...disability as illustrated by the World Health Organization’s primary definitions, which were in large part devised by doctors. Electric motorized wheelchair generally uses analog based joystick control for the driving the wheelchair motor. Such conventional analog based techniques are proven to problems because of variability in parametric value of analog components due to temperature variations etc. By saying something about to a work room guided by World Health Organization, nearly every one person in fifty is in pain or troubled from paralysis needing payment to damaging of...
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...I like to talk about why businesses and housing who don't like put in a wheelchair accessible ramp and why they don't make their businesses and housing wheelchair accessible. Businesses and housing isn't good with people in wheelchair because don't want to put in a wheelchair accessible ramp and change them to be wheelchair accessible, but they should try to make it wheelchair accessible so they can get more customers, make them independent in their home, and understand the laws of putting a wheelchair accessible ramp and making it wheelchair accessible into a business and homes. My first main point for business is reading the Guide to Disability Right Laws. The reason why is because people have no idea what people in wheelchair go through...
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...Abstract Meditations from a Movable Chair consists of a series of non-fiction essays by Dubus that are detailed memoirs of his life. Just by reading the title, one can tell how the book describes the way that Dubus continued to write from his wheelchair after being “crippled” by his accident. Readers had the opportunity to experience this honest man’s life through his eyes. Being a handicapped man, everyday tasks became challenges, taking much longer to accomplish. Throughout all the hardships, Dubus had the perseverance to continue living his life and do what he loves; write. Book Review Andre Dubus' essay collection Meditations from a Movable Chair, is not a book that I would have chosen off of a prodigious bookshelf to read on my own time. Dubus incorporated twenty-five immensely personal short stories into this book to prove how hard life can be. From the very title of the book, most of the essays explain his reflection on how the accident changed him emotionally, fundamentally, and physically. Position Having read Meditations from a Movable Chair, I was very fond of these essays and actually enjoyed the disorganization of the chapters because I have a penchant for putting pieces together. The great thing about short stories is that they are thorough and get right to the point. Dubus writes about themes that are relatable to ordinary people; some of the themes include: family, tolerance/acceptance, religion/faith, perseverance, tragedy, art, literature, commitment...
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...Melanie Jones E5692114 Drawing on what you have learnt from the DD102 module materials and your work on TMA 01, outline some examples of inequality on City Road, Cardiff. In this essay I intend to expand further on my initial observations noted in TMA01, surrounding the concept of inequality and how it manifests on City Road in a manner of ways. TMA01 establishes inequality as “the unequal distribution of valued resources” (Blakeley and Staples 2014, p13). Examples of inequalities arise through wealth,age,class,disability and race. Through my comprehension and observations drawn from the module material I will highlight further examples of inequalities experienced amongst the people living on and utilising City Road. Good start, though I would ask you to avoid using the first person (‘I’). Instead you could say ‘This essay will….’ etc City Road is a vibrant street in Cardiff, housing a variety of businesses and residents, a very diverse population encompassing many international cultures, however this abundance of choice in itself can allow for certain inequalities to form. ‘Making lives on the street’(The Open University, 2016) highlights the restrictions and constraints suffered due to economic inequality, or the simple divide between rich and poor.Traditionally City Road was home to many small thriving businesses, however larger chains like Tesco have moved into the area, threatening trade of the smaller outlets and whilst providing more choice also limiting...
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...In the second essay “The Last Hippie” in his collection titled An Anthropologist on Mars, neurologist Oliver Sacks writes about a patient named “Greg F.” Greg was a “rather gifted boy” that grew up in a nice home in Queens (42). Later when he was a teenager in the late 1960s, he became rebellious, grew to love rock music like the Grateful Dead, and got addicted to acid. A few years later, Greg turned to the Hindu religion and stopped dropping acid. He stayed at the temple in Brooklyn for a short time before being transferred to the New Orleans temple. It was at the New Orleans temple that Greg felt his eyesight fading and the swami told him that it was just a sign of his spiritual growth. Eventually, his parents visited him, noticed that he was extremely sickly looking, and checked him into the hospital. The hospital doctors found that he had a massive benign brain tumor and removed it. He was transferred to the Williamsbridge Hospital and that is where Oliver Sacks met him. Sacks noticed that Greg had anterograde amnesia which caused him to have no memory past 1970. In the end, Sacks takes Greg, wheelchair bound, to a Grateful Dead concert at Madison Square Garden. Greg had the time...
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...Disabilities Write an essay that addresses the following questions/scenarios: 1. What are the barriers preventing the individual from fully participating in work, school and/or society? 2. Assume the role of advocate, in partnership with the individual. With your understanding of disability legislation, how would you advocate for this person? What specific changes would you recommend, based on either ADA or IDEA protections, to maximize participation for this person? Complete your essay in APA format, including a title and reference page. Submit your completed assignment to the correct Dropbox folder by midnight Sunday Case 1: Sara is a 6 year-old girl who attends the first grade at Middleburg school, which is a school in the district’s special education system for children with disabilities. Sara is a happy girl who enjoys music, art projects and books. She was born with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair for her mobility. Her motor skills are impaired, especially fine motor, and she needs some assistance to feed herself, manage toileting needs, and use writing utensils. While Sara has some mild learning difficulties, she is beginning to learn how to read and print and recognizes shapes, colors and numbers. Her speech is hard to understand, but she is able to express her wants and needs. She does require more time than an average student to complete her work. Sara’s mom, Stacy, has been intimidated by the IEP process in the past and has taken all of the recommendations...
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...Essay Plan Prepare essay on 'two of the minor characters’ * Remember to integrate social, historical and cultural context. * ATQ- what is significant, how does Lee convey it. * At least two paragraphs per character * Gather relevant material evidence * Reflect on 'significance', and write topic sentences * Attribute evidence to each topic. Chosen Characters: Mrs. Dubose and Reverend Sykes Introduction Harper Lee uses minor characters in To Kill A Mockingbird to enhance our understanding of the events in the novel and to explore some of the main themes that are presented throughout. These minor characters are significant as they succeed in creating contrast with the other more important characters and also manage to set the scene of the novel. Both Mrs. Dubose and Aunt Alexandra both have minor roles however, they are crucial in that they portray the prejudiced society at the time and furthermore, they establish Atticus’s moral convictions and standing. Topic Sentence 1 Mrs. Dubose is used by Harper Lee to assert two of the key values presented in the novel: courage and kindness. ‘I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.’ ...
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...An essay On The Impact of Disability in Transition to Adulthood Submitted to: Submitted by: Submission date: Table of Contents Introduction 2 Impact of disability on transition to adulthood 3 Social model of disability 3 An example of social model of disability 4 Attitudes: 4 Social support: 4 Adequate information: 4 Physical structure: 4 Flexible work hour: 4 Areas of discrimination 5 Education: 5 Employment: 5 Transportation: 5 Housing problems: 5 Law and public policy in favor of disable people 5 Conclusion: 6 References: 7 Introduction In the past century, disability is used to refer to a distinct class of people. There are different characteristics of disability such as paraplegia, deafness, blindness, autism, epilepsy and depression. Dis abilities refers to the absence of a limb or sensory function, chronic debases, inability to perform cognitive function and psychiatric disorders. Two common features of disability given by WTO are: a physical or mental characteristic labeled or perceived as an impairment or dysfunction (it will refer as “impairments”), some personal or social limitation associated with that impairment (Anon, 2015). An example of disability is the story of David Abraham who is 30 year old. He likes to play football and cricket, to hear music and to enjoy and entertain movies. David has disability problems that one un-matured leg is shorter than other and learning disability in language...
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...February 28th, 2014 Essay 1 Pets are important to people for several reasons. The first reason that I can think of is that they are very therapeutic to people with many different disabilities. Some examples are being blind, depression, in a wheelchair, and deaf these are just some of the big disabilities that I can think of. I have always thought that having a pet makes people happy whether you have a disability or not. Most people own pets because they want to or their kids want to and parents want to make the kids happy. Pets are really a mans best friend because they are there when you need them the most and you can tell them anything and they will never tell anyone. Pets are important because it helps make a home a home. I can personally say from my experience that having a pet is helpful. I had a little dog and I loved him more then anything in the world. My dog Harley was always waiting for me at the door when I came home, he was always wanting to play or just sit on my lap and have me pet him. Harley really helped me when I was in the deepest part of my life and I will always have a place in my heart for pets because my dog saved my life. Animals always have a way to comfort people and a lot of times the owners never realize it. Pets are the best things in the world because they are around for many different purposes I don’t even know all the ways that pets are useful for. I don’t think I would ever go to the extreme that this person in the essay would go. I see an...
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...Gattaca and Lord of the Flies Comparison Essay By: Lauren Cody Gattaca and The Lord of the Flies have many overlapping themes like the loss of individuality or the abuse of power. The loss of individuality is shown through Jack and his tribe wearing their masks and hiding behind them when they hunt and run wild throughout the island. In Gattaca individuality is taken from people because their parents choose their children's genes before they are even born and individuals are grouped into genetically modified and invalids. The abuse of power is shown through Jacks power hungry nature while taking over island. In relation to Gattaca, business owners, the police, and the government all feel that they have the right to see your genes and judge...
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...Management Rachael Crimes Grantham University This essay is a discussion of ethics, ethical responsibility, along with stakeholders and their impact on decision making within an organization. The essay explains the importance of ethical responsibility. There are detailed examples of ethical and unethical behavior within an organization. The essay is a compilation of works by several authors. The explanation of the authors’ belief of ethical behavior was studied to complete this essay. Ethical responsibility is important in the business world. Businesses have a responsibility of being honest with employees so they can make informed decisions about career choices; a responsibility to respect customers, and a responsibility to invest in the community that the business depends upon. The biggest organizations can be destroyed; whether by a company or by one person within a company (Sims, 2003). According to Sims common ethical problems include accounting practices that hide fraud and theft from employees as well as investors. These types of violations will lead to criminal charges, loss of consumer confidence, and employee respect. In order to maintain an ethically responsible company, clear moral standards must be set from the onset of the company (Sims, 2003). The company should create and enforce a code of conduct that ensures that customers are treated fairly by employees. Sims explained that to avoid even the appearance of unethical behavior the organization should...
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..."MY TEACHER, MY HERO" In life, people may come and go, some will be remembered and some are forgotten. But one thing is for sure, I'll never forget the person who is known as my second parent. Who did efforts for me to gain knowledge, the one who has been my guide for so many years, the one who scolds and corrects me when I am doing wrong, the one who has been there as I face to reach the stepping stones in my life. The one who appreciates my efforts, the one who is always there to feed me a bit-full of information that I might use someday, the one who saves me from this unfair life where everyone should be feed with the same level of knowledge. The person who sacrifices for our own good, and yet, the laziness that I've shown them, the tiredness that they have seen from me. After all, they never give up and they never stop to fill us with knowledge and when we are going to fall, they are always there to reach our hand and pull us back and so, the years might have been overthrown, and everything will fade, but they always be my hero for life and for all that efforts and sacrifices that they've done for us. How would life be without our teacher? In life, people may come and go, some will be remembered and some will be forgotten. But one thing I am sure of, you can never forget the persons who you can also call as your second parents. Your teachers. When we’re talking about our teachers, all of us are glad to thank them especially when you’ve learned a lot of great lessons...
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...encephalopathy. He is not expected to live to Christmas, even though he is only 19 years old. He is mentally aware of what is going on but is physically unable to demonstrate activities of daily living, including eating and drinking, has limited communication skills and is doubly incontinent. He is unsafe on his feet so mobilises with a wheelchair. I approached Mr B’s bed and asked his consent to take him for a bath. While the bath was running we began helping him to undress. He looked rather nervous. At the thought of myself being in his position, being the same age as him, I began to feel embarrassed too. I thought that I could not possibly be a professional individual if I let my embarrassment and sympathy get in the way of my nursing care. We assisted Mr B into the bath and started his wash. I knew he was uncomfortable and wanted to be able to wash himself, but was unable to do so. I was finding it difficult to look him in the eye, especially when it came to washing his genitalia. I tried to ease this by making conversation, but in a way this made matters worse. After the bath we dried Mr B, dressed him and returned him in the wheelchair to bed. To the healthcare assistant it was another job done, but the feelings I had afterwards, as I am sure was the case with Mr B, stayed with me for some time. This reflective account provides a good description of the nurse’s feelings but it does not go much beyond that. What additional information is needed to develop it? Adapted...
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...Everyone has experienced a stereotype directed towards them once in their life whether it be based on race, gender, status, physical ability or appearance. People who use stereotypes fail to realize the impact it could have on the receiver of the statements. In most cases, stereotypes are not accurate and marginalize people, making them feel distanced from society. The essays “Disability” by Nancy Mairs and “Fatso” by Cheryl Peck both deal with women who have been pushed to edges of normal society due to their stereotypical identities. “Disability” is about a woman who has trouble walking and uses a wheelchair, due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The author is disappointed by how she is seen as physically dependent on people and...
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...encephalopathy. He is not expected to live to Christmas, even though he is only 19 years old. He is mentally aware of what is going on but is physically unable to demonstrate activities of daily living, including eating and drinking, has limited communication skills and is doubly incontinent. He is unsafe on his feet so mobilises with a wheelchair. I approached Mr B’s bed and asked his consent to take him for a bath. While the bath was running we began helping him to undress. He looked rather nervous. At the thought of myself being in his position, being the same age as him, I began to feel embarrassed too. I thought that I could not possibly be a professional individual if I let my embarrassment and sympathy get in the way of my nursing care. We assisted Mr B into the bath and started his wash. I knew he was uncomfortable and wanted to be able to wash himself, but was unable to do so. I was finding it difficult to look him in the eye, especially when it came to washing his genitalia. I tried to ease this by making conversation, but in a way this made matters worse. After the bath we dried Mr B, dressed him and returned him in the wheelchair to bed. To the healthcare assistant it was another job done, but the feelings I had afterwards, as I am sure was the case with Mr B, stayed with me for some time. This reflective account provides a good description of the nurse’s feelings but it does not go much beyond that. What additional information is needed to develop it? Adapted...
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