For the above assignment, I read one article from a consumer based magazine that addressed issues surrounding people with disabilities. Paper included: purpose of article, targeted population, and what learned about the needs of the discussed population.
Individuals with disabilities are portrayed in many different ways through films and books. Through this assignment I selected a movie that has a character with a disability. In my paper you will find;
- a brief review of characters and plot of story or movie.
- Specifications on the disability being exemplified.
- Examples of labels used and the affects of those labels on the individual with a disability and those around that person.
- A Discussion of the positive and negative attitudes held by characters without disabilities.
- Discussion of social and environmental barriers.
- Discussion of what changes could be implemented to enhance positive attitudes on the part of all characters?
- Descriptions how was the individual with the disability affected positively and negatively by the attitudes of others.
- The impact recreation had on the life of the individual with a disability.
Contemporary Exploration
Albert Einstein once exclaimed, “Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live it whole life believing it is stupid” (Albert Einstein Quotes, n.d).
The United States of America has progressed immensely since we first broke away from the British Rule. The Founding Fathers energized and fought alongside a new nation to preserve the civil liberties of the people. Rights that guarantee the freedom of religion, assembly, education, to live, Rights that the government of power could not abridge. Many years have passed and our world continues to fight for such movements. Some of these include; the Women’s rights movement, Children’s Rights movement, and the Civil Rights movement.
Among the strong and persistent it was then that the The Disability Rights movement was designed and implemented to advocate accessibility and safety for those with disabilities. Despite all of the progress made by disability activists and the laws we have now adopted, we continue to see contention and problems facing today’s society with disabilities.
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