Disability Case Study

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) “prohibits discriminating against an individual in the selection process” (Moran, 2014, p. 32) due to a potential disability. A disability can be defined as a mental or physical condition that can result in some sort of handicap. As a result, the employer may be required to accommodate the people who are considered as disabled, to help them perform his or her job duties.

Her boss, Ed, has recommended counseling due to decrease in motivation with job activities. After ten years on the job, he feels the alcohol and drugs are affecting performance levels with low motivation in performing every day job duties. Ed is concerned that she has fallen into depression due to breaking up with her boyfriend.

Her husband was an alcoholic which later led him to become physical and sexually abusive. Alexia recalls times in her marriage when they were happy , but his addiction made things go down the hill that resulted in her current problems. Alexia is a High school graduate from Avoyelles High school. Alexia describes her grades in school and being average. Alexia held two jobs, after being employed at the Avoyelles hospital as a certified nurse for many years, one day Alexia was the pick to be randomly drug tested. It was a very big surprise to that resulted in her being fired and the certification was revoked. She is now a full-time employee as an administrative assistance at a local human service program. She states that she enjoy her job, but her boss gives her trouble every now and . She unsure if she will still have her job after she is done with her inpatient

        She murmured, “I know it’s been hard on all three of you kids. I've missed so many days of work that my boss has begun to treat me more like a temp than an employee. I know that, although I'm the most senior IC nursing supervisor at St. Ben’s, I'll soon be in danger of being laid off.

Writer called Constance to find out if she has heard from the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA). Constance said yes and that they scheduled to meet on the 9th of this month. Constance said she will be seeing her pain managing doctor on the 8th. Also Constance said Medicaid approved for her to use long term care. Care manager was glad to hear that. Constance promised to update care manager after the

The Disability Social History Project website is a great side were you can find information and articles pertaining to disabilities in one place. The information is well organized and easy to find. It has 11 buttons on the left-hand side with the different sections. It has information about the history of disabilities in different time periods and different disabilities. The exhibits section has different articles that talk about freak shows in the United States in 1840 through 1940, disability campaigns in the United States during the 30’s through 60’s, and the Nazis’ extermination policies for people with disabilities during the 20’s through 50’s. The people's section of this website is a great inspiration since it has stories of people

Switched at Birth shocked the nation with its compellingly unique storyline and portrayal of a disabled main character. The show follows the intertwined lives of Bay Kennish and Daphne Vasquez who were accidentally placed in the wrong cribs at the hospital soon after they were born. Bay grew up in an upper-class family and attended a private school in the city. Daphne, on the other hand, grew up in a single parent family who struggled to make ends meet every month. Daphne contracted meningitis when she was three, leading to her gradual deafness. After meeting for the first time, the families realized that they must learn how to live their lives together despite their conflicting backgrounds (Switched at Birth S:1). Although this show demonstrates the “Disability drift and the disability hierarchy” myth, it effectively shows how people with disabilities can live their lives the same way as able bodied people and have the same opportunities to achieve their goals. The writers accomplish this by focusing heavily on the social model of disability, which highlights the idea that “disability is caused by the way society is organized, rather than by a person’s impairment or difference” (Scope par. 1). Viewing disabilities from this perspective educates viewers on the flaws in our society and how we should work together to change our communities.

The biggest challenge facing Ms. Martinson is that she has been missing work to take care of her mother. Her absences have a direct negative impact on her co-workers. Although Ms. Martinson has supported Mr. Gordon’s decisions while she has been absent, he thinks that she needs to take a leave of absence. There is an unresolved disagreement regarding this issue because Ms. Martinson plans to remain at work.

BK is a widowed, Army veteran living in the Marydell retirement village, which is funded by the Arch Diocese of Wilmington, DE. She is a 68 year old, whom engages in daily occupations in a powered wheelchair due to a left AKA. She is functionally mobile within her 1 floor apartment using the powered wheelchair and upright walker. She has a positive outlook and displays increased resiliency navigating her home, which is not ADA compliant. Due to chronic RA, her UE strength and ROM are limited. The accompanying Sjogern Syndrome limits her visual acuity. BK displayed functional internal and external rotation ROM at the shoulder joint, which facilitates her independence in grooming, dressing, feeding, and care for pets. However, during RA flare

Ms Lynn Brition Called this worker and she said that her mother has sever disability issues and is 95 years ole living in an assisted living facility, Pacific View, but she was re-evaluated and her CA/PS assessment score is SL=17, so she lost her long term care benefits.

This paper demonstrates that hitherto sociological analyses of disability have been theoretically and methodologically inadequate. It is written that sociology, in common with the other major contemporary disciplines, has accepted almost without question the legitimacy of the individualistic biomedical approach to disability. It is argued that this partial and essentially 'non-disabled' reading of the phenomenon has succeeded in

Try imagining having the desire to work but being denied this right. This is what individuals with disabilities face each day. Disabled Americans have some of the highest unemployment rates and their poverty rate is three times greater than that of the public (Jasper & Waldhart, 2013). Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was enacted to help prevent employment discrimination. ADA prohibits job discrimination against disabled individuals who could perform the essential functions of the position, as long as the company can implement reasonable accommodations for the individual. An essential job function is defined as a duty or task related to the job that is a vital component of the job. Reasonable accommodations refer to affordable

When people have a disability it is life changing for them. They cannot just flip a switch and turn it off; most times it is a permanent ordeal. Participating in this experience opened my eyes even more to specifically what disabled people go through on a daily basis.

Brenda realized where the problem was in the company no one attempted to help come up with a solution. Everyone in HFP has no chemistry amongst each other and that has a huge impact. In Jay Boyar’s sales team he stated everyone trusted each other and they had a lot of chemistry amongst the team. With that environment, they were able to work as a group and that’s how they were able to do so well.

Though the issue looked like personal conflicts on the face, it actually stems from the friction between two departments fundamentally different in their working methods and thought processes. The fact that the two managers, Ellen and Ronnie, with different working styles leading these two departments has only compounded the problem. Ellen’s complaint was that Ronnie’s team is not sending their timesheets in time, which is leading to late payments from the insurer and shortage in cash flow. Even Ronnie acknowledges this but the solution appears to be different in each other’s minds. Ronnie is adamant that they just need more time, while Ellen is saying that genuine effort is required, not just time extensions. As much as