to battle for full access to their rights such as access to government facilities and housing. Efforts to cultivate more disability rights attorneys and legal backing is a major push of current advocates as lawyers are essential for fighting court battles over education and public rights violations. The current disability rights movement is also centered on advancements in technology and robotics to provide speech, hearing and visual aids as well as the push for better health care, particularly for children with disabilities. persons with disabilities also struggles with others not accepting the appearance of persons with disabilities. Some even pushing for plastic surgery to "correct" their appearance. The fact that there are screenings during pregnancy for a possible disability offends many in the disabled community especially when persons find their unborn child to have a disability and then choose to abort the child. some facilities and even public school have what are called "Scream rooms", which are rooms that persons with disabilities are put in when their behavior is out of control. Many professionals leave these individuals in these rooms where they literally scream. Once the individual has calmed down they release the individual and they go on with their day.
People with Disabilities are facing an immense challenge due to the proposal by Paul Ryan, a Republican who wants to change Medicaid forever. Paul Ryan wants to change Medicaid into, 'voucher,' programs. ADAPT says that Ryan's plan would force People with Disabilities to live in nursing homes, instead of in our own homes – something the Supreme Court has ruled is discrimination. Silently Disabled: The everyday struggles of those with invisible disabilities · They still battle public perception that makes assumptions about them that may not be true, simply as a consequence of their disabilities. Their struggles are numerous, but here are 10 of the most significant. Employment, cost of care, transportation, Accessibility, educational accommodations, relationships, parenting, being herd or having a public voice, social stigma, and integration. As a society people have strayed away from using language like "Restarted" or "Idiot" to refer to someone with a disability. Although some still use this harsh and degrading language many now use the term "Intellectually disability" or ID.
These individuals have great access to adaptive and assistive technology. Assistive Technology refers to “any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities”, while Adaptive Technology covers items that are specifically designed for persons with disabilities and would seldom be used by non-disabled persons. In other words, “Assistive Technology is any object or system that increases or maintains the capabilities of people with disabilities”, while Adaptive Technology is “any object or system that is specifically designed for the purpose of increasing or maintaining the capabilities of people with disabilities
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People with Disabilities are facing an immense challenge due to the proposal by Paul Ryan, a Republican who wants to change Medicaid forever. Paul Ryan wants to change Medicaid into, 'voucher,' programs. ADAPT says that Ryan's plan would force People with Disabilities to live in nursing homes, instead of in our own homes – something the Supreme Court has ruled is discrimination. Silently Disabled: The everyday struggles of those with invisible disabilities · They still battle public perception that makes assumptions about them that may not be true, simply as a consequence of their disabilities. Their struggles are numerous, but here are 10 of the most significant. Employment, cost of care, transportation, Accessibility, educational accommodations, relationships, parenting, being herd or having a public voice, social stigma, and integration. As a society people have strayed away from using language like "Restarted" or "Idiot" to refer to someone with a disability. Although some still use this harsh and degrading language many now use the term "Intellectually disability" or ID.
These individuals have great access to adaptive and assistive technology. Assistive Technology refers to “any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities”, while Adaptive Technology covers items that are specifically designed for persons with disabilities and would seldom be used by non-disabled persons. In other words, “Assistive Technology is any object or system that increases or maintains the capabilities of people with disabilities”, while Adaptive Technology is “any object or system that is specifically designed for the purpose of increasing or maintaining the capabilities of people with disabilities
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How can we as a society help improve the rights and equality of persons with disabilities?
As a society we can refrain from using harsh language such as "idiot" and "restarted" to describe someone with a disability. It is important for people to be educated about others and their surroundings. If the general public was to be more educated and informed about the disability population they would be more excepting and understanding of their differences. Social events and media that promote inclusion and awareness of disabilities should continue and should be expended to broaden the knowledge of other in the community. Inclusion at a young age is a great opportunity for both the disabled population and the non disabled population. This inclusion is proven to show great benefits for both groups of people. Both groups gain an education and an understanding of other peoples differences. This type of inclusion is no different then having a multicultural group of people. It is a group of people with differences, and differences alone. I feel that we could improve the way others view disabled individuals by recognizing their differences as just DIFFERENCES. We come to use the term "DISABLED" but that would infer that someone is unable to do something that someone else can. This example can be seen in many ways, such as the "Learning Disability". By using the term disability it refers to an individual who is disabled from learning. What it really should say is "Learning Difference". In the end that's all that it is. It is a difference in the way someone learns or does something.