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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 |It allows homes to have easy access for people who have mobility impairments. |
|Accessibility |It is the ability for disabled people to benefit from some system |
|Disability |Disability is an impairment and/or physical limitations |
|Inclusion |It is to ensure disabled students to go to school and to receive the “proper support” in |
| |order to succeed as a learner |
|Deinstitutionalization |It is the process of replacing a long time stay psychiatric hospital with less isolated |
| |mental health service |
|Special education |It is the education for students that have special needs that focuses on individual |
| |educational needs |

Part II

Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population.

1. Health 2. Abuse 3. Socially being rejected

Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each:

• What is being done to address the issues you identified? When we all get older there will be more health issues than when you were younger. It cannot be stopped. Older people need to get medical attention quite often in order to keep them healthy enough for them to keep living well for many more years to come. Medicare and Medicaid is for people older than the age of 65 and it has benefitted many elderly people so they may get the care they need.

Elderly abuse is common and it comes in many forms such as slapping and pushing. Many times they are given the wrong medication that can in turn make them ill. Sometimes their own families will financially abuse them by always asking for money or just taking money. Many elderly are also being neglected. It is against the law to abuse the elderly and many medical facilities and nursing homes are reporting these abuses to the authorities.

When older people get to that old age in their life, families sometimes feel like they cant do anything much anymore and kind of brush them to the side. Many elderly get sad and depressed when they realize they are being socially rejected because they got to an age that they cannot do much anymore. Luckily for the elderly, there are Adult communities and nursing homes where they can get the assistance they need and also socialize with people their own age. Medicaid and Medicare may even cover the cost for these programs.

• 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 Golden Years. 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.