GS 420: Disability & Society: 2/1 Class session 3Assignment #1 due 2/8 by 11:59 p.m. Be sure to self-score your rubric cover sheet, complete student profile, and include your picture along with your biography. Assignment #2 due 2/22 What are your plans for community service? Next week: Bring an Orange to Class * Next week….Bring an orange to class for a diversity activity… Why Community Service is important…. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gandhi Community Service: Check Blackboard for more info!Opportunities added weekly… Go to Assignment #6: Community service linkTherapeutic Recreation Services (TRS) Join SAN/SAB , ASL Club, and Project Puzzle! ASL ClubSpecial OlympicsSDSU Fitness ClinicEpilepsy WalkGreen Mile (St. Madeleine Sophie) El Cajon Welcome Daniel KimpelSan Diego Park & Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Services List of opportunities under the “community service” link on blackboard Daniel can be reached by phone and email (see blackboard) Lots of February events available! Assignment #2: History of Dis/AbilityRead the directions for Assignment 2 on blackboardChoose one of the “Parallels in Time” website and review the sections listedA minimum 500 word summary is required for at least 3 or more of the sections – (ONE SUMMARY that includes the 3 sections)An additional one page personal reaction to the informationTwo questions you ask about the information readHow does this information relate to our course? Assignment 2Self score the cover sheet (rubric)Upload on blackboard – due on 2/22, Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. LATE papers will lose points.Use person-first language in your write up, even though the information in PIT does not do so…Or, use quotation marks for labels and terms that are not current and correct….. Welcome Zachary York Welcome Kelvin Crosby and Jesus Montoya A global perspective of the disability experience….. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/disability/countusin/main.html Legislation for Diversity “The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was created capable of being; expand, if possible, to his full growth; resisting all impediments. . . and show himself at length in his own shape and stature, be these what they may.” Thomas Carlyle, scholar * Legislation Interest in promoting the rights of all people in general leads to attention to the rights of specific groups1930’s - labor movements - improved quality of working environment of children1950’s & 1960’s - Civil Rights -social changes needed for African Americans Civil rights movement expanded to guarantee rights to allLegislation protects civil rights through enforcement and provision of services Laws of Human Diversity.Age: Older Americans Act of 1965; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1978Communication: Bill of Rights, Article 1; Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974Culture: Universal Declaration of Human RightsGender: Title VII ...

1. GS 420: Disability & Society: 2/1
Class session 3Assignment #1 due 2/8 by 11:59 p.m.
Be sure to self-score your rubric cover sheet, complete student
profile, and include your picture along with your biography.
Assignment #2 due 2/22
What are your plans for community service?
Next week: Bring an Orange to Class
*
Next week….Bring an orange to class for a diversity activity…
Why Community Service is important….
“The best way to find yourself
is to lose yourself
in the service of others.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Community Service: Check Blackboard for more
info!Opportunities added weekly…

2. Go to Assignment #6: Community service linkTherapeutic
Recreation Services (TRS) Join SAN/SAB , ASL Club, and
Project Puzzle! ASL ClubSpecial OlympicsSDSU Fitness
ClinicEpilepsy WalkGreen Mile (St. Madeleine Sophie) El
Cajon
Welcome Daniel KimpelSan Diego Park & Recreation
Therapeutic Recreation Services
List of opportunities under the “community service” link on
blackboard
Daniel can be reached by phone and email (see blackboard)
Lots of February events available!
Assignment #2: History of
Dis/AbilityRead the directions for Assignment 2 on
blackboardChoose one of the “Parallels in Time” website and
review the sections listedA minimum 500 word summary is
required for at least 3 or more of the sections – (ONE
SUMMARY that includes the 3 sections)An additional one page
personal reaction to the informationTwo questions you ask
about the information readHow does this information relate to
our course?
Assignment 2Self score the cover sheet (rubric)Upload on
blackboard – due on 2/22, Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. LATE
papers will lose points.Use person-first language in your write
up, even though the information in PIT does not do so…Or, use
quotation marks for labels and terms that are not current and

3. correct…..
Welcome Zachary York
Welcome Kelvin Crosby and Jesus Montoya
A global perspective of the disability experience…..
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/disability/countusin/main.htm
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Legislation for Diversity
“The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was
created capable of being; expand, if possible, to his full growth;
resisting all impediments. . . and show himself at length in his
own shape and stature, be these what they may.”
Thomas Carlyle, scholar
*
Legislation
Interest in promoting the rights
of all people in general

4. leads to attention to the rights of specific groups1930’s - labor
movements - improved quality of working environment of
children1950’s & 1960’s - Civil Rights -social changes needed
for African Americans Civil rights movement expanded to
guarantee rights to allLegislation protects civil rights through
enforcement and provision of services
Laws of Human Diversity.Age: Older Americans Act of 1965;
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1978Communication:
Bill of Rights, Article 1; Equal Educational Opportunities Act
of 1974Culture: Universal Declaration of Human RightsGender:
Title VII of 1964 Civil Rights ActRace, Color, Ethnicity: Title
VII of 1964 Civil Rights Act
Socioeconomic: Equal Protection Clause of 14th amendment;
Federal Social Security; Commodities Distribution Act; Food
Stamp Act of 1904; Job Training and Partnership Act of
1982Religion: Title VII of 1964 Bill of RightsWebsites:
The Human Rights Campaign
Women’s Suffrage
Hate Crimes
Disability LAWS
Rehabilitation Act of 1973: barrier-free environment Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990: “Civil Rights Bill” Air
Carrier Access Act: prevents discrimination in air
transportationCivil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act:
investigation of conditions in institutionsArchitectural Barriers
Act: physical accessibilityEducation: Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - special education

5. Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 (P.L. 93-112)
“Barrier-Free Environment”
Regulations requiring accessibility not only to jobs, education,
and housing, but to virtually all public facilities
“Wheelchair Law”
Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Section 504 - (P.L. 93-112)
No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United
States. . . shall, solely by reason of . . . handicap, be excluded
from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
receiving Federal financial assistance.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Section 504“Pre-Civil” Rights Bill for Persons with Disabilities
Intent was for a “Barrier-Free Environment,” and vocational

6. opportunitiesContains regulations requiring accessibility not
only to jobs, education, and housing, but to virtually all public
facilities“Wheelchair Law”
Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Section 504
Who is “handicapped?” Anyone with a physical or mental
impairment that substantially impairs or restricts one or more
major life activities, such as caring for one’s self, performing
manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing,
learning, and working.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Section 504Terms used in the law:“physical or mental
impairment” - physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic
disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more body
systems
Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Section 504“mental or physiological disorder” - speech,
hearing, visual and orthopedic impairments, cerebral palsy,

7. epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer,
diabetes, heart disease, intellectual disabilities, organic brain
syndrome, emotional or mental illness (including addiction to
alcohol or drugs**), and specific learning disabilities.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Section 504“major life activities” - functions such as caring for
one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing,
speaking, breathing, learning, and working.“has a record of
such impairment” - has a history of or has been classified as
having a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities
Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Section 504“is regarded as having an impairment” - 1) having a
physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit
major life activities but is treated by a recipient of federal funds
as constituting such a limitation and 2) has a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as
a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment or 3)
has none of the impairments listed above but is treated by a
recipient of federal funds as having such an impairment.
Vocational Rehabilitation

8. Act of 1973
Section 504Federally assisted programs:Employers of 15 or
more personsTwo standards in determining accessibility of
buildings: Existing facilities as of June 3, 1977 were given
some time consideration in remodeling for accommodation.
Those buildings constructed after June 3, 1977 were expected to
meet the new building code standards.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Act of 1973
Section 504** Although alcoholism and drug addiction are
handicapping conditions, the 1978 amendments to the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (PL 95-602) clarified the status of
alcohol and drug abusers as they relate to employment by
stating that the term handicapped “does not include any
individual who is an alcoholic or drug abuser and whose current
use of alcohol or drugs prevents such individual from
performing the duties of the job in questions, or whose
employment by reason of such current alcohol or drug abuse,
would constitute a direct threat to property or the safety of
others.”
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
P.L.101-336
1. The Purpose of ADA and why it is needed:Signed into law
July 26, 1990, bans discriminationCivil Rights Act of 1964 does

9. not cover disabilities
ADA, cont.
2. How is disability defined by the ADA?physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major
life activities (Sec.504 - Rehab Act)
What Does ADA Cover?
Title 1: EmploymentEmployers with 15 or more employees must
comply (no discrimination)Employers can ask about ability, but
not about disabilityEmployers must provide reasonable
accommodations
Title II: Public Services and Accommodations- State & Local
GovernmentsAll government facilities, services, and
communications must be accessible and in complianceState and
local agencies can not discriminatePublic transit buses, rail
cars, bus, and train stations must be accessible
Title III: Public Services - Private EntitiesRestaurants, hotels,
and retail stores may not discriminatePhysical barriers must be
removedAll new construction must be accessibleAuxiliary aids
and services must be available to ensure effective
communication

10. Title IV: TelecommunicationsCompanies offering telephone
service to general public must offer telephone relay services to
allow communications access for people with speech and
hearing impairments who cannot use telephone
Title V: Miscellaneous ProvisionsBasically provides that
nothing in ADA will be of a lessor standard than is required
under Rehab Act of 1973Protects individuals from retaliation
for exposing noncompliance or for refusing to engage in
activities that are out of compliance
ADA Video Response
Ten Small Business MistakesWrite down two – three “mistakes”
that are presented on the video. Respond to ADA’s
requirements to these
“mistakes”http://www.ada.gov/videogallery.htm
Use quick time: High Speed Internet/Open Caption
Highly recommend this site for other video examples!
“Myths” Listed on
ADA video site
It is just too much trouble!

11. I have to hire unqualified workers.
No one with a disability can do this job.
Once I hire them I can’t fire them.
My other employees will be upset if people with disabilities get
special treatment.
People with disabilities are unreliable.
My insurance costs would go through the roof.
I don’t want to say anything wrong in an interview.
People with disabilities make my customers uncomfortable.
The accommodations that they would need would bankrupt me.
Myths and Facts
Myths are roadblocks that interfere with the ability of persons
with disabilities to have equality in employment. These
roadblocks usually result from a lack of experience and
interaction with persons with disabilities. This lack of
familiarity has nourished negative attitudes concerning
employment of persons with disabilities.
Here are a few. . .
Something to think about. . .Myth: Hiring employees with
disabilities increase workers compensation insurance rate.Fact:
Insurance rates are based solely on the relative hazards of the
operation and the organization’s accident experience, not on
whether workers have disabilities.
Myth: Employees with disabilities have a higher absentee rate
than employees without disabilities.Fact: Studies by firms such
as DuPont show that employees with disabilities are not absent

12. any more than employees without disabilities.
Myth: Persons with disabilities have problems getting to
work.Fact: Persons with disabilities are capable of supplying
their own transportation by choosing to walk, use a car pool,
drive, take public transportation, or a cab.
Myth: Persons with disabilities need to be protected from
failing.Fact: Persons with disabilities have a right to participate
in the full range of human experiences including success and
failure. Employers should have the same expectations of, and
work requirements for, all employees.
Myth: Persons with disabilities are unable to meet performance
standards, thus making them a bad employment risk.Fact: In
1990, DuPont conducted a survey of 811 employees with
disabilities and found 90% rated average or better in job
performance compared to 95% for employees without
disabilities. In 1981 and 1973, similar studies were conducted
and the percentage was higher for people with disabilities.
The big one. . .Myth: Considerable expense is necessary to
accommodate workers with disabilities.Fact: Most workers with
disabilities require no accommodations and the cost for those
who do is minimal or much lower than many employers believe.
Studies by JAN, show that 15% of accommodations cost
nothing, 51% cost between $1 and $500, 12% cost between $501
and $1000, and 22% cost more than $1000.

13. Repeat: The cost to accommodate over 50% of people with
disabilities who are employed is $600 or less!!!
Myth: Persons with disabilities are inspirational, courageous,
and brave for being able to overcome their disability.Fact:
Persons with disabilities are simply carrying on normal
activities of living when they drive to work, go grocery
shopping, pay their bills, or compete in athletic events.
SummaryContinued efforts needed to secure full participation in
society for all peopleNew sources of concern: HIV/AIDS, other
contagious diseases, drug abuse, increasing social violence,
technology, on-going preservation of human rights
Other info on ADA
Latest supreme court rulings affecting ADA litigation
outcomesJuly 2017 marks the 27th anniversary of The ADA.
For further informationWeb info
Accessiblesociety.org
National Council on Disability (NCD) www.ncd.gov
Report “Promises to Keep” which criticizes federal agencies’
track record in enforcing ADA citing “agencies being ‘overly
cautious’ in enforcing the law and ‘poor leadership’ has

14. significantly weakened the law’s impact.
Response to ADA
What did you learn about Americans with Disabilities Act
today?
Despite the passage of ADA, people with disabilities
employment rate is abysmal. The rate of unemployment is 70-
80% no matter how the US economy is doing nation wide.
Why???????????
Student Name: _________________________________
GS 420 Student #: __________________
(Last, First
Date: ___________________
Class Section 1 or 2: ________________
Assignment #4: Project
“Lives Worth Living”
Summary
1) Watch the 54 minutes film “Lives Worth Living” found in the
link : “Course Documents”
2) Three page summary of the film (double spaced).
3) Pick out three of your favorite scenes in the film and explain
why.
4) Answer the following questions and include the information
on ADA:
a) Before viewing this film, what was your understanding of

15. individuals with disabilities?
b) Using the ADA information in the powerpoint class session
3, describe the main purpose of ADA and list the 5 titles of the
law.
c) How does this film connect with GS 420 class content?
5) Embed/attachment at least two photos of the ADA movement
into your summary.
Please note: This assignment is to be uploaded on Blackboard
according to the directions listed on your syllabus. Failure to
follow directions will result in a loss of points.