Disability equality

September 8th, 2008


Disability equality

Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Third Edition
Ain't No Makin' It: Aspirations and Attainment in a Low-Income Neighborhood, Third Edition
This classic text addresses one of the most important issues in modern social theory and policy: how social inequality is reproduced from one generation to the next. With the original 1987 publication of Ain’t No Makin’ It Jay MacLeod brought us to the Clarendon Heights housing project where we met the “Brothers” and the “Hallway Hangers.” Their story of poverty, race, and defeatism moved readers and challenged ethnic stereotypes. MacLeod’s return eight years later, and the resulting 1995 revision, revealed little improvement in the lives of these men as they struggled in the labor market and crime-ridden underground economy.

The third edition of this classic ethnography of social reproduction brings the story of inequality and social mobility into today’s dialogue. Now fully updated with thirteen new interviews from the original Hallway Hangers and Brothers, as well as new theoretical analysis and comparison to the original conclusions, Ain’t No Makin’ It remains an admired and invaluable text.

Contents

Part One: The Hallway Hangers and the Brothers as Teenagers
1. Social Immobility in the Land of Opportunity
2. Social Reproduction in Theoretical Perspective
3. Teenagers in Clarendon Heights: The Hallway Hangers and the Brothers
4. The Influence of the Family
5. The World of Work: Aspirations of the Hangers and Brothers
6. School: Preparing for the Competition
7. Leveled Aspirations: Social Reproduction Takes Its Toll
8. Reproduction Theory Reconsidered

Part Two: Eight Years Later: Low Income, Low Outcome
9. The Hallway Hangers: Dealing in Despair
10. The Brothers: Dreams Deferred
11. Conclusion: Outclassed and Outcast(e)

Part Three: Ain’t No Makin’ It?
12. The Hallway Hangers: Fighting for a Foothold at Forty
13. The Brothers: Barely Making It
14. Making Sense of the Stories, by Katherine McClelland and David Karen



Author: Jay Macleod
Paperback:  400 pages
Company: Westview Press  (2008-07-28)
ISBN: 0813343585
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Disabled Rights: American Disability Policy and the Fight for Equality
Disabled Rights: American Disability Policy and the Fight for Equality "Freedom and Justice for all" is a phrase that can have a hollow ring for many members of the disability community in the United States. Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer gives us a comprehensive introduction to and overview of U.S. disability policy in all facets of society, including education, the workplace, and social integration. DISABLED RIGHTS provides an interdisciplinary approach to the history and politics of the disability rights movement and assesses the creation and implementation, successes and failures of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by federal, state and local governments.

DISABLED RIGHTS explains how people with disabilities have been treated from a social, legal, and political perspective in the United States. With an objective and straightforward approach, Switzer identifies the programs and laws that have been enacted in the past fifty years and how they have affected the lives of people with disabilities. She raises questions about Congressional intent in passing the ADA, the evolution and fragmentation of the disability rights movement, and the current status of disabled people in the U.S.

Illustrating the shift of disability issues from a medical focus to civil rights, the author clearly defines the contemporary role of persons with disabilities in American culture, and comprehensively outlines the public and private programs designed to integrate disabled persons into society. She covers the law's provisions as they apply to private organizations and businesses and concludes with the most up-to-date coverage of recent Supreme Court decisions--especially since the 2000-2002 terms--that have profoundly influenced the implementation of the ADA and other disability policies.

For activists as well as scholars, students, and practitioners in public policy and public administration, Switzer has written a compassionate, yet powerful book that demands attention from everyone interested in the battle for disability rights and equality in the United States.

Author: Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer
Paperback:  318 pages
Company: Georgetown University Press  (2003-03)
ISBN: 0878408983
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The History of Special Education: A Struggle for Equality in American Public Schools (Growing Up: History of Children and Youth)
The History of Special Education: A Struggle for Equality in American Public Schools (Growing Up: History of Children and Youth) Osgood examines the history of the school lives of children placed in formal or informal special education settings in American public schools during the last 120 years. As the public school system in the United States grew throughout the 20th century, special education became a recognized and dependable, but marginalized, arm of public schooling. Throughout the 1900s, special education emerged as its own world in many ways, developing policies, practices, structures, and an identity that became increasingly important as the public school bureaucracy grew and the school population became more diverse and inclusive. This work describes and interprets the nature and characteristics of special education. It examines carefully the human aspects of identification and placement; the nature of work and play in the classroom; the relationship among students, teachers, administrators, and parents involved in the process; the status and relation of children with disabilities to their non-disabled peers in various school settings; and the impact of school experiences on the lives of these children beyond school.

Author: Robert L. Osgood
Hardcover:  184 pages
Company: Praeger Publishers  (2007-11-30)
ISBN: 0275989135
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IDEA - Home
International Disability Equality Agency ... IDEA is a unique international network of experienced disabled researchers, trainers and consultants from the North and South, all with ... (more...)
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Open Question: New LGBT equality laws go into effect in Calif.?
Three new laws broadening protections for California?s LGBT community have gone into effect. The laws protect seniors in assisted living and young people in schools and foster care. The Foster Youth School Safety Education Act helps protect foster youth against harassment and discrimination at school. The new law educates foster care youth and their caregivers about existing California laws that protect students against bias. It was authored by Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D) and supported by the National Association of Social Workers and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network. The second new law will help prevent bias in senior care facilities and nursing homes. Authored by former Sen. Carole Migden (D) it requires licensed healthcare professionals who have constant interaction with seniors to participate in a training program that focuses on preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Many health professionals already receive cultural diversity training, but it does not include information and education about LGBT issues. Basic rights, such as the choice to live in the same nursing home with a partner and the right to hospital visitation are routinely denied to same-gender couples in older age, according to a 2000 study from the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. The study also found that same-gender partners lack essential protections, including Medicaid benefits and access to pensions, which typically protect the homes and retirement funds of surviving spouses who are married. The third law is the Civil Rights Act of 2008. It strengthens existing law to ensure protections based on gender, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status and sexual orientation. The law clarifies sections of law that prohibit discrimination in insurance and government services and activities. In addition to support from EQCA, it was endorsed by the California State Conference of the NAACP. Looks like a reason for optimism in CA? Maybe prop. 8 will be overturned, no? (more...)

Open Question: Do you think that there is a such discrimination in the United Arab Emirates?
The US Equal Employment Opportunity commission (EEOC) was established by the title VII of the civil rights act of 1964 and began operating on July 1965. EEOC enforces the principal federal statutes prohibiting employment discrimination*. The US Federal laws prohibiting the following job discrimination: - employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin -protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination. protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older. - -prohibit employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector, and in state and local governments; - prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government. The U.A.E constitution stated that; Equality and social justice and the provision of security and equal opportunities for all citizens is the pillars of society. Do you think that there is a such discrimination in the United Arab Emirates? And if there is... What is the best solution to avoid such discrimination? Awaiting your comments. Ahmed Alhosani --------------------------------------------------------- * The essentials of human resource management (ch. 2) page 20 See the http://www.eeoc.gov/abouteeo/overview_laws.html for more details. (more...)

Resolved Question: History Multiple Choice?
A:) 1. Anti-Vietnam War protests broke out on college campuses from New York to California from the late 1960s through the early 1970s. Since college students were the same age of the young men being drafted into the war and many had friends that had died while serving, many students felt duty-bound to protest the war. The worst of the protests occurred May 1-4, 1970 at A. Ohio State University B. Kent State University C. Ohio University D. Miami University 2. As a result of the Montgomery bus boycott, A. Martin Luther King, Jr. attracted national attention B. The public transportation system in Montgomery was desegregated C. It showed the power of peaceful resistance D. All of the above 3. In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional and that schools must integrate with all deliberate speed. What was the effect of the Court’s ruling? A. By the late 1960s, segregation was no longer the official policy in most schools. B. The ruling led to increased segregation. C. Since schools were already integrated, the Court’s ruling had little effect. D. Racial segregation in schools ended immediately. 4. The Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 did which of the following? A. Struck down the principal of “separate but equal” in schools. B. Provided for segregated schools based on race. C. Supported the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896. D. Allowed for male and female students to attend the same schools. 5. In 1977, advocates for people with disabilities staged a series of protest demonstrations across the country. These demonstrations urged enforcement of anti-discrimination legislation. The demonstrations continued a pattern of protests for equal treatment under the law influenced by A. anti-war protests during the Vietnam War. B. Civil rights marches of the 1950s and 1960s. C. Farm labor strikes of the 1960s. D. Ku Klux Klan rallies of the 1920s. 6. Malcolm X’s beliefs in the early 1960s differed from Dr. Martin Luther King’s in that Malcolm X felt A. Blacks should be willing to fight for equal rights. B. Whites and blacks would eventually be able to exist together. C. Only through nonviolent resistance could blacks gain their rights. D. All of the above 7. By 1968, Americans public opinion about the Vietnam War was divided into two main groups: hawks and doves. A hawk was someone who A. supported the war. B. was in the Army. C. opposed the war. D. remained neutral about the war. 8. During the 1960s, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organized Freedom Rides throughout the South to end segregation on interstate bus routes. James Farmer, national director of CORE at that time, described in an interview one of the strategies used by the Freedom Riders: "We felt that one of the weaknesses of the student sit-in movement in the South was that as soon as arrested, students were bailed out. A better tactic would have been to remain in jail. Fill up the jails, as Gandhi did in India, fill them to bursting if we had to. In other words, stay in without bail." James Farmer’s statement would be a credible source of information about a strategy used during the civil rights movement because A. it is free of bias. B. it was published in a book. C. he was a civil rights leader. D. he uses statistics to support his opinions. 9. One of the first important waves in rock music in the 1960s was something called the "British Invasion," which essentially started in 1964. A band primarily associated with this wave was A. The Supremes B. The Beatles C. The Doors D. The Grateful Dead 10. The counterculture movement of the 1960s was A. an effort to promote aspects of refined culture (such as classical music). B. the result of a younger generation breaking away from traditional values. C. entirely unsuccessful as most ?hippies? were incarcerated for drug use. D. an organization in which the main goal was to protest the Vietnam War B:) 1. What has been one of the greatest obstacles to achieving racial integration of public schools in the United States? A. Federal courts have avoided dealing with public education. B. Many cities have local laws requiring children of different races to attend different schools. C. Separate but equal public education is still legal in many states. D. Segregated housing patterns are still common in many communities. 2. By the end of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1970s, African Americans have generally A. Found it difficult to move up from the lower class. B. Prospered as part of the upper class in the U.S. C. Done very well as part of the middle class. D. Blended into mainstream America. 3. The organization that instituted education, health, (more...)

Voting Question: What would you like Obama to change in his first Term(possibly or Last) and do you think he will get it done?
I hear people say now -- as long as he gets the Economy back on track. But come on, that's not why he won the Primary against Hillary Clinton. Remember, Obama's promises: Universal Health-care, Equality for all Americans, Ending War And bringing "HOME" our Troops --(he did say he would bring them home), more Government to fight greed and corruption, transparency, education, infrastructures, revising NAFTA, Separation of Church and State, Pro-choice - protecting a woman's right to abortion, Securing our boarders, Amnesty to Illegals, Protecting Social Security, Americans with Disabilities, giving more benefits to our Vets, Energy Independence, Killing Bin Laden, investing in New Technology, Reducing Crime in Urban America, The list is endless Fdm -- Everything I'm saying can be validated on his own Website fdm -- The Economy has always been #1 to most Americans. But that wasn't the reason he won in the Primary. Fdm -- Obviously, you aren't educated to know what Obama policies were in the first place Fdm -- Obama does support Amnesty, secondly, he did say if Pakistan didn't give Bin Laden up, he would go into Pakistan (more...)

Resolved Question: What will white males do now that discrimination against them is being encouraged?
Discrimination against dominant white males will soon be encouraged in a bid to boost the status of women, the disabled and cultural and religious minorities. Such positive discrimination -- treating people differently in order to obtain equality for marginalised groups - is set to be legalised under planned changes to the Equal Opportunity Act foreshadowed last week by state Attorney-General Rob Hulls. The laws are also expected to protect the rights of people with criminal records to get a job, as long as their past misdeeds are irrelevant to work being sought. Equal Opportunity Commission CEO Dr Helen Szoke said males had "been the big success story in business and goods and services". "Clearly, they will have their position changed because they will be competing in a different way with these people who have been traditionally marginalised," she said. "Let's open it up so everyone can have a fair go." Victoria's peak business body expressed concern yesterday about the need for the proposed laws, and questioned if they would undermine the right of companies to make legitimate business decisions. At present, individuals or bodies wanting to single out any race or gender for special treatment must gain an exemption from VCAT. Companies and public bodies accused of discrimination can only be held to account after a complaint has been made. But the proposed changes go much further, allowing the commission to inquire into discrimination, seize documents and search and enter premises after attempts to bring about change have failed. Businesses and individuals would be required to change their ways even if a complaint had not been received. Action could be taken where an unlawful act was "likely to occur", not just in cases where discrimination has taken place. The commission would also have real teeth to enforce its rulings via VCAT and, as a last resort, in the courts. The changes, shown in a Department of Justice report by former public advocate Julian Gardner, would also: EDUCATE people so they know their rights. GIVE more protection to people with disabilities, requiring companies and public entities to reasonably accommodate their needs. GRANT the homeless and people who act as volunteers better protection from discrimination. Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry workplace general manager David Gregory said business supported the objectives of equal opportunity legislation. "But I am concerned and curious about whether these changes mean the commission can second-guess the legitimate business decisions of individual businesses," he said. The first raft of changes to the Equal Opportunity Act were introduced into Parliament last week. (more...)

Resolved Question: industrial revolution questions?
i have a few industrial revolution questions i need help with, please. 1.) the needs of the industrial revolution in 19th century Europe contributed to the a. growth of overseas empire c. beginning of triangular trade c. development of international peacekeeping organizations d. promotion of political and economic equality in asia and africa 2.) Karl marx and friedrick engels encouraged workers to improve their lives by: a. electing union rep's b. participating in local govt c. overthrowing the capitalist system d. demanding pensions and disability insurance thanks :) 3.) which statement best expresses the motive for 19th century european imperialism? a. european nations would benefit from some aspects of the encoquered nation's culture b. imperialism would benefit the economies of colonial powers (more...)

Resolved Question: How many believe that this election is down to the color of skin!?
What does the word equality mean? Do you believe that it really applies in the United States and that all men/woman are equal regardless of their religion preference in gender disability or age? What is it about Barack Obama that makes many people frightened, Do any feel as though this is all down to the fact that there are those who do not want equality, better social harmony but instead wish to segregate and divide. and if so is this out of fear or something else? what are your thoughts please Wensumuk, I am really sorry to hear about you losing your job to someone else and I know you don't hold it personally against them for their colour or race because it sounds as though what I am hearing a lot of,,people working for less! The sad thing is the state of the world?s economy especially in the US and every intelligent person knows that it was cause by criminal negligence by the current administration and that diabolical war. US taxes should go on medical treatment and jobs, schools social services, not on bullets & bombs! I pray that things will work out well for you. Hugh (more...)

Resolved Question: Australia help please?Are you australian?
Does Australia still have the same multicultural policy they had since 1989? If so would this be correct then and basically is the policy to let everyone show who they are? Australia is a very multicultural country. Multicultural is a term that describes the cultural and ethnic diversity of a country. The Australian government is committed to a multicultural policy that has three key points: - Cultural Identity: The right for all Australians, within carefully defined limits, to express and share their individual cultural heritage, including their language and religion. - Social justice: The rights for all Australians to equality of treatment and opportunity, and the removal of barriers of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, language, disability, gender or place of birth - Economic efficiency: The need to maintain, develop and use effectively the skills and talents of all Australians, regardless of background. These principles apply equally to all Australians, whether they were born in Australia or overseas. (more...)

Resolved Question: What do people think of PC names for certain demographic groups?
For instance, I usually say "black" instead of "African American" or "person of color." I don't like to sound like one of those white people that always goes out of their way to prove they aren't racist. I always wondered how many people find "black" offensive. As a woman, I find it really annoying when people make a point of changing the neuter noun "he" into "she" when writing about normal stuff, like "If a person wanted to go to the store, she could." It's like, "hey, look at me! I'm totally into equality, aren't I awesome!" In my mind, you should show your commitment to equality by treating me well and not calling a grown woman "girl." Also, as a person with a disability, I can tell you the quickest way to get a beat down from me is to call me "differently abled." What are your thoughts? AMBROSE: agree with 99% of what you said, but I think maybe I didn't explain my point about the gender-neutral pronoun thing well. Let me give you an example: when I was in law school, we had tons of hypothetical questions in our books. Almost *all* of them made a point of referring to every single "generic" person as she. Why not use "she" only half the time, or just uniformly stick to the traditional "he?" The reason is that some editor sat in his (or her!) office and decided to make some sort of political point by changing up the traditional uses of pronouns. Sort of feels patronizing to me. I strongly disagree with you that this is inconsistent with my feelings about being called a "girl." The use of "girl" is not made in an effort to sound "understanding" like PC terms like "differently-abled" are; quite the opposite. I find that 99% of the time men do this, it is used to be dismissive of a woman or her ideas. This is particularly true in professional situations. (more...)

Resolved Question: Who is really being discriminated on in america?
as a young adult white male, i have to pay more for car insurance, have to worry about some other race/sex taking my job because of affirmative action, have to worry if the governent will find ME suitable to pay anything at all to when i request for assistance for MY needy family, have to see if i get approved for a grant or scolarship AFTER another race/sex/age because i am just a "white boy" and apparently that means i am supposed to be rich? well if i am so rich, i wish i knew where that money was. oh yeah, its being paid to the government for my social security that i am most likely never going to recieve but someone who is another race/sex will get more of than i if i do get it. and it goes to the taxes that i pay that some races choose to not pay because they are either here illegally or they feel they dont "owe the government anything" yet they are leeching off of said government for the disability, welfare, medicaid, medicare, section 8, etc... how about this. ok? how about when we talk about equality, we REALLY talk about equality? equal rights? how about equal responsibilities! how about we find some REAL change? how about we change the way we treat people BOTH WAYS. im tired of being picked last when it should be everyone picked equal. so really... who in america is really being discriminated? ok j-dubb.. take this into consideration as well. the money your schools are getting that you say is less than the white schools. is it specifically because of the fact that it is a "black school" or maybe, is it because of the grades that the school makes? the bodies in the seats? because, i dont know about illinois, but i know that in quite a few other states THAT is how you get your funding for schools. and with a higher dropout rate in blacks compared to whites, that would make it pretty hard for you to get money. now i am not saying its your fault that you arent getting the money. i am saying that maybe that should be brought up at your legislature on top of these issues i am mentioning. i am not trying to go "all white" if thats the way you are seeing it. i am trying to see that we ALL get equal distribution among things. and not see eachother, our country, the world even, as a bunch of different races in which we can pick and choose who gets what, when, and where. also, on the heels of that... compare races crimes, if you will... whites on blacks is around 3% whereas blacks on whites is 45% (more...)

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