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[Lefty_Epee]

In my social work class we will discuss what's going on in the world and connect it to the topic of the class. Last week we discussed the impact of accessibility for people living with disabilities and we discussed the fiasco that involved the fiasco in cop26 in Glasgow. A member of the group from Israel is confined to a wheelchair, and an accessible entrance was not open and she was forced to miss the first meeting and return to her hotel. This sparked outrage from many countries and sparks the question, are we capable of making society accessible to all people? Is there room for exception or compromise? Should this apply to mental illness and disabilities? Describe what the world should look like.

[Shnookie]

That is an excellent question. Under the American with Disabilities Act - ADA there R supposed to be accommodations made for individuals with physical disabilities. For mental health issues, I believe there R supposed to be accommodations made for individuals with ADHD regarding focus and organizational issues. I have ADHD and know that it positively and negatively affected me in work situations. I could hyperfocus on a task like organizing large amounts of medical records and summarizing them. But at the same time would have disorganized papers all over my desk. I never said anything about my ADHD except in my last job as for a disability resource center and did not receive accommodations but they understood what I had and my boss did not understand why I wrote things down all the time.

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