Occupational Therapists Opinions About Disabilities

811 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: How people with disabilities are discriminated against in the world

I have always tried to live my life to treat others as I would like to be treated. Unfortunately, people with disabilities are often not treated with the respect they deserve. Throughout my life, I have met some amazing people with the disabilities, so I knew I wouldn’t have many, if any, listed in the higher number categories on the first survey. Having an open mind when meeting people definitely helped me filling out this survey. The second survey, however, really irritated me. I know people have negative views on disabilities and I am hoping as an occupational therapist, I will be able to change the views of society on disabilities. On the ‘Opinions about Disabilities’ survey, I ranked the choices on the survey based on if I were to marry the person today. I tended to base my answers off of people I have known in my life who have the specific disability. There was definitely a trend in the groups for my answers. For those I would marry, it seemed to be disabilities that a person can often control themselves and would not need additional care, such as a learning disability, arthritis, or chronic back pain. For those I would accept as a close friend, were aimed more towards the disabilities that requires the additional care, that would make life much more difficult to balance, such as …show more content…

Many people view disabilities in an extremely negative way, especially physical and mental disabilities. Two years ago I spent my spring break volunteering at a camp for adults with disabilities. I always accepted those with disabilities as normal people and it was at this camp where I found a passion in working with this population of people. Seeing this survey and hearing people talk about disabilities in a demeaning way is something that I hope to change. Nobody deserves to be treated negatively and if more people could open up their minds and hearts then those with disabilities could live happier

Show More
Related

  • Andre Dubus 'Why The Able-Bodied Still Don' T Get It

    916 Words  | 2 Pages

    Most people feel relatively uncomfortable when they meet someone with an obvious physical disability. Usually, the disability seems to stand out in ones mind so much that they often forget the person is still a person. In turn, their discomfort is likely to betray their actions, making the other person uncomfortable too. People with disabilities have goals, dreams, wants and desires similar to people without disabilities. Andre Dubus points out very clearly in his article, "Why the Able-bodied Still Don't Get It," how people's attitudes toward "cripples" effect them. It's is evident that although our society has come a long way with excepting those with physical disabilities, people do not understand that those with physical disabilities are as much human as the next person

    Read More

  • Rosie Anaya's Article 'The Best Kept Secret On Campus'

    1159 Words  | 3 Pages

    Disability in our day in age is seen as being worse than death. People with disabilities should not feel like they don 't belong. They are just like everyone else and want to be treated like everyone else. Many without disabilities think that it can be contagious and stray to even look at people with disability. This is not the case for it 's not contagious and one should not be seen as a different person just because of their disability. They didn 't choose that life and shouldn 't be mistreated for what they are. “People with disability should be treated equally to everyone else.”

    Read More

  • How To Write A Persuasive Speech Outline On Intellectual Disabilities

    452 Words  | 1 Pages

    They are human beings determined to make something good in their lives. Across the world, people with disabilities have poorer health outcomes, lower education achievements, less economic participation and higher rates of poverty than people without

    Read More

  • Kathie Snow: People First Language

    893 Words  | 2 Pages

    Kathie Snow believed that other people’s attitude towards others is the greatest obstacle facing people with disabilities. According to Kathie Snow (2010), “The real problem is never a person’s disability, but the attitudes of others! A change in our attitudes leads to changes in our actions. Attitudes drive actions” (P. 2). I completely agree with Kathie Snow in this regard because this is more than just language; it is the attitudes we have towards

    Read More

  • disability

    912 Words  | 2 Pages

    Historically, we have been taught that people with disabilities are different and do not belong among us, because they are incompetent, cannot contribute to society or that they are dangerous. We’re still living with the legacy of people with disabilities being segregated, made invisible, and devalued. The messages about people with disabilities need to be changed. There needs to be more integration of people with disabilities into our culture to balance out the message. Because of our history of abandonment and initialization, fear and stigma impact our choices more than they would if acceptance, community integration, and resources were a bigger part of our history.

    Read More

  • Essay On Occupational Therapist

    532 Words  | 2 Pages

    Growing up around a nurse, I have known from a young age that I wanted to work within healthcare and after researching occupational therapy I was sure that it was the career I am suited for. Helping to improve a person’s quality of life and their independence, along with the diverse nature of the work is very exciting to me.

    Read More

  • Labor Market Discrimination Against People With Disabilities In The Workplace Case Study

    1530 Words  | 4 Pages

    Research Theory: Generally speaking, people have negative perspectives about people with disabilities. Since there is so much discrimination and prejudice, opportunities for people with disabilities are limited.

    Read More

  • Physical Posability: Understanding The Inequality Of Physical Disabilities

    1513 Words  | 4 Pages

    People who have physical disabilities often experience negative situations and connotations that they must overcome to thrive in society. People who offer narratives about their disabilities often give the most accurate representation about the challenges those with disabilities face. Ms. Marenge, reported that one of the hardest things about leaving the rehabilitation center after becoming paralyzed was living in a house that was inaccessible, and having to rely on her family to carry her up and down the house (Casey Marenge, 2011). Similarly, a student with muscular dystrophy, says that she wishes more places were wheelchair accessible, because when they aren’t she feels that society is holding her back, and she can’t reach her full potential. Alisha also reported that t making friends is hard because some kids would ignore her at school because of her situation and she is often separated from the mainstream students at school. Alisha, doesn’t want to be defined by her disability, however, she believes that many people who look at her only see her wheelchair (Alisha Lee, 2011). Despite the many negative ways people who suffer from physical disabilities are affected, it is important to note that they don’t always feel bad for themselves, and that having a disability doesn’t stop them from loving

    Read More

  • Exemplification Essay: Living With A Person With Disabilities

    522 Words  | 2 Pages

    My step-brother was born with autism, but in some ways he is even more intelligent than myself. He has made me a better person and made me want to help others with disabilities in any way I can. In my lifetime I hope that we can eradicate the negative perception that is so commonly associated with mental disabilities. This change will not be brought by time; we can only bring an end to this delusion through education and exposure. It is my goal in life to one day start a charity to educate society on mental disabilities as well as ensure that people with disabilities can get the treatments and accommodations they need. We are all human beings. we all have flaws. No one has the right to feel superior to someone with a

    Read More

  • Promote Positive Attitudes Research Paper

    710 Words  | 2 Pages

    Others: Families, friends and colleagues can promote a change in the attitudes towards people with learning disabilities as they can work to educate people in the local communities and they work to challenge negative attitudes. Furthermore, the members of the public can promote a positive change in the attitudes towards learning disabilities. This can be done by being more inclusive about their own positive attitudes towards learning disabilities. Question

    Read More

  • Understanding the Disabled

    1223 Words  | 3 Pages

    The first thought that crosses the mind of an able-bodied individual upon seeing a disabled person will undoubtedly pertain to their disability. This is for the most part because that is the first thing that a person would notice, as it could be perceived from a distance. However, due to the way that disability is portrayed in the media, and in our minds, your analysis of a disabled person rarely proceeds beyond that initial observation. This is the underlying problem behind why disabled people feel so under appreciated and discriminated against. Society compartmentalizes, and in doing so places the disabled in an entirely different category than fully able human beings. This is the underlying theme in the essays “Disability” by Nancy Mairs, “Why the Able-Bodied Just Don’t Get it” by Andre Dubus, and “Should I Have Been Killed at Birth?” by Harriet Johnson.

    Read More

  • Discrimination Against People With Disabilities

    1586 Words  | 4 Pages

    Every day in America, a woman loses a job to a man, a homosexual high school student suffers from harassment, and someone with a physical or mental disability is looked down upon. People with disabilities make up the world’s largest and most disadvantaged minority, with about 56.7 million people living with disabilities in the United States today (Barlow). In every region of the country, people with disabilities often live on the margins of society, deprived from some of life’s fundamental experiences. They have little hope of inclusion within education, getting a job, or having their own home (Cox). Everyone deserves a fair chance to succeed in life, but discrimination is limiting opportunities and treating people badly because of their disability. Whether born from ignorance, fear, misunderstanding, or hate, society’s attitudes limit people from experiencing and appreciating the full potential a person with a disability can achieve. This treatment is unfair, unnecessary, and against the law (Purdie). Discrimination against people with disabilities is one of the greatest social injustices in the country today. Essential changes are needed in society’s basic outlook in order for people with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to succeed in life.

    Read More

  • People With Disabilities Stereotypes

    1220 Words  | 3 Pages

    Some people with disabilities are not evaluated as much on their performance, but rather on the grounds of the stereotypical beliefs of their employers (Colella & Varma, 1999 as cited by Nelissen et al.). Employers may choose not to hire individuals because they believe disabled people are highly dependent, in need of assistance, less likely to work and less productive than other peers (T. L. Ta & Leng S.K., 2011; Division for Social Policy & development youth, 2015 ; Domzal, C., Houtenville, A., & Sharma, R., 2015). One of the reasons of negative stereotype is lack of experience in working with people with disabilities. The employers tend to lean on their stereotypes to portray them as poor performers, frequently absent and as bringing

    Read More

  • Disability Reflection Paper

    933 Words  | 2 Pages

    People with disabilities are still people, they are people with hearts and they are actual physical beings; people with disabilities do their best to live every day to their fullest, yet that is still not enough for others. I feel like as a whole, humans are generally uncomfortable with people who have disabilities. Let’s think of it this way, people live their life every day in their normal lives and then they come across a person with a disability and suddenly their life is interrupted, like it is such a barrier in their flow of life to come across someone different from themselves.

    Read More

More about Occupational Therapists Opinions About Disabilities

Open Document