Los Angeles Valley College People with Disabilities Encounters Discussion

Purpose

In this discussion, you will reflect and share your thoughts about what you feel a person with disabilities encounters and should have access to when they are in the workplace.

Skills

The purpose of this discussion is to help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in this course / in school / in this field / in professional life beyond school: 

• MLO #2.3: Explain and analyze legal mandates requiring reasonable accommodations needed by people with disabilities in daily living, the workplace, public services, public accommodations, and education.
• MLO #3.3: Identify and describe the legal mandates for including individuals with disabilities in the workplace.
• MLO #3.4: Analyze the issues surrounding workplace discrimination against people with disabilities, and associated impact on workers with disabilities.

Knowledge

This discussion will also help you to become familiar with the following important content knowledge in this discipline: 

Course Objective 3: Examine the individual and collective contribution of family, work, independent living and education on the quality of life and life-long outcomes of people with disabilities.

Tasks

In a new post, use the Reply button at the bottom of this page to respond to the following questions: 

Is making the workplace accessible solely about physical accommodations, or is there something more critical that has to change: attitudes about hiring people with disabilities?  We can’t legislate attitudes, and if we don’t hire employable people with disabilities, all the workplace, all the legal protections in the world are meaningless. How can we as fellow workers and as customers/clients change hearts and minds to encourage employers to hire people with disabilities?  

To begin your initial post, use the Reply button at the bottom of this page. 

Time Frame

To complete this discussion, your initial posting is due by Thursday @ 11:59pm. Then, respond to 2 classmates by Sunday @ 11:59pm.

Discussion Etiquette (Netiquette) Guidelines

Respond to your classmates in a respectful manner, keeping in mind the following: 

• Treat others as you wish to be treated.
• Use supportive and constructive language.
• Use full sentences and proper grammar.
• Don’t use too much jargon. 
• Substantiate your opinion or claim by citing evidence from a reputable and trusted source. 

For more information on Netiquette, please see the 15 Rules of Netiquette for Online Discussion Board.  based on the criteria listed in the rubric associated with this discussion.