Week 3 Disability Law and Policy Discussion
From the Learning Resources, you also have learned about national and international law, policy, and a treaty such as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
For a better understanding, you need to read the resources for this topic included in the Learning Resources for this week and the additional resources and links posted under Learning Resources. You will also find additional information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) posted under the Announcements area as a brief summary of the ADA for your review.
****Questions/statements must be identified with their respective numbers Ex: 1. 2, 3, etc. 2. a, b, c, etc. If there is more than one Part to the discussion activity each Part I, Part II, etc. must be identified as well. All questions/statements must be answered directly.****
Part I – 1. Please respond with a brief explanation of the following questions:
a) After becoming familiar with the History and Disability Rights Movement and the Americans with Disabilities Act – Was the U.S. in need of such comprehensive civil rights law for one specific population? Please explain.
b) Does the ADA influence your thoughts with regard to the rights of other populations or groups other than disability, such as race, gender, ethnicity, or LGBT, among others?
c) Have you witness through your own experience or that of people you know, if the ADA and its consequent policies have, in any way, improve people with disabilities social inclusion and interaction with others and therefore their quality of life.
d) Discuss one significant similarity and one significant difference between the ADA and the CRPD. Provide an example for each.
Part II. — Discussion 2: Disability Rights Movement
To Do:
- Read the learning resource entitled “A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States” and the Disability Rights Movement and complete the following tasks.
- Watch a Video: There are many educational YouTube videos about the Disability Rights Movement illustrating the advocacy efforts that were made to improve the quality of life and society’s inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities and the country.
3. Find one educational short Video or Documentary (YouTube) about the disability social movement and briefly explain:
a) What is the video/documentary all about? Please explain.
b) What were the significant points or messages the advocates/leaders were trying to make?
c) Compare the time when the video/documentary took place with today’ society. Is there any impact on society? What has changed? What has not changed?
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