Civil Rights

Question: Write weekly reaction notes, in response to discussion prompts posted on blackboard for that weeks class session. This exercise is intended to give you the opportunity to practice your writing, and is also meant to help you prepare for in-class discussion by prompting you to think through the materials and react to them. Answer: Civil rights: Rights protecting the person with disabilities: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: it is the federal law protecting the individual facing the discrimination based upon the disability. Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a different law protecting and prohibiting the discrimination practice in regards to the physically challenged person. It acts in the same manner, by which sec 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 1973ACT. There are certain people who qualify to enter in the class of disability. It is painful to see that in such a modern age, there is a class separate for the physically challenged people. They can always term as the specially abled individual since many of them are capable of various activities (hhs.gov 2016). Hence, there are some rights to protect them like: Apply with the eligibility criteria. Refuse participant allowance. Provide various beneficial services. Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act says about the protection means for the discriminated class. Not only the discrimination occurs with the physical disability or such kind, but even the discrimination can also be observed in the places for gender as well as the caste (gov.uk 2016). The Department of Health and Human services introduced some fund system for the socially discriminated class for their upliftment. Rights for the person having HIV and AIDS: Discrimination may occur when any organization prevents any HIV positive person from participating in a certain program. But our concern must be such that if the person is able with the criteria mentioned, then preventing on the ground of physical illness is the violation of the civil rights. There must be the reasonable accommodation for such person, but denouncing is against the civil norms. The act of ADA protects the other person from getting discriminated on the ground that either some of their family members or the friends suffer from the disease. It is also important to spread awareness regarding the consequences that may or may not occur, and all the individual needs training to take precautions accordingly. The department that receives the funds are hospitals, rehabilitation centers, foster care homes and many other nutritional programs to name a few (aclu.org). For the protection of the Civil rights, there are options available to file a complaint against those who violate them. The system kept is very simple which includes the written document with the name mentioned along with the address and the name against whom such report made. Then the person must send it to the office of the civil rights where there is some assistance available free of cost. Social security(supplemental security income): Supplemental security is the monthly income for some low paid individuals on certain grounds that includes the senior citizens, blind and physically challenged. For the disable and blind, the SSI will vary with the income of the parents of such victims. Various stated have various amount offered depending on the necessity of the situation. It is a helpful method since the calculation is based on the benefit of the family which excludes various parts in the income along with the SNAP benefits and some NGOs (ssa.gov2016). References: Discrimination: your rights - GOV.UK. (2016). Gov.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2016, from https://www.gov.uk/discrimination-your-rights/types-of-discrimination HIV and Your Civil Rights in the Workplace. (2016). American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved 26 May 2016, from https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/hiv-and-your-civil-rights-workplace KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION!. (2016). hhs.gov. Retrieved 25 May 2016, from https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/knowyourcivilrightsfactsheet.pdf social security. (2016). ssa.gov. Retrieved 25 May 2016, from https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11000.pdf