Associate Program Material
Aging and Disability Worksheet
Part I
Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population.
1. Ageism
2. Social isolation 3. Retirement
Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
• What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society?
Ageism is a form of discrimination. Ageism is being prejudice against someone because of their age. Normally you will see this form of discrimination against the elderly, but this can happen to anyone at any age. You will normally see this type of discrimination in the work place. You will find that it is harder for on older person to find a job, because
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Part II
Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
• What does the ADA provide for people with disabilities?
The Americans with Disabilities Act provides civil rights to those who are disabled. The ADA guarantees equal opportunity to those individuals who are disabled in the work force and with the state and local government. The ADA will ensure that people with disabilities are not discriminated against when it comes to hiring, firing and advancements. The employer must provide certain accommodations for those with disabilities, but only if it does not cause them undue hardship.
• How have people with disabilities been treated in the past?
People with disabilities have not been treated fairly in the past. I believe that that those with disabilities have been treated worse than the elderly. They were not allowed to go to school with the normal kids; they were not allowed to work at most jobs. They were teased and made fun of, sometimes there were rejected by their own families. When they were in the mental hospitals they were treated very harsh, they sometimes had to go through shock therapy. Even though they are different types of disabilities, if was something that was noticeable you were treated different, as if you did not belong.
• How has the attitude toward people with disabilities changed over time?
There have been a lot of changes over time when it came to
Please address each question below with complete sentences and clear, specific explanation. The total word count of your writing should be between 750-1,250 words.
Part 1: Please respond to each question briefly and concisely, but as completely as you can.
NOTE: Please write your answers to each question in a different color font to make this easier for the Professor to grade.
Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) came into law. This law protects people with disabilities by preventing discrimination in all aspects of public life. The Americans with disabilities Act allows people with disabilities to have the same opportunities and rights as everyone else. The ADA gives Americans with disabilities employment rights just as any other employee would. Discrimination regarding hiring, firing, pay, and other aspects of employment are prohibited. Harassment of disabled employees is also illegal. Employers must also provide accommodations to the employee. An accommodation would be a change in the work enviroment so that the disabled employee can perform his or her job duties properly. For example, an employer making his workplace wheelchair accessible for his employee in a wheelchair. However, employers do not have to provide accommodations to employees if it causes too much hardship upon the employer. This would occur if the accommodation is too expensive or difficult to get done. People fall under the category of disability by three main ways: If the person has a physical or mental condition that affects life activates, if the person the person has a history of a condition or a condition that is not transitory. The ADA also limits employer’s interviews when asking job applicants medical questions, taking medical exams, or indentifying a
Answer the following questions. Your response to each question must be at least 150 words in length.
Due Friday 12/23/16 (turn in on Google Classroom): Answer the following questions. Each answer should be 3-5 sentences long.
Please answer the following questions as thoroughly as possible. While these entries are due Wednesday September 3 before class, you are
Answer all questions in a complete paragraph with an opening sentence, 3 descriptive sentences and 1 closing sentence.
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Answer the following short answer questions in approximately 200 words. We recommend using a word processing program to edit your response and cutting and pasting it into the answer box.
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The article was discussing the issues of ageism mainly in the work force. It talks about how the baby boomers are have a hard time getting hired because of their age. In a weak economy, some companies are sometimes all too happy to get rid of veteran employees, with their higher health care costs and legacy pensions, for younger ones who expect neither. The article talked about Margery Leveen Sher, a 68, former corporate consultant and nonprofit executive in the district, kept her age a secret when starting her nonprofit business because of her age. She thought that they would think she would want to retire soon, but that wasn’t
The disabled have been treated rather poorly throughout history. They experienced mistreatment from wars, bad leaders, and other circumstances during many time periods. One huge mistreatment of the disabled was during World War II when Hitler murdered millions of Jews, gypsies, disabled, and the ill. In the article, Treatment of Disabled People Throughout History, the author wrote, “In 1939, amid World War Two, Hitler ordered a wide spread 'mercy killing' of the sick and disabled.” This further shows how poorly they were treated. There have also been major changes and laws that have made a good impact on the lives and improvement of the disabled. There have been institutions made for the blind, hard of hearing, and other disabilities. There
Each answer should be complete and in-depth. They should be at least 200 words each, although they can be longer.