Disability – Tom Shakespeare sees disability as being a problem which occurs when society does not take in to account the needs of a person who has a disability. An example of this may be a young adult in a wheelchair is only disabled if the places that they want to go to do not have wheelchair access. In this context‚ writers may sometimes refer to it as a disabling environment which is an environment which does not have the adaptations and facilities to ensure that individuals with impairments are
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that would exclude people or make it difficult for them to fully participate in society. People must be included in all aspects of life‚ not excluded from some of them because of an illness or disability. Example: - Providing a ramp to give wheelchair access to a building. -Providing information in a range of languages and in audio format. Discrimination: Discriminate people on the grounds of age‚ gender‚ race‚ sexuality or ability can damage persons self esteem and reduce their
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nothing in life that can hold someone back except themselves. I immediately knew that these people were courageous and determined. When Darius arrived to the beach‚ I was curious of how his crew was going to get his wheelchair to the water. They had material that his wheelchair could rollover since it would not be able to move in the sand. The fact that they had wood and tarp on hand showed me that they were prepared. There was no "right" way to get him down there. This stood out to me because
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From the passage The Visible Invisible Disability the author claims that “26 million Americans (almost 1 in 10) were considered to have a severe disability‚ while only 1.8 million use a wheelchair and 5.2 million used a cane‚ crutches or walker.” These numbers show that not all people with disabilities have assistive devices causing their disability to be physical. Invisible disabilities can also be severe‚ just because they cannot be seen
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STAIR CLIMBING WHEELCHAIR Introduction As we are having a good and normal life going on this world‚ maybe we have forgotten about our poor friends that don’t have the opportunity to undergo the normal life that we having right now. A disability may be physical‚ cognitive‚ mental‚ sensory‚ emotional‚ and developmental or some combination of these. A disability may be present from birth‚ or occur during a person’s lifetime. This kind of peoples usually encounters many kind of obstacles when they
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Running head: Physical Diversity in the Workplace Physical Diversity Claim A physical disability is one type of diversity in the workplace because it can cause harassment‚ discrimination‚ and occupational hazards. Physical diversity in the Workplace . Diversity encompasses race‚ religion‚ gender‚ background‚ education‚ physical disabilities‚ and more. In life there are so many diversities that one faces. Unfortunately‚ the workplace is no exception especially for the
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needs such as personal care (hoisting) or medication (blood testing) and locating suitable sites to carry out these requirements with privacy and dignity. Getting on and off public transport and shops or building without appropriate access for wheelchairs or elevators out of order usually cause problems. Unhelpful or disinterested people also add to these. Speech and language can cause barriers with the individual unable to communicate their needs or requirements. Uneven pavements or non lowered
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explaining any risks or hazards that could potentially result in residents‚ visitors‚ and staff being harmed or abused within the nursing home. Physical Within the care home there will be some residents and visitors that may require to use a wheelchair or walking frame‚ this means that hallways can become very crowded and doorways can be awkward to get through. As well as physically disabled people‚ people with visual or hearing impairments can equally be at risk as if the hallways are blocked
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Physical obstacles are not the only barriers in impaired service users lives‚ there are multiple other ones such as attitudinal and cultural. However‚ the one that I believe is displayed in everyday life constantly is our attitudes. On a day to day basis‚ service users with impairments have to handle the ways in which people treat them because of their impairment‚ we do not see beyond the impairment‚ we focus solely on it. I feel that the three main attitudinal barriers that impaired service users
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to be further reviewed is the provision of goods‚ services and facilities because accessibility in terms of public services could be improved. One example of how it needs improvement would be train stations as not all of them can be accessed by wheelchair users‚ Grove Park
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