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Appendix I
Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |
|Ageism |Prejudice against older people |
|Baby boomer |A person born Post WW2 between years 1946 and 1966 |
|Americans with Disabilities Act |Is a law made by Congress and it prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities|
|Visitability |Allows homes to have easy access for people who have mobility impairments |
|Accessibility |The ability for disabled people to benefit from some system |
|Disability |Disability is an impairment and/or physical limitations |
|Inclusion |To ensure disabled students to go to school and to receive the “proper support” in order |
| |to succeed as a learner |
|Deinstitutionalization |The process of replacing a long time stay psychiatric hospital with less isolated mental |
| |health services |
|Special education |Education designed for students who have special needs that focus on individual needs |

Part II

Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population.

1. neglect 2. loneliness 3. abuse

Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each:

• What is being done to address the issues you identified?

I know one that that I am seeing more of is the adult daycares and assistant living homes. This allows people who don’t have time to care for their elderly family members to put them in these places so that they can get the proper care and attention that they need. This also allows the older people make friends or have some type of social life. This is really helpful because many old people often feel alone.

To help prevent abuse there are laws in place and background checks are being done at these facilities designed to take care of the elderly. I think that this is good because I use to hear so many stories about old people that have been neglected or that have been abused in places that are getting paid to take care of them. I personally feel like there is still a lot of things that still need to be put in place in order for this abuse and neglect to come to a cease and a lot of action that can help older people from feeling lonely.

• Is the number of aging population expected to rise in numbers or decrease?

The aging population is definitely expected to rise in numbers. The baby boomer era are either ready to retire or are already retired and enjoying their lives. Not to mention even since the baby boomer era, people have more kids and the population is definitely increasing dramatically. That will have people growing old and getting to that time when they will be in their 60’s and ready to retire.

• What types of legislation may or may not be affected by the aging population?

The legislation on Social Security will be affected by the increase of the aging population greatly. The increase will incite more claims for social security benefits, in the mean time life expectancy among the Baby Boomers expands, which will cause the government to give more in state’s pension or all other retirement program existed. The trust fund for Medicare and Medicaid will also get affected because of the increase government spending on health care. The government anticipates such a challenge and they already looking forward in increasing the retirement age to keep people working longer and retire at a later age.

• How does poverty affect the ageing population?

Hundreds of thousands of people live below the poverty line and since the economic recession has affected our country, poverty has increased even more. It is believed that it does not always affect the elderly as much. Elderly people normally receive rather good retirement benefits. Some elderly do struggled and it is believed that many pick pennies in order to buy food or their medications

Part III

Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each:

• How have people with disabilities been treated in the past?

Disabled people have been treated unfairly and bad in the past. Many in our society viewed disability as a curse instead of a misfortune. Their prejudices prevent them to judge those disabled people on their character, not on their handicapped. Prior to the Americans with Disabilities Act in I believe 1990, disabled people were discriminated against at work if they ever found one and they were humiliated at stores, restaurants, and at hotels. They did not have wheelchair accessibility at those places and It was not a concern for many establishments

• How has the attitude toward people with disabilities changed over time?

Attitudes toward people with disabilities have changed drastically over time. It is due to the presence of 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act that made it illegal to discriminate against the disabled. The opportunities in the law, disabled people started to expand their potential. They show their ability, they express their goals and objectives for a better life. They become athletes, and they are skillful musicians. Their success have changed peoples mind. Lately even the technology industry makes it more convenient by creating some great applications for them. In our country and all around the world the disabled population is growing, but they have not faced the challenges as people in the past.

• What are some unique circumstances or issues encountered by people with disabilities?

Unique circumstances encountered by disabled people are not limited to accessibility and social isolation. An example is considering a blind person who cannot make any move outside of his house without a guide which could be a trained dog or a person. Accessibility for the disabled is significant because some public places are inaccessible to disabled persons. They cannot take any type of transportation, even their own car needs special customization. The most unique issue of all is the ability to escape an accident, a natural disaster and even a fire in those circumstances they need a helper. Being disabled itself is a unique and unfortunate and they must have the accessibility and help they need.

• What is being done to address those issues?

It is a law for many buildings whether private or public to be able to have accessibility such as ramps so that a wheelchair may have access and to have larger rest rooms to accommodate the disabled. Many phones are equipped with special devices hat help hearing impaired people. Books have been created for the blind that they can benefit from. There are even sports teams for disabled people such as wheelchair basket ball. Disabled people still get rejected to a certain extent but it is to a minimum and they are being much more accepted now.

• What types of legislation have been introduced to address issues faced by people with disabilities?

The major legislation that was introduced to focus on issues faced by people with disabilities was the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. The ADA states it illegal to discriminate, abuse, and deny access to a person with a disability when concerning public relation. Whether it is about employment, or public accommodations, as in hotels, churches, schools, theaters, stores, and restaurants, we must treat them with equal as anybody else would be treated.