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Disabled or Different
Question #1
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a law that makes discrimination against people with disabilities in all public places illegal. This civil law right was passed in 1990 to protect individuals with disabilities and to grant them equal opportunities in various areas such as access to government services, employment opportunities, and transport and telecommunication. The ADA is divided into five titles, which are employment, which provides for equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The second section is the state and local government, which proposes non-discrimination based on disability in state and local government services. The third title provides for non-discrimination based on disability by public accommodations and in commercial facilities. The fourth title is telecommunication, and finally, miscellaneous provisions which are the fifth title.
Question #2
Under title four of the ADA, it is a requirement that all state agencies should provide Telecommunication Relay Services (TRS). The fourth title of the ADA is specially provided for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have speech impairments and gives them equal services to telephone services. The act demands that these individuals are entitled to equal services and must not be excluded from any service. Therefore, agencies, firms, organizations, and any other public institutions are required to provide telecommunication relay services to provide for the hearing and speech impaired.
Question #3
Just like empowerment in other groups like religious, racial, and sexual and gender groups, there are deaf empowerment groups. The purpose of deaf empowerment is to provide a model that enables the deaf to identify with other deaf people as a culture. The deaf empowerment groups help the speech impaired by providing reasonable educational resources and training programs that focuses on creating better livelihoods of the deaf and on also promoting financial literacy and independence. Deaf empowerment groups also provide for knowledge and skills necessary to help the deaf to invest in their personal lives and improve the communities they live in. The deaf empowerment groups also champion the rights of the deaf and ensure that they are not discriminated against.
Question #4
Audism is a term used to describe discrimination and prejudice towards the deaf or the hard hearing people. Audism can be seen in many forms, especially when individuals try to govern the livelihoods of the deaf or the hard hearing individuals. Audism includes the idea that spoke language is superior to sign language. It may also include prohibiting the use of sign languages around the world. Audism limits people based on whether they hear or speak. It seeks to eliminate or oppress deaf culture or show itself in an attitude that a life without hearing is tragic and that people who are deaf should try to be like hearing people.
Question #5
The conflict that arises from the America Deaf Community being identified as both a distinct culture and a disabled group is because there are two aspects of deaf perspectives. The pathological view and the cultural perspective. The cultural viewpoint of deafness is that deafness is an identity that should be embraced and be proud of. On the other hand, the pathological point of view perceives deafness as a disability that can be treated through medical aid to normalize the deaf person. The conflict arises from the two opinions that provide opposing views about deafness.