Essay About Human Person And President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Projectinphilosophylesson 6: inter-subjectivityMan as a person is unique, a who, a subject, and a self, he is never alone in his existence in the world. Since he is a human person “being-with” existence, he is heading to a direction of treating man as a human person.INTER-SUBJECTIVITY:  simplest, shared understanding that helps people relate one situation to another ACCEPTING DIFFERENCES AMONG PEOPLE“No individuals are exactly alike.”  Each and every one of us is unique. We are all different in many aspects possible.WHO WE ARE DETERMINES HOW WE VIEW OTHERSWe cannot separate our identity from our perspective. All that we are and every experience we have had color how we see things. We, humans see things differently. We all have different perspectives and the reasons why may vary. We can also look at people like that. WHO WE ARE DETERMIES HOW WE VIEW LIFE “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt“You teach people how to treat you.” – Phil McGrawWe all have different personalities. We see might see life different from what others can see. We can determine or decide what can we be, optimistic or pessimistic; brave or fearful, cheerful or grumpy. It will not only reflect our outwards in life but also on how we treat the people around us. It is important to know what you see in life.WHO WE ARE DETERMINES WHAT WE DODifferences can be beautiful too. You have your own capabilities on doing something. Do not compare yourself to others just because you want that they do. You have you own unique talent, capabilities, and ideas. Do not try to change yourself or how you see life because we want to be others. Let us accept that we are all different from each other.APPRECIATING THE TALENTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND UNDER-PRIVILEDGED PERSONSPersons with Disabilities: (disabled persons) refers to those persons with impairment and obstacle such a physical barriers and prevailing attitudes that prevent their participation in society. Being part of the persons with disabilities doesn’t mean you are worthless. You can contribute in many aspects using your skills, expertise, and talents. You may lack something but there is also something that overflows in you. Persons with disabilities have potentials too. We all are.THE STATES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES, UNITED STATES, AFRICA, AND OTHER NATIONS80 million people that lead independent, self-affirming lives, and define themselves according to their personhood- their ideas, beliefs, hopes, and dreams- above and beyond their disability happens to be the “persons with disabilities.” Since the mid 1900’s they are fighting for identity. They have been struggling for centuries fighting biased assumptions, harmful stereotypes, and of irrational fears. In the 1800’s, people with disabilities were considered meager, tragic, pitiful individuals and unfit for anything to contribute to the society. People look at them as worthless and abnormal. They were forced to enter institutions and asylums. They were “purified” or segregated from the ‘normal’ ones. It still continued until World War I when veterans with disabilities expected that the US government will provide rehabilitation in exchange of their service to the nation.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the first president with disability, was a great advocate for 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. But despite of all the advancements made towards independence they still don’t have access to many in the society. They were underestimated when it comes to work.By the 1960’s, civil society movements begun to take place. The people with disabilities are starting to get the right and equality that they want. In the 1970’s, the US Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) happened. It provides equal opportunity for employment within the federal government and others. It also established equal access to public services.In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed to guarantee equal access to public education for children with disabilities. It was later renamed Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in year 1990.In 1980, employment, government services. Public transportation, local and government places, and telecommunication services.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed. It intends to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN AFRICA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD“This is a very important subject requiring deep thought and analysis. It requires a multi- disciplinary approach taking into consideration the fact that little has been written about the people with disabilities in Africa. Therefore, reference material has to be drawn from the general textbooks of social sciences and principles of the community health on the epidemiology of diseases. One approach will be to take an historical analysis broken down into three parts.” Selvinda 2015Life during pre-colonial era could be described as war-like. It was survival. There were few numbers of disabilities by this era. Congenital conditions such as missing limbs or part of the body is made to mention of in folklore. Though we can say that disabilities were accepted here. Colonization came and changed the tribes gradually. Strong men go and look for jobs. Medical services and hygiene started to improve. In traditional society, it is believed that letting a disabled family member suffer is offending ancestral spirits. He/she should die unhappily, a spell will be cast on that family. As a result, they tend to hold disabled person with reverence. SOME FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INDEPENDENCE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETYMajority of lives that has been developing is from the rural areas. The lifestyles in this place requires physical strength to grow enough. Deaf people and mentally disabled excel more than those who are physically and visually disabled. Living in urban areas depends more in being brainy than brawny. Urban areas are ideal place for physically disables persons.