scholarly journals Supporting Equity and Inclusion of Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing Individuals in Professional Organizations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Jones Huyck ◽  
Kelsey L. Anbuhl ◽  
Brad N. Buran ◽  
Henry J. Adler ◽  
Samuel R. Atcherson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Models Of Disability ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Financial Burdens ◽  
Disabled Communities ◽  
Equity And Inclusion

Disability is an important and often overlooked component of diversity. Individuals with disabilities bring a unique perspective to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) because of their unique experiences approaching complex issues related to health and disability, navigating the healthcare system, creatively solving problems unfamiliar to many individuals without disabilities, managing time and resources that are limited by physical or mental constraints, and advocating for themselves and others in the disabled community. Yet, individuals with disabilities are underrepresented in STEMM. Professional organizations can address this underrepresentation by recruiting individuals with disabilities for leadership opportunities, easing financial burdens, providing equal access, fostering peer-mentor groups, and establishing a culture of equity and inclusion spanning all facets of diversity. We are a group of deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) engineers, scientists, and clinicians, most of whom are active in clinical practice and/or auditory research. We have worked within our professional societies to improve access and inclusion for D/HH individuals and others with disabilities. We describe how different models of disability inform our understanding of disability as a form of diversity. We address heterogeneity within disabled communities, including intersectionality between disability and other forms of diversity. We highlight how the Association for Research in Otolaryngology has supported our efforts to reduce ableism and promote access and inclusion for D/HH individuals. We also discuss future directions and challenges. The tools and approaches discussed here can be applied by other professional organizations to include individuals with all forms of diversity in STEMM.

scholarly journals Supporting Equity and Inclusion of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals in Professional Organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Jones Huyck ◽  
Kelsey L. Anbuhl ◽  
Brad N. Buran ◽  
Henry J. Adler ◽  
Samuel R. Atcherson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hard Of Hearing ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Models Of Disability ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Financial Burdens ◽  
Disabled Communities ◽  
Equity And Inclusion

Disability is an important and often overlooked component of diversity. Individuals with disabilities bring a rare perspective to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) because of their unique experiences approaching complex issues related to health and disability, navigating the healthcare system, creatively solving problems unfamiliar to many individuals without disabilities, managing time and resources that are limited by physical or mental constraints, and advocating for themselves and others in the disabled community. Yet, individuals with disabilities are underrepresented in STEMM. Professional organizations can address this underrepresentation by recruiting individuals with disabilities for leadership opportunities, easing financial burdens, providing equal access, fostering peer-mentor groups, and establishing a culture of equity and inclusion spanning all facets of diversity. We are a group of deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) engineers, scientists, and clinicians, most of whom are active in clinical practice and/or auditory research. We have worked within our professional societies to improve access and inclusion for D/HH individuals and others with disabilities. We describe how different models of disability inform our understanding of disability as a form of diversity. We address heterogeneity within disabled communities, including intersectionality between disability and other forms of diversity. We highlight how the Association for Research in Otolaryngology has supported our efforts to reduce ableism and promote access and inclusion for D/HH individuals. We also discuss future directions and challenges. The tools and approaches discussed here can be applied by other professional organizations to include individuals with all forms of diversity in STEMM.

Art Creation as an Instrument in Education of Individuals with Disabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-69
Author(s):  
Pavel Sochor
Keyword(s):  
Art Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Outsider Art ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Artistic Style ◽  
Models Of Disability ◽  
Art Brut ◽  
Mainstream Society ◽  
The Impact

Theoretical study deals with approaches towards art education of individuals with disabilities. Arts and Education are crucial cultural components and significantly affect the quality of life of people with disabilities in our society. Nowadays both components may serve to promote the ideas od lifelong inclusive education. Intervention in education is influenced by models of disability concepts reflecting different approaches. Art therapy and approach presenting the impact of disability on the basis of social reality is confronted with the presentation of disabled artist´s personality and his diversity. Unique environment of art education centres and art studios provides opportunity for cultivation of personality of a person with disability. The establishment of author with a disablity in artistic style art brut and outsider art in mainstream society can be considered as a form of socialization.

Making Room for Activist Voices in a Philosophically Sound Theory of Disability

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-108
Author(s):  
R. A. Main ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Normative Theory ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Standard Case ◽  
Disability Rights Movement ◽  
Models Of Disability ◽  
Best Response ◽  
Sound Theory ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Bodily States

Against the medical and social models of disability are two newer proposals. Elizabeth Barnes’ Minority Body proposes that it is the bodies which are advocated for and included in the disability rights movement which are rightfully called “disabled.” Savulescu and Kahane’s Welfarist approach proposes that disability is intrinsically tied to the effects of bodily states on welfare. They put the need for a consistent and relatively simple normative theory above accounting for standard case judgements about who is and is not disabled or looking at all to membership of the disabled community. I argue that Barnes’ theory offers the best response to issues with the dominant models of disability. Further, I argue that the Welfarist theory operates in a space removed from the wishes and lived experiences of disabled people – separating ‘disability’ from activism entirely – to its detriment. Doing so compromises its explanatory power, over-generalizes the concept and prevents the insertion of meaningful boundaries. Barnes’ ‘solidarity thesis’ soundly conceptualizes disability whilst making room for activist voices. The centering of activist projects makes it stronger.

Ethical Practices and Parental Participation in Rural Special Education

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert P. Trussell ◽  
Helen Hammond ◽  
Lawrence Ingalls
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Parental Participation ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Ethical Practices ◽  
Legal Mandates ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Special Education Process ◽  
Education Process

The field of special education has a historical precedent for establishing ethical practices for professionals. These practices have evolved through legal mandates, scientific inquiry, professional research, professional organizations, and consumer concerns and input. A pivotal component of special education ethics focuses on the involvement of parents and/or family members as equal partners within the special education process. The purpose of this article is to examine the ethics of parental involvement in special education from a primarily rural special education perspective. This article reviews current research to date and discusses implications of the disconnect between the ethical responsibility of assuring equal parent participation and research findings. This article provides specific recommendations for future directions in promoting parental involvement in rural special education contexts.

Scripture and the Disabled: Redeeming Mephibosheth's Identity

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Power Structure ◽  
Missio Dei ◽  
Individual Identity ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Sitz Im Leben ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice ◽  
The Church

AbstractDisabled individuals form a constituency often marginalized in society. The Christian Church must realize that participation in the missio dei, requires the redemption of individual identity. Thus, societal structures which produce stigmatizing labels must be challenged appropriately. Pentecostals also face unique challenges in regards to the relationship between 'healing' and 'disability'. Focusing upon the story of Mephibosheth, one can construct a 'redemptive reading' which allows for the voice of the disabled to be redeemed. A Foucaultan lens is employed to account for issues of power, structure and society applicable to the plight of individuals with disabilities. Attention is also given to the place of the disabled in Israelite culture, as further illustrated from other Jewish sources. Finally, Mephibosheth's voice is conceived as a 'sign' for the Sitz-im-Leben of the disabled universally. Approaching the text from this particular hermeneutic can ultimately empower the Church (and particularly Pentecostals) to redeem the identity of the disabled in community.

Profiles and Professional Perspectives of 10 Leading Sport Psychologists

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Straub ◽  
Donna A. Hinman
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Alphabetical Order ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Professional Perspectives

The primary purpose of this study was to identify 10 leading sport psychologists in North America for the 1980s as perceived by a sample of professional sport psychologists. In alphabetical order, the 10 who were selected by their peers included Daniel Gould, Daniel Landers, Rainer Martens, Robert Nideffer, Bruce Ogilvie, Terry Orlick, Tara Scanlan, Robert Singer, Ronald Smith, and Robert Weinberg. The second purpose of the study was to profile these individuals and gain their perspectives on various issues facing the field of sport psychology in the 1990s. Issues regarding research focus, professional organizations, graduate training, and future directions for the field are discussed.

scholarly journals Vexatious Litigants and the ADA: Strategies to Fairly Address the Need to Improve Access for Individuals with Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helia Garrido Hull
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Americans With Disabilities Act ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
Disability Law ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Title Iii ◽  
Improve Access

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy: Vol. 26 : Iss. 1 , Article 2. The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) is recognized as one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in American history and is aimed at protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities. Unfortunately, as the ADA has developed, some attorneys have exposed methods of exploiting the provisions of the ADA for personal, pecuniary benefits—fee-driven lawsuits for violations of plaintiff-friendly provisions of Title III of the ADA. As a result of this exploitation, record numbers of Title III disability cases are being filed by a small group of plaintiffs and attorneys who have created a lucrative “cottage industry” of vexatious and profitable lawsuits that do little to protect individuals with disabilities or promote the spirit and purpose of the ADA. Vexatious ADA litigation frequently occurs under the guise of a meritorious suit ostensibly brought on behalf of an individual with a disability who is seeking equal access to public accommodations. However, once the lawsuit is filed it quickly devolves into a hunt for vulnerable small businesses that are not in full compliance with the ADA. By exploiting small businesses that are likely to settle quickly instead of engaging in lengthy, costly litigation, lawyers bringing these cases are able to quickly recover attorney’s fees. The profitability and ease with which these lawsuits can be brought has prompted some attorneys to find and file as many ADA violation suits as possible. While the attorneys generate high profits from these lawsuits, money is diverted away from the real need—correcting the underlying violation that justified the lawsuit and providing the disabled plaintiff with equality and accessibility.This Article addresses the need to reform the ADA to prevent vexatious litigation and to promote the underlying goals of the Act. Part I of this Article introduces the topic of vexatious litigation and the importance of remedying the effects of exploitation of the ADA. Part II provides an overview of the ADA and its efforts to increase accessibility to individuals with disabilities, emphasizing the provisions of the Act that create incentives to engage in vexatious litigation. Part III examines and analyzes the judiciary’s response to vexatious litigation under the ADA, and sanctions that have been issued to limit exploitation. Finally, Part IV provides recommendations to reform the ADA and state disability law counterparts, suggests corrective actions to address vexatious litigation, and identifies methods to promote equality for individuals with disabilities.

scholarly journals Participation of Individuals with Disabilities in Political Activities: Voices from Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahraa Jamel Rahahleh ◽  
Mizyed AbdelFattah Hyassat ◽  
AbdelLatif Khalaf Alramamneh ◽  
Obaid Abdalkarim Sabayleh ◽  
Ra’ad AbdEl Kareem Al-Awamleh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Models Of Disability ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Integration Data

This qualitative study examines the participation of individuals with disabilities in political activities in Jordan: a topic on which there is little existing literature despite its capacity to promote successful social integration. Data for this study was gathered by conducting sixteen semi-structured interviews with individuals with disabilities and was then examined collectively using thematic analysis, in the context of related literature and medical and social models of disability. The resulting findings revealed that the most prevalent obstacles that people with disabilities encountered regarding participating in political activities were poor communication, their own negative attitudes towards politics and politicians, and inaccessible physical environments.

scholarly journals The Americans With Disabilities Act: Equal Opportunity for Individuals With Disabilities, in Some Large Businesses, in Some Major Cities, Sometimes . . .

2008 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Allen Harris
Keyword(s):  
Title I ◽  
Americans With Disabilities Act ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Legitimate Interests ◽  
President Bush

On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. Congress stated that the purpose of the ADA was “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” The first subchapter (Title I) of the ADA addresses accommodations for the disabled in the field of employment. President Bush attempted to quash “fears that the ADA is too vague or too costly” by stating that the Act struck a careful balance between the rights of individuals with disabilities and the legitimate interests of businesses. In particular, he noted that Title I of the ADA would become effective for employers with twenty-five or more employees on July 26, 1992, with an extension to employers with fifteen or more employees on July 26, 1994, thus permitting employers adequate time to become acquainted with the ADA. But in fact, the exclusion of employers with fewer than fifteen employees requires only a small percentage of the nation’s employers to ever become acquainted with the ADA at all.

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