Some people in the the world, don't have the same advantages as others. What I am leading to is Disabilities, a big situation in our local communities even around the world. Did you know! That 51.2 milliion or more people in the world have a level of disabilties, that's like 18% of the world!!!
In the 1960's they passed many laws one of them the, Individuals with disabilities act (IDA) . The IDA guides how states, school districts etc.. give special education. So Disabilities aren't only physical but there can be mental disabilities also.
There has been news that they people with wheel chairs would like to go on the walkway.. but the problem is they can't use stairs. Now they would consider getting an elevator for them, but that costs a lot of money!!
That's where ignorant comments come in saying things that are unfair to the disable. Saying they shouldn't get elevators and saying we should'nt waste money on these people.
These people are human! So why can't you just treat them the way you want to be treated. What if you were in their position?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Ignorance vs Facts
Why do people always feel as if someone that doesn't look like them, shouldn't get the same treatment? According to the ideals of our country, we're do not treat people different. It didn't treat one group better than the other or gave more rights to a different race, gender, ethnic group etc. So why do we? What made it okay for society to belittle the people that are different? Mister X stated that if disable people can't walk on the bridge then that means they should be there, now ladies and gentlemen, is that right? Disability history in america.com stated that 51.2 million people have some level of disability. These people represent 18% of the population. I believe this is important because that is a big percentage. Many of the disabled people are just like us and do many of the works that we do so they shouldn't be deprived of the rights that we all have. We all have family memebers that are disabled in some type of manner, so is this how we would treat them? No we wouldn't, we would be sympathic and do whatever we could to make them feel comfortable, so then why treat a stranger that way? I believe that this percentage seems to grow more and more each year. It's about time we put down our ignorance and start being more understanding and compromising because if we took a step into their shoes, we would've wanted the SAME TREATMENT OF EQUALITY that they are begging for.
Disablility
"Only 11% of parents of adult children with disabilities report their child is employed full time" and this quote is from easterseals.com .I feel that more adult children should be more employed because the prices to help the disabled is very expensive and it hard for the parents to support them. I feel that there isnt enough support for disabled people and there should be foundation that will help people because it's hard to just support yourself now and also having to support their child.
Disabled NOT Dumb
Education is something that truly is vital in today's society and economy
. Without it you won't have much of a living in life. I found that not only able-body people but the disabled are successful as well. On DisabilityHistoryinAmerica.wetpaint.com, I found facts and statistics that help prove my idea true. The percentage(33%) of people ages 25 to 64 who had a non severe disability and were college graduates. This compares with 43percent with no disability and 22 percent with a severe disability. This proves that even though there is a situation or disability, people of various back rounds strive to do better regardless of what people opinions are. Just because someone is disabled never under-estimate their abilities to be smart or to do anything. "Never judge a book by it's cover", is the old saying meaning , don't ever think you better than anyone or any situation enough to prejudge them, because what you may think your better than you may be proven wrong.
. Without it you won't have much of a living in life. I found that not only able-body people but the disabled are successful as well. On DisabilityHistoryinAmerica.wetpaint.com, I found facts and statistics that help prove my idea true. The percentage(33%) of people ages 25 to 64 who had a non severe disability and were college graduates. This compares with 43percent with no disability and 22 percent with a severe disability. This proves that even though there is a situation or disability, people of various back rounds strive to do better regardless of what people opinions are. Just because someone is disabled never under-estimate their abilities to be smart or to do anything. "Never judge a book by it's cover", is the old saying meaning , don't ever think you better than anyone or any situation enough to prejudge them, because what you may think your better than you may be proven wrong.
Success has no limit, expectations or appearance.
A SHOCKER
In this world today there are many people who are among us who have a disability from the young to the old. In disabiltyhistoryinamerica.wetpaint.com , they open the eyes to everyone who reads there page about how many people in America have disabilities. 51.2 million people have a disability in America, that is eighteen percent of the nation's population. The fact that's on the page is how many kids have disabilities. There are 1.8 million people fifteen years or older who have said that they couldn't see, which is a great number of young people who have disabilities. There was one more fact right under it and that was that a million of our nation's youth could not hear, that's even great number of youths who have disability.That's a lot of people who need many kinds of special things put in for them like in restaurants. The government needs to help get put in because I'm pretty sure if the president was a disabled person there would be special treatment for him, because he is the president doesn't mean we should treat him any better than we treat somebody else who has disabilities. Many politicians are against helping the disabled people out because they want to keep their pockets fat, and even the people who pay tax people say that they don't want to pay for someone else, but they don't think of the help they need. The people who are against paying tax dollars for disabled people also don't think of what if I become disabled wouldn't I like someone to help me because I sure would. I would want someone to help me like I would help somebody else. People who are disabled should make a stand, and fight for their rights that every American has.
Disability Statistics
"Only 11% of parents of adult children with disabilities report their child is employed full time"
- Easter Seals Disability Service
Why is it that only 11% percents of disable people or employed full time? Doesn't the Americans With Disabilities Act protect the civil rights of people with disabilities including employment? It is common for people to assume that a certain job can not be done because the potential employee would be disabled. It is against the law and morally wrong for an employer to decline someone a job strictly because of their disability. 51.2 million people are disabled. That makes up 18% percent of our population. This quote is so important because it will open peoples eyes to the struggles and discrimination that disabled people face everyday. The people who are not disabled will never understand the struggles that people go through, but statistics, facts, stories, and videos will give the closest uinderstanding to the struggles they will go through. It seems as if no matter how much we speak of it, equality does not exist in our society.
- Easter Seals Disability Service
Why is it that only 11% percents of disable people or employed full time? Doesn't the Americans With Disabilities Act protect the civil rights of people with disabilities including employment? It is common for people to assume that a certain job can not be done because the potential employee would be disabled. It is against the law and morally wrong for an employer to decline someone a job strictly because of their disability. 51.2 million people are disabled. That makes up 18% percent of our population. This quote is so important because it will open peoples eyes to the struggles and discrimination that disabled people face everyday. The people who are not disabled will never understand the struggles that people go through, but statistics, facts, stories, and videos will give the closest uinderstanding to the struggles they will go through. It seems as if no matter how much we speak of it, equality does not exist in our society.
Disablities affect every one
While I was doing the webquest I went to Wetpaint(Disabilities statistics in America) and I seen a stat that really jumped out to me. The statistic was 11% of children 6-14 (4million children) have a disablilty. That jumped out to me because it made me think of how many kids will not have a easy childhood. This stat also made me think of my own family. I have 5 brothers and out of those 5 brothers 3 of them have disabilities. My youngest brother A.J. that is 3 is on the autistic spectrum, my brother Trevor who is 6 is in the autisic spectrum and has ADD and ADHD, and my oldest brother Louis is 18 is all of the above and he is going to be an adult child he will not be able to go to college, live by himself, or even get a regular job. Being that 3 of my brothers have disabilities society helps my family out because that means they all get to go to school and get the educational help that the need. Society doesn't help my family because I notice that when we are going out to hang out in the mall or something people often stare or make fun of my brothers Trevor and Louis because they have disablilties and it shows when they talk or the way the act. I wish that society will change and not look at them as weird or un-normal ,but as kids that have feelings too.
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