The Best Practice Approach

In the United States today, there are over fifty-one million disabled adults and children. Throughout our nation’s history, we have not allowed the best treatment and care for these numerous citizens. But, in the recent past, the government has passed laws, made exceptions, and thoroughly tried to provide accommodations to these people with special needs. While this is true, America, as a whole, still views this group as strange or different. Even though this is exceptionally normal, it is not correct. The United States needs to be opened up to the truth about their fellow American citizens. The people of America ought to understand that these disabilities affect not only those who are disabled, but that it affects the family and friends

According to Heller and Factor (as cited in Wood & Jackson, 2003) the number of “older adults age 60 and older who are diagnosed with mental retardation or developmental disabilities is expected to reach 1,065,000 by 2030.” In fact, “in the last 30 years, the life expectancy of people with intellectual disability has increased more dramatically than that of the general population” (Bigby, 2010). Doka and Lavin (2003) report that advances in medical care and a shift to deinstitutionalization have contributed to this increase in life expectancy for developmentally disabled adults. Increasingly, federal policy has linked addressing the housing needs of older adults with those of low-income and non-elderly disabled individuals, according to

Over the course of this semester, I have come to the realization that above all, students with disabilities need to be treated with the respect and dignity that one would give any other child. This is why it is important to talk to and about people that have disabilities with “people first” language (Evans, Civil Rights Final Day, 9.17.16). This stems from the idea that a perceived disability is just one of a person’s many attributes. Students with disabilities are people that have individual abilities, interests, and needs. By using “people first” language, one emphasizes the importance of the individual over their diagnosed disability. According to The Arc, an organization that advocates for people with disabilities, “the language in a society used to refer to persons with disabilities shapes its beliefs and ideas about them” (The Arc, 2016). Using “people first” language not only ensures the person in question knows that they are valued, but it also helps set a precedent for the perception of people with disabilities in one’s environment. It also gives the student the opportunity to define his/herself, instead of being identified solely with their disability (The Arc, 2016).

Miami-Dade County is one of the most populated counties among all the county in Florida. It is essential to the Dade County official authorities in making plan to support the increasing population of people with developmental disabilities. As one of the amendments of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 stating that each individual with any types of developmental disabilities should have all the rights like the general population. “People with disabilities have the same right to lead productive, independent lives as other citizens, and communities benefit from diversity including having people with developmental disabilities integrated into school, work, religious, and social organizations” (Collins-Bride,

The workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act created the Independent Living Administration. Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are “advocacy-driven organizations that are run by and for people with disabilities (p.3).” CILs wants to see people with disabilities valued equally, and capable of doing anything in society without discrimination. One of the things to help achieve their envision to participate fully is by their core service by WIOA which is called Transition. This service helps the transitions from nursing homes to community-based residencies, the ones at risk of entering institutions, and the youth with significant disabilities.

After her time at the habilitation program, she moved to Colorado. Her first job in Colorado was at the Rise School of Denver, which “provides services to children with and without disabilities through an inclusive education model.” During her time at the Rise School, the executive director of Adams Camp reached out to her and provided a job description that immediately captured her interest. She rapidly transitioned into the Adams Camp environment and found her home. Jordan has the opportunity to serve 350 families every year in both Adventure Camp and other therapeutic programs that is offered by Adams Camp. But, it hasn’t all been an easy road for her at Adams Camp. She voiced, “With an aging population, we are tasked with creating age appropriate services for all. The other challenge is finding more empowering opportunities for our population.” Most people with developmental disabilities can live a long and fulfilled life, but their special needs vary by age. At the moment, Adams Camp prioritizes younger clients in order to prepare them properly for their futures. But because Jordan is so dedicated to improving the lives’ of others, she

In nineteen ninety Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act. This act was established in order to eliminate discrimination of people with disabilities and to break down barriers in society that limits the freedom a disabled person. According to Section 2 Subsection A part one, "some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities, and this number is increasing as the population as a whole is growing older." As the number suggests there are a lot of people that would be classified as disabled making this act very important. This paper will look at the Americans with Disabilities Act as how it pertains to helping people with disabilities based on who is covered, what are their rights, and what legal actions

All they want is to take part of society as a normal individual. The disability-movement has fought for the disabilities rights throughout the years and has achieved goals such as accommodation of architectural infrastructures to serve better people who are physical impairments. The public policies have been great accomplishments because it has helped people with disabilities to be part of society. The disability-movement points out the healthcare finance policies have taken freedom away from the disability community, “ Health-care financing policies force disabled people into Institutions and nursing homes rather than funding independent living. Income-maintenance and public health-insurance policies include “disincentives” that penalize disabled individuals for trying to work productively.”(p.4). The government has done a great job on protecting disabled individuals’ rights. However, the health-care system has isolated this group even more by restricting the level of productivity that they have within the system, as a result this medical model marginalizes this group of people and this program available for this community does not fully address their issues.

The Human Services is broadly defined, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery Not forcing interning to institution setting. Instructional built services to community-based services are eligible Medicaid waiver program funding covers home service for individual who Cognitive disabilities such as 24 hours assistant, Homemaker, Night supervisor, personal care, respite care. Medical model treated by medical. That focuses on compassion, funding and handling disabilities. The social model of disabilities described that disabilities are caused by the way society is organized but medical model described disabilities people who are disabled by their impairments, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” the first president with a disability, was a great advocate for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities, but still operated under the notion that a disability was an abnormal, shameful condition, and should be medically cured or fixed”. both models and social developed over time by avoiding

Health promotion has been defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and to improve it. This process requires personal participation and supportive environments. For people with disabilities, however, personal participation is often limited by non-supportive environments. Lack of knowledge on how to modify programs to meet specific needs, poor attitudes, and unfriendly environments often creates insurmountable barriers to participation for many people with disabilities. While innovative medical technology has increased the life span of individuals with disabilities, little attention has focused on improving their health span. The reportedly high incidence of chronic secondary conditions seen in persons

The Alice Saddy Association, a non-profit agency in London, Ontario, supported people with developmental disabilities, which allowed them to live independently in the community, rather than in more restrictive group homes. The Alice Saddy Association was guided by its statement of philosophy and its day to day operations were a reflection of the statement of philosophy. The Association had an informal way of going about things. It had a live through approach and created an environment of respect, opportunity and equality. In the early years, with a relatively small case-load, it was possible for the support service supervisors to spend time with the support workers and interact with

In the Modern Ages, there were Almshouses that opened in New York because people started noticing that there were folks in their society that had a “problem” or disability. Although it was positive that people recognized those with disabilities, they also created these Almshouses to separate those individuals from the community because un-disabled people believed that disabled people did not deserve to be in a “normal” community (Thorn et al 895). Eventually, by the 1900’s, the concept of disability was well understood and researchers started to analyze the situation in more depth. Researchers are working to understand the benefits of early intervention services, risk factors, and changes in acceptance and awareness of the condition

As a learning disability nursing student, I have learned about the importance of the nurse’s role in empowerment and health promotion with individuals with learning disability. The modules have helped develop my knowledge and skills on working in partnership with individuals and their families/carers using person-centred approach. making information accessible to them.

The yield expected from successful human resource management (HRM) or development (HRD) differs greatly depending on where the organisation is based, its’ culture, resources, size and socio-economic climate. Therefore, it is imperative that the development and delivery of improved human capital via HRM is rooted in the needs of the organisation rather than opting for an ‘off the shelf’ closed option such as ‘Best Practise’ or high performance work practices. Theorists have yet to settle on a definitive model for best practise, which itself suggests a certain degree of flexibility is built into the interpretation of what it could be. Here lies the first contradiction to the pro best practise argument as these rigid principals are yet to be

To investigate the preferred approach of the ITM from employee’s perspective, two types of data were needed. One is data indicating the direct preference of the employee and two is data indicating satisfaction with ITM being approached in that manner. To determine these two, the questionnaire had relevant questions. The first question of interest was 11. Internal talent management is better than external talent management. The second question of interest is question 10 which directly addresses the issue of satisfaction as a consequence of ITM programs. Question 11. ITM programs improve my job satisfaction levels.