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A Clubhouse is a vocational rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness. The Clubhouse model of rehabilitation has been providing employment opportunities and transforming lives for 69 years throughout the world. Clubhouses are accredited through Clubhouse International, a non-profit organization that oversees clubhouse programs worldwide by promoting awareness, advocacy, expansion, training and accreditation. (“1 in … Read more
Americans with mental disabilities are one of the largest groups in America with some type of disability. Mental disorders can include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and trauma; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although, many of them are still able to have “jobs,” the real question is are they actually working efficiently, for the better of the company? … Read more
Who do you think of when you hear the word “disabled” or “disability”? Those in a wheelchair or the blind? While they are both accurate, some people have an invisible disability. Whether someone has a mental, physical, or invisible disability, a common trait is shared among them: discrimination. Work places. schools, or even on the … Read more
Americans with mental disabilities are one of the largest groups in America with some type of disability. Mental disorders can include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and trauma; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although, many of them are still able to have “jobs,” the real question is are they actually working efficiently, for the better of the company? … Read more
Today, more than 60 million people in the United States, approximately one in five, have some type of disability (The Equal Rights Center. n. d. ). The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a person with a disability as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major … Read more
What the t-4 program really is Opener: Many people don’t realize the pain and suffering that mentally disabled went through during the holocaust. They practically thought that they mentally ill was unworthy of living so they thought they only thing they could do was kill them. People don’t realize how much this impacted many horrific … Read more
Equine therapy has been around since as far back as the ancient greeks. Therapeutic Horseback Riding has many benefits and you also get the joy of riding a horse. Horses help people work through their disabilities and struggles that they are facing. Therapeutic Horseback Riding can help those with disabilities overcome a lot of different … Read more
Why does society have such harass views when a person does fit their ideal picture of how we as a whole should look and act? Rachel Simons does the remarkable by turning her life upside down to be able to experience for a year on what her younger sister Beth life is like. Beth is … Read more
Disabled people must fight their environment just to live day to day. They are often dehumanized and judged. Instead of being viewed a human with rights, thoughts, and feelings they are viewed as a mistake or tragedy. Disabilities cannot define who someone is, and disabled people should not be victims of segregation, discrimination, and degradation. … Read more
In general, autism is the developmental disability that prevents individuals from properly understanding what they see, hear, or otherwise sense. Approximately 3 to 5 out of every 10,000 school aged children have some for of autism, and males with the disorder outnumber females with it by nearly 5 to 1. It is estimated that 1 … Read more
