Disability Essay

In the past, Americans have made great strides to create equality for all. One of our biggest feats as Americans is creating equal rights for the population of America who suffer disabilities whether it be of the cognitive or physical nature. The Disability Rights Movement of the 1960s paved the way for disabled Americans to have the proper transportation, access to buildings, opportunities to live independently, gain employment and receive education and housing like everyone else in our nation.   Through the movement, many acts were created and established so all disabled Americans had a fighting chance at the world.
To start with, one of the biggests struggles that is faced by the disabled community is the access to transportation.   The ease of transportation acts somewhat as a stepping stone. Once a person with disabilities have reliable and affordable means of mobility, everything else falls into place such as access to education, employment and social aspects such as community engagement. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, vehicles used for public transit must be accessible to all regardless of impairments of passengers. Regardless of the significance the act made, many issues still needed to be handled. One transportation service that improved in leaps and bounds were public buses. Some of the innovative design features to allow civilians with special needs were buses with ramps and lower floors to allow wheelchair accessibility, announcements about impending stops for those who suffer from visual impairments, and future stops shown on large monitors for those that suffer from audible issues. With any good thing, problems still arose. The problems were mostly handling the maintenance of accessibility instrumentation such as how to properly secure mobility assistance being mainly wheelchairs. Sadly in some instances, many bus drivers do not even stop to pick up disabled people. Many people believe that drivers need more training on skills and tasks...