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Introduction The participation in sporting activities from the recreational league, organized interscholastic, collegiate to the professional ranks is part of many people’s everyday life. For those who are able to move about without hindrances, athletics and sports are a way to recreate, exercise and fellowship with others. Those with physical and mental disabilities, participating in sport activities may be limited due to their own infirmity or limited resources that may accommodate them…

premise of either physical or mental inability. In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed to guarantee equal access to public education for children with disabilities. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was renamed in 1990 to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which further elaborated on the inclusion of children with disabilities into regular classes, but also focused on the rights of parents to be involved in the educational decisions…

4th Century B.C. Philosophers like Aristotle felt that children with physical disabilities were not meant to live. "As to the exposure and rearing of children, let there be a law that no deformed child shall live...” -Aristotle Early Greek and Romans discouraged the reproduction of people with genetic defects so as to improve the human species. Early Civilizations viewed “deformed children” as a weakness, shame and a burden on society (such views continued to the 20th Century) Up to 1950…

“People with disabilities have abilities too and that is what this course is all about, making sure those abilities blossom and shine so that all the dreams you have can come true” - Mary McAleese. This quote connects with the Disability Act because they both explain that even though a person may have a disability the still have abilities like everyone else. The Disability Act is a very important act in U.S history because of what it states, the history of the act, and the challenges faced.…

An Alameda County Transportation Comission’s meeting was held on Dec 8, 2015, and several of the city’s managers attended the meeting. The commission, along with all of the city managers were concerned about these issues. “Although there is a diversity with public transit for the elderly and disabled in this county, there are many people who are not receiving services due to their geographic area or lack of enough seniors in the community” stated Naomi Armenta, who is the paratransit…

reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. 1986, National Council on Disability drafted the first version of the bill which was introduced in 1988. Signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Title I prohibits disability discrimination against "a qualified individual with a disability". Title II prohibits disability discrimination by all…

that the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center and the federal building in Juneau was made accessible for people with disabilities like Gallagher. That was the start of the first federal laws leading in to the Americans with disabilities act of 1990. (Fresh, D., & Thomas,…

Selection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 are two main federal legislative acts that are intended to protect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. The intent of these two laws is to avoid any form of discrimination against individuals with disabilities who are otherwise competent. Even though these two laws are similar they have multiple differences among them. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requires any agency,…

treated as second class citizens. They were grouped together and didn’t get quality instructions. In the working world they couldn 't get jobs or were left to figure things out for themselves. The National organization on disability, founded in july 1990, has successfully advanced opportunity for people with disabilities , advocated for appropriate intervention and raised awareness for the ableness of those with disabilities. 2. Prior to NOD- Before the NOD was formed, Specially abled people,…

Alameda County resides in the East Bay of California and is the fourth most racially diverse county in the United States (Narula, 2014). It comprises of 14 suburban cities and several unincorporated communities with an overall population of 1,610,921 and more than 12% are seniors aged 65 and older (175,320). Geographic isolation between some cities and an ever aging population makes public transportation a concern for the county and it’s stakeholders, especially in regard to the seniors and…