Summary: Examining Government Relations

Examining Government Relations
HSM/210
March 17, 2014
Brook Allen-Davis
Examining Government Relations
The U.S government has implemented various rules and regulations to care for the needs of the disabled people. Firstly, The U.S government implemented the rule of Americans with Disabilities Act that prohibits discrimination of people based on their disabilities. Subtitle AT of the Act protects the disabled people from discrimination in terms of services, activities or any programs undertaken in the state and local levels of government. The adoption of the rule has been effective in making programs accessible and effective communication to the disabled persons in Southwest Louisiana. This also provides a mechanism of resolving
An executive order by President Obama provides that the recruiting agencies should develop effective hiring plans that account for the disabled people in the society. The regulation has been effective in helping the disabled people to develop strategies that increase employment opportunities (Wolper, 2004). The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has been reviewed to meet the needs of the disabled children in the U.S. The Act seeks to assess and measure the performance of the disabled children in the classes. The enforcement of the regulation has led to the accessibility of the education programs to the disabled children in the U.S. The establishment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has also helped in protecting the disabled people against discrimination in various
The disabled people depended on community based projects and activities of non-governmental authorities and charities. The current concepts of social support transformed from community based to institutional framework. However, the institutional framework lacks enough funding to support the disabled people. Thus, many reports of abuse of disabled people record lack of funding in the institutions. The lack of social support is a major obstacle in meeting the needs of the disabled people in Southwest Louisiana. Illiteracy levels are challenges to the provisions of care to most disabled children in the region (Wolper, 2004). The establishment of the educational programs is not accessible by the disabled children and the government does not provide adequate support. In such cases, the disabled children will lack the basic education due to lack of effective transport. This illustrates the various challenges faced in overcoming the obstacles of the disabled people in Southwest