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HELLO!
I am Brianalee Perez
SOCIETY LIMITS THE
DISABLED
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WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS TOPIC

⊗ I chose this topic because I took a course on the culture of disability
and it allowed my eyes to view disability in a different way.
⊗ When I first took the class asked myself“what could I possibly learn
from this class.”
⊗ I thought I knew everything there was to know about disabilities, but I
was wrong.
HOW IS SOCIETY LIMITING PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES
● Not every building is Handicap Accessible
● Not permitting people with disabilities to do
certain jobs
● Shunning people with disabilities away from
the community.
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HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BUILDINGS

⊗ The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requires all buildings to
be handicap accessible and for all people with disabilities to be
able to take part in all programs and events
⊗ The ADA applies more to government buildings, so others get
away with little to no accessibility.
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HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BUILDINGS

⊗ A survey conducted with about 554 disabled people stated they

have encountered a barrier while trying to get around.
⊗ 20% says it happens at least once a day, while 12%say it
happens more than once.
⊗ Big cities such as New York do not have a poor transportation
system.
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JOB RESTRICTIONS
⊗ States pay employers to hire people with disabilities.
⊗ Only one-third of the working age people in the US are
employed.
⊗ Only certain people with disabilities are more fit than
others for a job.
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SHUNNING
⊗ Friends and family become more distant after a person becomes
disabled,making the person feel alone.
⊗ Mainly disabled children with a learning disability struggle with social
acceptance from peers and are often bullied.
⊗ Acceptance and treatment of a person with a disability ranges on what
kind of disability , awareness, and exposure.
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1 in 4
People have a disability in the US.
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FIELD WORK

⊗ I volunteered at a local church.

⊗ I made a lesson plan to teach kids about disabilities.
⊗ Some of the disabilities I taught them about was learning
disabilities, autism, communication, mental vision and
hearing, and physical.
⊗ through the lesson I helped them understand how to make
disabled people feel welcomed.
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WHAT HAVE I LEARNED?

Acceptance is not
choice, it is a right
for all disabled.
Disability
doesn’t just
come in
physical form.

Disabled people are more

capable than what society
deems them fit to be.
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There is no greater
disability in society, than
the inability to see a
person as more.
- Robert M. Hensel
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References
https://www.boia.org/blog/disability-statistics-in-the-united-states

www.disabilityrightspa.org/newsroom/it-shouldnt-be-this-hard-disability-and-employment/.

www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/32-accessibility.htm.

ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/implement/physical-social-environment/housing-accessibility-disabiliti

es/main.

www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/employing-people-with-disabilities.aspx.

www.witf.org/2019/10/24/people-with-intellectual-disabilities-and-their-jobs-at-center-of-lawsuit-again

st-pennsylvania/.
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THANKS!
Any questions?