Aleza Greene's session

This session was very interesting and helpful to find out about the disabilities act in the history of the U.S.  This was informative and made us know more about how documented these rules are, which help ensure that all people disabilities have a similar opportunity in life as any body else. though all the rules mentioned were very clear and assured us that all the buildings have elevators and ramps, in Cairo the buildings can be very historic and not designed for an elevator. Nonetheless, it is a social norm in Egypt to help anybody with a physical disabilty without thinking. Therefore, I guess that a strong well-rooted social norm of helping people out can be as  strong as any political rule that ensures that here.

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  1. UnknownAugust 27, 2018 at 7:59 AM

    I like your comparison, and I'm glad that the social norm in Egypt (or at least Cairo?) is to help people with physical disabilities. Obviously the age and history of structures in Egypt poses challenges towards the approach that the US has taken.

    Here's something to consider, however:
    I love the virtues of caring and citizenship that is demonstrated via helping on another. However, that still requires a person with a disability to depend on others. When the physical environment is altered, however, to be accessible to those with disabilities, those individuals are able to develop more autonomy, independence, and agency.

    Which is better? An environment that promotes virtuous behavior to those in need? An environment that enables all individuals? Should there be a balance? If a balance, should the scales lean toward one value over the other? Questions to think about. I'm not sure there's a clear answer.

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