The four key changes that were apparent in the HCA’s results were that revenue increased 8.5 percent to $8.434 billion, compared to $7.769 from the previous year. The revenue growth was attributed to patient volumes and patient utilization at the organizations facilities. Admissions increased 7.4 percent, a substantial percent increase from the previous year. Their cash flow from operations totaled $1.263 billion compared to $1,387 billion the year before. The facility emergency room visits increased 12.5 percent in 2012 from 2011.…
Instructional technology may be available to help students with a learning disability improve their weaknesses while also being able to use their strengths. It allows opportunities to help personalize the lesson for the student. It helps provide the students with accommodations that will help them succeed in the classroom. It makes teaching students with learning disabilities easier due to having an easier opportunity to help personalize the lesson to meet each student’s needs, which may be difficult in a large class otherwise. Instructional technology becomes a helpful resource to meet every student with a learning disabilities needs.…
After reading the article ‘The Lessons of Classroom 506’ by Lisa Belkin, I realized the importance of inclusion in our society. After seeing the efforts put in by Thomas’ parents to create a classroom with suitable conditions for Thomas, I feel like it important to start including people at a younger age, and this starts by good education and teachings in school. Being able to include people with disabilities at a much younger age will help society think no different about these people. Therefore, I feel like the experiment Thomas’ parents tried did a good job of teaching people to cope with and support one another regardless of the condition an individual had. Another thing I found interesting was the role technology played in helping people…
The differences between when this organization started to now is that they have found major success which has positively affected hundreds of communities from around the U.S. and the world. You can visit HCZ to learn about their model. HCZ looks to attain their goal to ensure that all their kids graduate from college. HCZ has refined its techniques in Central Harlem, one of the most destressed communities in NEW York City. The HCZ project began in an area of twenty-four blocks and serving only 3,600 children and adults.…
Mr. Horton is an Executive Director and an Accessibility Compliance Specialist for Mayor’s Commission On People With Disabilities in Philadelphia. He first started out as a City Controller for Philadelphia because he was passionate about the Americans with Disabilities Act. He said he moved his way up because of his determination. Mr. Horton specializes in making sure people with disabilities have their rights as well as helping people with disabilities attain self-awareness. He also told me that he is focused on helping people with disabilities live on their own and be entirely independent with the help of specific accommodations they may need.…
In order to create a comparison and contrast between both Acts we must underline the purpose of each. The American with Disabilities Act is a civil right law designated to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, public services and accommodations. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil right law designated to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities whether they public or private when they received federal financial assistance. As depicted in our textbook, “under the ADA, a person with a disability is one who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity” (Bell, 2012, p. 434).…
This spectacular public transportation company hasn’t forgotten about the people with disabilities that are unable to independently use the bus. Furthermore, Valley Metro has abided with the ADA criteria and has provided a service called Dial-a-Ride, which picks up and them drops off at any location they desire during service hours (Valleymetro.org). Valley Metro has really taken the initiative to service inclusive communities and be conscientious to every riders needs because they developed good universal design decisions that benefit all people of all abilities (Universal Design, P. 9) In my opinion, Valley Metro has achieved the universal design being that, barriers were eliminated through the design phase and now their forms of transportation is accessible to the broadest range of people throughout diverse life spans ( Universal Design, P. 3). I think it is so simple to disregard people that aren’t in the same predicament or lifestyle as we are in, but when we included people with disabilities we strengthen the community. This assignment has really broadened my prospective on the disabled community and has helped me eliminate the negative stigma attached to the word…
“There are approximately 150 academic and administrative buildings on campus(Grant)… only about nineteen buildings comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities(ADA)” (Deshpande 296). In Manasi Deshpande’s essay, A Call to Improve Campus Accessibility, argues for more college campuses to accommodate for students with disabilities. She starts off her essay with a wheelchair-bound college student at University of Texas at Austin, Wes Holloway, and his struggle with campus accessibility. Throughout her essay, Deshpande explains the benefits for people and the university, once they meet the campus requirements for disabled people.…
The Deaf are a linguistic minority who face many communication barriers in the health care setting. For the Deaf population, American Sign Language (ASL) is the preferred method of communication, if not their native language. ASL is its own language, consisting of syntax, grammar, and vocabulary separate from that of English. Thus for many Deaf individuals, English is a second language and a language that they may not be completely literate in. This is critical to consider as most health care information is delivered in English and may not have a translated version in ASL.…
The main benefit of the assistive technology is to reduce barriers and make the life of the students with disability at ease. There are different techniques and technologies to assist student with disability/ ies of all ages. The appropriate technique is the one which suits to their problems, needs, usefulness and minimum assistance needed. • Microsoft Office WORD, Office POWER- POINT, Microsoft office EXCEL, screen print, and use crop from picture tool and Template are a few common features of the Computer to help the students with disability in organizing their notes. Encourage students with Disability as a support teacher, to use their mobile or camera to take photos and keep class work and workshop work in their record for future reference apart from the notes provided by the support teacher.…
Current senior citizens are aging in an era where electronics and technology are a crucial part of daily life. As society becomes more innovative, greater advancements in assistive technology will be created and used in HCBS settings. The formation of new technology will provide services that are cost-effective and used in public housing and various health care settings where the workforce is short of skilled workers in the field (Coughlin, 2014). The creation and use of various networked sensors and monitors will allow seniors to live independently at home, while the information from the sensors and monitors…
Teaching Tips to Encourage Independence for Special Populations The concept of independence for special populations means more than working a job and having one’s own residence. P. Rock, who is the author of "Independence: What it means to six disabled people living in the community," states that “Independence for young people with disability means having choice and control of their life and their environment.” Individuals in special populations must have access to the same opportunities as their peers without a disability; furthermore, to make meaningful decisions about managing their lives, they need support from those around them.…
Effects and Outcomes of Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities Introduction The conversation I hear among some teachers and parents regarding the use of assistive technology include the following complaints on limitations and disadvantages; the negative affects using technology has on students' attention span, seeing technology as entertainment and not as a tool to learn, the cost of technology, students relying too heavily on it, and that teacher training is time-consuming. Assistive technology is a tool used to help improve function in areas such as communication, mobility, relationships, education, and self-care. Types of assistive technology more related to students with learning disabilities range from…
(Donnelly). In the classroom, assistive technologies can be used to help in the areas of written expression, reading, mathematics, spelling, organization skills, and social acceptance. Assistive technologies can be compared to a pair of glasses that help people with visual impairments see just as well as someone without those impairments. The assistive technology, like the glasses, does not create something, but can improve something that exists (Adebisi et al. 15). These assistive technologies level the playing field for students with disabilities.…
While many popular systems like Blackboard invest, and strive to be accessible to groups learners or students who are Blind and/or Visually Impaired (Blackboard, n.d.). In many practical settings, it appears this may not be the case. Many students seem to find issues with courses, assignments, discussions, or even quizzes, tests, and much more that seem less than accessible for these groups of students (Bond, 2016). Students who are already faced with these problems in an academic setting are also faced with other issues in life. Academic life is very stressful, but adding on other stressors such as having to navigate to a classroom in an unknown area, navigating to an online document required for a course that hasn’t been optimized, or taking a test where the information isn’t accessible, and many other things are all events in which the Blind and Visually Impaired face on a day to day basis.…