Case Study: A Closer Look At Disabilities

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A CLOSER LOOK AT DISABILITIES Edward Atterholt Grand Canyon University: SPE 226 October 14, 2012 A Closer Look at Disabilities. Disabilities have been around since the dawn of time. Documentation had been found tracing back to 400 years BC on the views of society that demonstrate the wonton disregard for disabilities. Children we outright killed or maimed if they were found to have any deformity. As time progressed, the conditions and treatment could have been considered to have improved, but the conditions were still harsh in the placement in the asylums (PHILOSOPHY, 2007). Needless to say a child with a disability was a social stigma. Further into the 20th century, things became better. The needs of the disabled are still undergoing…show more content…
Hansen (1969) - This case made it illegal to deny equal educational rights. Especially when discrimination is applied through poor performance on standardized tests by poor minorities. * Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia (1972) – This case makes it punishable by law to prevent disabled people the right to free public schooling. A disability cannot be excluded from school in D.C. * Hendrick Hudson District Board of Education v. Rowley (1982) – This case made it so the education of a disabled student had to be relevant and to provide a valuable benefit toward education. * Honig v. Doe (1988) – This case basically prevents a disabled student from being expelled for more than ten days or without parental or other legal means if the incident is part of the disability. Legislation That Leveled the Playing Field Not all of the advances for disability rights came from lawsuits. The government has been proactive in the equalization of societal and educational goals for disabled people. I found the data gathered (Hardman 2011, et al) coving the major laws passed: * Public Law 93-112, Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 (1973) – This law basically prevents a person that is disabled form being discriminated by any one that receive federal…show more content…
I treat everyone like I would like to be treated regardless of any physical, mental, racial, gender or social differences. I also now have a practical understanding of disabilities having worked as a Certified Nurses Assistant and becoming disabled myself. I think that I handled the situation well back when I was nine, the only difference now would be that I would not stare as I once did. References EVOLUTION OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE RESEARCH IN THE USA: FROM SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS TO SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AND BACK. (2007). In Springer International Handbooks of Education: International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement. Retrieved from http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?qurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.credoreference.com/entry/sprihsei/evolution_of_school_performance_research_in_the_usa_from_school_effectiveness_to_school_accountability_and_back Hardman, Michael L., Drew, Clifford J., & Egan, M. Winston (2011). Human Exceptionality: School, Community, and Family. (10th Ed.). Ohio: Cengage Learning. PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. (2007). In Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals. Retrieved from

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