EEX 3093 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pedophilia, Voyeurism, Closed Captioning

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Education - Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
• Course: EEX 3093
• Professor: Nelson Mary Ann

Document Summary

Extends civil rights and anti-discrimination protection to persons with disabilities. Ada was amended in 2008, known as the ada amendments act of 2008. Purposes of ada: persons with disabilities should have access to the same. It is the largest minority group in the u. s: 72 million us citizens with disabilities, 23% of population. Discrimination is frequently premised on these factors: 1. We feel discomfort and embarrassment around persons with disabilities: 2. We often patronize and/or pity persons with disabilities: 3. We have attached unpleasant stigmas to disabling conditions: 4. How does ada define disability: a physical/mental impairment that substantially limits one/more of the major life activities of an individual. Be (cid:862)reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le(cid:863) a(cid:374)d do (cid:374)ot i(cid:373)pose (cid:862)a(cid:374) u(cid:374)due hardship (usually a fi(cid:374)a(cid:374)(cid:272)ial. What conditions are not covered by ada: temporary impairments, environmental or economic disadvantages, age, obesity, environmental illnesses, gambling, kleptomania, pyromania, sexual orientation, gender, and sexual disorders, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, drug addiction.