Global Review of Disability and Accessibility

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  1. Global Review Off disability and Accessibility by Colombia is a
  2. country in South America.
  3. Its capital is Bogota and the population is 50.34 million.
  4. 4.5 million of those are people with disabilities and 10%
  5. are teenagers that are not able to go to school.
  6. In my opinion, the American Disabilities Act has impacted our
  7. society, but especially impacted people with disabilities by becoming a
  8. law in 1990 by being a civil right and make
  9. sure you protected everyone from this combination.
  10. Allowing people with and without disabilities have the same rights
  11. and same opportunities in 2000 and eight.
  12. The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act assign became a
  13. lot all the way in January 1st of 2009, making
  14. certain changes like giving equal employment opportunity for individuals with
  15. disability. Non discrimination on basic disabilities in state and local
  16. government service is now discrimination on basis on is ability
  17. by public accommodation and commercial facilities telecommunications, providing close catcher
  18. and Mr musicians that clarify the relationship to the law
  19. and explain what is not considered a disability.
  20. The Colombian Congress has created different laws that allowed to
  21. people with disabilities have a better life that makes sure
  22. that they will be able to overcome the different things.
  23. Some example of this laws are demanded.
  24. Close captioning or sign language for TV programs that prevention,
  25. education and rehabilitation, labor integration, social welfare and accessibility.
  26. Also. Mental hair care and care for persons with years
  27. tax with disabilities, providing them accessible transportation and education for
  28. people with limitations.
  29. Oh, so since Columbia is a big country in sports,
  30. they created the national sports systems for persons with disabilities
  31. and established the Colombian parent in physics Committee as the
  32. highest sports authority.
  33. Why it is lost important.
  34. The Colombian government was concerned about the discrimination people are
  35. subject to during these abilities.
  36. They wanted to make sure the strategies were created to
  37. allow them to live independently and carry on all the
  38. life, ideals and feel included having them a meeting in
  39. the six years adaptations to all the sites around the
  40. country. When we compare Colombia to different areas concerning the
  41. Americans with Disabilities Act, we realize that they're both taking
  42. different approaches.
  43. Meanwhile, in Colombia, they're just trying to make the lives
  44. of people with disabilities better by ensuring that everything around
  45. them, it's accessible and try to decrease their limitations.
  46. The United States wants to make sure that they feel
  47. more included, providing them equal employment on making sure there
  48. is no discrimination in any service.
  49. Also, they make sure they have an open relationship.
  50. We want the lot, considers a disability in the country
  51. in Colombia, but in Colombia there is not that much
  52. information about it.
  53. When we compare Colombia to what I used to be,
  54. we can see how they have been trying to create
  55. a better environment for people with disabilities.
  56. But when we compare them to want a Basque country
  57. like the United States, we can see that they're still
  58. behind in creating an inclusive society.
  59. There are certain topics that have to be spoken about,
  60. and also they need to break the taboo in Colombia
  61. mentality that people with disabilities are not capable of doing
  62. things that people without them usually do.
  63. The two examples I provided for the DEA Accessible Design
  64. Survey, where the entrances of my house and the bathrooms
  65. is both of them, are used on a daily basis.
  66. The assets on my house could be done through the
  67. main entrance to the bathroom, and none of them are
  68. accessible. The main entrance has the stuff that could be
  69. difficult for people with disabilities, and even without them, as
  70. you can see the picture, we had to paint a
  71. yellow stripe sense of when people came over there.
  72. We're tripping over it.
  73. The back entrance has to be accessed through the grass,
  74. and it's a narrow space.
  75. When it comes to the bathroom, it's a little more
  76. accessible, since inside the shower there is a handle that
  77. people could lean on.
  78. Also, there is nothing's around that could be hampered for
  79. those with disabilities.
  80. Throughout the entire world, we have been able to make
  81. certain accomplishment that have allowed us to overcome barriers and
  82. being more inclusive with people with disabilities.
  83. Things like making sure exhibitions are available for the entire
  84. public making places have elevators, ramp, different guidance and in
  85. general, making places more accessible are small wins.
  86. For those with disabilities.
  87. There's still a lot of work that needs to be
  88. done in order to provide unequal education, making sure all
  89. disabled people have the same great healthcare.
  90. I'm aware that there is going to need some work
  91. due to the big gap between First World countries and
  92. Third World countries.
  93. At some point, it will be allowing everyone around the
  94. world, overcomes these barriers and make ah more accessible society.
  95. Recreation and sports service's have helped our society overcome barriers
  96. paying Henson right independence and inclusion for people around the
  97. world, since it's a safe place that allows people to
  98. do things that they enjoy without questioning other people's promise.
  99. They help people create bonds, staying connected, where the stress
  100. that could be created in people with disabilities, since they
  101. have to be with people without them and also come
  102. together with others by helping the cultural diversity that the
  103. less the community being educated by their different members.
  104. These are the resource is I used, Thank you.