Format: Five (5) double-spaced typed pages minimum; no cover page. 12 point font. PDF or Microsoft Word (PDF preferred). Please proofread for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and disability etiquette language. Fully developed paragraphs must consist of three sentences or more. APA or MLA style. All questions can be answered using our course textbook and articles in the Lecture Notes. This is not a library research project. Do not copy material from the textbook/articles, but summarize it briefly in your own words. For example, you can say Mackelprang and Salsgiver (2009) wrote…. If you quote word-by word-from the book, you need to use quotation marks and give the page number. Most of the paper should be in your own words, which is justified or backed up by the textbook and other articles from this class. You need to have a reference list at the end of your paper.
Materials: Please re-read the Textbook chapters, the accompanying Lecture Notes and articles for each chapter in Blackboard, the Grading Rubric (in Blackboard), and APA/MLA style.
Learning objectives: To relate the concepts discussed in class to your interests/experiences. To locate three relevant social service organizations in NYC that help people with disabilities. To evaluate your writing skills
Online Hints for searching for non-profit social service agencies: Non-profit means that agencies put whatever profit they make right back into improving the agency; the money does not get redistributed to individuals, investors, or employees. Many non-profits get a variety of funding from government, charging fee-for services, insurance, and private donations, etc. When searching online, non profit agencies end in “.org” Government agencies end in .gov Private or for-profit agencies end in .com
Please answer ALL parts of ALL of the following questions IN THIS ORDER:
1. Introduction: (Sample). This paper will discuss my reasons for taking this course. I am especially interested in learning more about people with: people with mobility disabilities, deafness or hearing disabilities, visual disabilities, developmental disabilities, mental health disabilities, cognitive disabilities, and health-related disabilities (pick one
population). My interest in this client population is due to my personal experiences as a person with a disability, my family, my job, volunteer work, and/or internship (list briefly. (You give details in paragraph two.) (Three sentences minimum.) ( 1 point).
2. Personal interests: My interest in taking a course about people with disabilities is due to my experiences as a person with a disability, and/or my family, and/or my job, and/or my volunteer work, and/or my internship. Please give examples to make it meaningful. (One paragraph.) (1 point).
3. Disability History, Ableism, & Contemporary Issues. (Ch. 1, & Ch. 3, USA). You need to select one quote from this topic in our textbook or articles that was memorable to you and reference it in your answer. Ex. Mackelprang and Salsgiver (2009, p. #) said…. This was important to me because… AND Using the Internet, find one social service non-profit agency in NYC (5 boroughs) that could assist a person with a specific particular disability that you have an interest in. Provide the name, address, phone #, website, and description of the agency’s services in a sentence of two. Don’t use Independent Living Centers. Don’t repeat agencies used in homework or in this paper. (2 points)
4. Disability Identity & Human Development. Please select one quote from the Chapter 2 of the textbook, or articles about disability identity, that was memorable to you and reference it properly in your answer. Ex. Mackelprang and Salsgiver (2009, p. #) said…. This was memorable or important to me because………. Explain. (1 points)
5. Disability Culture. (Ch. 4) Please select one quote from the textbook chapter or articles about disability culture that was memorable to you and reference it properly in your answer. Ex. Mackelprang and Salsgiver (2009, p. #) said…. This quote was memorable to me because…….Explain. AND Using the Internet, find one social service non-profit agency that promotes disability culture in NYC (5 boroughs)? Provide complete name, address, phone #, website, and describe the services in a sentence or two. Don’t repeat agencies from homework or this paper. (2 pts)
6. Social Policy. (Ch. 5). Based on reading the textbook, select one of the following specific contemporary disability-related social policies in the United States discussed in Chapter 5 [ex. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Rehab. Act of 1973, Education for Handicapped Children of 1975: in 2004, it became called the IDEA, or The Social Security Act of 1935]. Why is that policy important to the needs of client population that you selected? List a fact from the textbook on disability policy, that you are drawn to and explain the importance of it or why it shocked you. Ex. Mackelprang and Salsgiver (2009, p. #) said…. AND Using the Internet, find one social service non-profit agency in NYC (5 boroughs) that could assist a person with a disability facing discrimination in healthcare, employment, housing, or education. Provide complete name, address, phone #, website, and describe the agency’ services in a sentence of two. Don’t repeat agencies from homework or this paper. (2 points)
7. Conclusion: Summarize what this paper discussed. This paper discussed my interest in taking this class to learn more about people with ___disabilities. I became interested
in people with this type of disability because of: ___. Learning about disability history, identity, culture, and social policy did (or did not) play a role in my interests. (1 pt)
Please proofread, make a reference list, and use disability etiquette. GOOD LUCK.
(5) five pages long (not more than 8 pages) , double-spaced, spell-checked, and use a 12 point font, Times New Roman style. It needs to be in a .doc format. (5) five pages long (not more than 8 pages) , double-spaced, spell-checked, and use a 12 point font, Times New Roman style. It needs to be in a .doc format.
Please use “disability etiquette language” (either “person-first” or “disability-first”) as discussed in the first chapter of our textbook (Mackelprang & Salsgiver). For example, please say, “people with disabilities” or “disabled person” in your paper. Please do NOT use the word “the” as in “the disabled.” The word “the” implies sameness. People with disabilities are unique. Also, please don’t use outdated words and phrases, for example, “handicapped,” or “wheelchair bound,” or “crippled,” or “suffering,” with a disability, or “confined” to a wheelchair, as this is outdated language. You can say something like “He/she uses or needs to use a wheelchair due to his/her disability.” Items with incorrect language will not receive full credit and/or will need to be resubmitted. Proper language conveys respect and develops trust with people that you are working with as a social work intern or future employee. One of my goals in teaching this class is to have everyone complete the course speaking and writing professionally. Thank you. Please use “disability etiquette language” (either “person-first” or “disability-first”) as discussed in the first chapter of our textbook (Mackelprang & Salsgiver). For example, please say, “people with disabilities” or “disabled person” in your paper. Please do NOT use the word “the” as in “the disabled.” The word “the” implies sameness. People with disabilities are unique. Also, please don’t use outdated words and phrases, for example, “handicapped,” or “wheelchair bound,” or “crippled,” or “suffering,” with a disability, or “confined” to a wheelchair, as this is outdated language. You can say something like “He/she uses or needs to use a wheelchair due to his/her disability.” Items with incorrect language will not receive full credit and/or will need to be resubmitted. Proper language conveys respect and develops trust with people that you are working with as a social work intern or future employee. One of my goals in teaching this class is to have everyone complete the course speaking and writing professionally. Thank you.