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Name: Mitzi Samano
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Name: Ankita Shah
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ABOUT OUR TOPIC:
TERMS TO KNOW:
Ableism- discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior
Accessibility- the quality or characteristic of something that makes it possible to approach, enter, or use
Advocacy- any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others including public education, regulatory work, litigation, and work before administrative bodies, lobbying, voter registration, and voter education
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)- civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.
Disability- physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment
Disabled Persons Organization (DPO)- represents organizations or groups of persons with disabilities (PWDs), where PWDs constitute a majority of the overall staff, board and volunteers, and are well-represented in all levels of the organization; primary focus of these organizations is empowerment and the growth of self-advocacy of persons with disabilities
Identity First language- Identity or condition is placed before the noun as a way to categorize someone; for example, a “disabled person” ; proponents of this term feel these identifiers help people claim their disabilities with pride. Identity first terms may do so because they feel they’re celebrating or owning their disability instead of distancing themselves from their disability by adding on the phrase “with a disability.”
Inclusivity- practices and policies designed to identify and remove barriers such as physical, communication, and attitudinal, that hamper individuals' ability to have full participation in society
Intellectual disability-condition where a person has certain limitations in intellectual functions; these limitations in children can cause a child to intellectually develop at a different timeframe than others
Intersectionality- the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantag
Mental illness- health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these) often associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities
People First language- emphasizes the individuality, equality and dignity of people with disabilities; rather than defining people primarily by their condition; conveys respect by emphasizing the fact that people first and foremost just that—people.
Transportation- wheelchair access, stairs, elevators
Accessibility- the quality or characteristic of something that makes it possible to approach, enter, or use
Advocacy- any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others including public education, regulatory work, litigation, and work before administrative bodies, lobbying, voter registration, and voter education
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)- civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.
Disability- physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment
Disabled Persons Organization (DPO)- represents organizations or groups of persons with disabilities (PWDs), where PWDs constitute a majority of the overall staff, board and volunteers, and are well-represented in all levels of the organization; primary focus of these organizations is empowerment and the growth of self-advocacy of persons with disabilities
Identity First language- Identity or condition is placed before the noun as a way to categorize someone; for example, a “disabled person” ; proponents of this term feel these identifiers help people claim their disabilities with pride. Identity first terms may do so because they feel they’re celebrating or owning their disability instead of distancing themselves from their disability by adding on the phrase “with a disability.”
Inclusivity- practices and policies designed to identify and remove barriers such as physical, communication, and attitudinal, that hamper individuals' ability to have full participation in society
Intellectual disability-condition where a person has certain limitations in intellectual functions; these limitations in children can cause a child to intellectually develop at a different timeframe than others
Intersectionality- the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantag
Mental illness- health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these) often associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities
People First language- emphasizes the individuality, equality and dignity of people with disabilities; rather than defining people primarily by their condition; conveys respect by emphasizing the fact that people first and foremost just that—people.
Transportation- wheelchair access, stairs, elevators
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