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Society's Attitude:. Society's attitudes and behavior towards people with disabilities have had a major impact on their lives and continue to do so. This has led to people having negative and devaluing experiences, including rejection, physical segregation, isolation, poverty, lack of relationship

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    1. Simulations Erica Grigoli Erin Schultz Laura Montagnino

    2. Societys Attitude: Society's attitudes and behavior towards people with disabilities have had a major impact on their lives and continue to do so. This has led to people having negative and devaluing experiences, including rejection, physical segregation, isolation, poverty, lack of relationships, bullying and harassment, and a lack of control over their lives.

    3. Changing Attitudes One of the biggest changes is the move away from medical models of disability, focused on individual pathology (or "what was wrong" with them) and towards a social model which views disability in terms of the social restriction and oppression imposed by non-disabled people. With this model, the task is to remove barriers in society (including attitudinal barriers) which prevent the full participation of people with disabilities. Whereas in the past, disabled people were expected to "fit in" to society, the emphasis now is on society finding ways of adapting to their needs.

    4. The Road to Equality Some large employers undertake disability equality training as part of their general staff training programs, but this needs to happen more widely and to start with school children. National and local media have an important role to play in shaping public attitudes, by providing positive images of disabled people and avoiding harmful stereotypes.

    5. The Road (continued) More people with disabilities are using mainstream community facilities such as colleges, hospitals, libraries, and leisure centers. This sends out a clear message that segregation is no longer acceptable but more could be done to ensure that people are positively welcomed and included.

    6. Advocacy Advocacy is about having your voice heard, saying what you think and being able to make decisions about your own life. This can be hard for people with learning disabilities but advocacy groups are enabling more people to speak for themselves. Self-advocacy groups began in the UK in the 1980s. Local and national groups try to change things like benefits and transport. They say what they think about services, talk at conferences, and run workshops. Citizen advocates support their partners to claim their rights to benefits and services. They also offer emotional support.

    7. Rights for Individuals with Disabilities The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has sensitized many individuals in business and industry to the fact that discrimination aimed at individuals with disabilities is as unjust as discrimination against ethnic and racial minorities. The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is "An Act to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability" (Preamble, ADA, 1990). One definition of disability discrimination given in the law is the failure to provide accommodation (ADA, 1990).

    8. Rights (continued) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC; 1999) called the accommodation request process a fundamental feature of the ADA. The ADA does not mandate employment, it prohibits discrimination. The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) makes it unlawful for you to be discriminated against in the areas of: employment access to goods, facilities and services management, buying or renting of land or property In addition, the DDA as amended by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001, makes it unlawful for providers of education and related services to discriminate against disabled people

    9. Rachels Thoughts My wishes for the future are better access everywhere and inclusion in my daily life. I do think things are getting better and we get listened to more nowadays but my life has been a constant fight all the way. I have realized that talking and not shouting at people helps and explaining how you feel so people will listen and will want to help. I have had to learn not to get angry.

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