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Discrimination proves to be a substantial problem in the workplace and everyday life for those suffering either mental or physical disabilities. Given that suffering from debilitating illness and the costs medically are severe enough, receiving income can be detrimental to having medical care and taking care of their families. The toughest concept for the majority is the consideration of mental disabilities because mental health still seems to be a taboo subject. According to the EEOC, there…

Communication is a vital element in the 6 Cs, which was established by the chief nurse. Communication is defined as “transfer of information from one person to another, whether or not it elicits confidence. But the information transferred must be understandable to the receiver” (Communication Theory, 2016) Importance of communication is the way that we communicate to able channel information, if the information is not delivered correctly it becomes relevantly useless. As well as following the…

Aldous Huxley explores a “utopian” society in the novel Brave New World. The characters are complex and explored from different points of views. Huxley’s life and influences on his life affected the ideas and themes of his most famous book. Through research of Huxley’s life and looking at John and Bernard from Brave New World, one can come to comprehend more about the book. The plot of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is carried by John’s isolation and his hatred of society because of his…

This essay will provide a rational as to why this topic of communicating a new diagnosis of cancer has been chosen (see appendix 1). It will provide a definition and a discussion of what partnership working is and its importance with regards to conveying a potentially distressing and difficult diagnosis. This essay will also critically evaluate some of the barriers and enablers that could hinder or promote effective partnership working, these include who delivers the news and how, the…

The multiple forms of discrimination can range from minor inconveniences to basic human rights being refused to the disabled. On the “minor” side of the disabled discrimination spectrum, restaurants in the United States are not required to include braille on their menus for the blind; as a result, they may have to rely on the able-sighted to read their menus to them. A more urgent example of discrimination against the disabled is the ongoing debate on whether adults with mental disabilities,…

When someone finds out my parents are Deaf, they often ask me “what is that like.” This is the worst question because there is no proper answer for it. My stock answer has always been; “well, it is just like growing up in a Spanish, or Polish speaking home.” My answer only tackles the language aspect of their question, which always seems to satisfy. But the difference here is that a Spanish child can identify with their parents culture, where as I cannot. Those children have a cultural group…

1. Please provide details as to the storage and protection for your data for the next 5 years There is a need to protect data and information that is useful and relevant to the field of pharmacology. The next five years will definitely have a lot of information and data that will be stored safely to avoid unauthorized access and make it easy to access and share with collaborators. Such is facilitated by the computing services provided by Bath University which allocate 1TB storage to academic…

Abundant Life of Perrysburg is a senior housing facility established in 1977 by Zoar Lutheran Church and is funded by HUD (Housing and Urban Development). Over the past several years Liz Brown, the manager, has been working diligently to update the facilities to make them more accessible to various disabilities that her elderly residents may have. Liz Brown and her staff eagerly make accommodations for each resident and in the best interest of the whole building through using the principles of…

1. What are accommodations? How do they differ from modifications? Accommodations are changes in an educational environments that helps students overcome their disability. Some students may have rough time adjusting to their educational environment without things to help with their disability. These children have the ability to learn the required content, but might need some adaptations in a general classroom. Accommodations do not change the expectations for learning, or reduce the requirements…

Throughout the history of mankind, we have created a countless amount of criticism for those considered “different”, commonly through isms such as racism, nativism, and sexism. Another ism often forgot about is ableism, which is “a set of practices and beliefs that assign inferior value (worth) to people who have developmental, emotional, physical or psychiatric disabilities” (Stop Ableism) Julie Zeilenger a well-known blogger who is partnered with Women’s Media Center wrote, “Nearly 1 in 5…