Question

Use the following information to answer the question in three to five sentences:

The Americans with Disabilities Act claims that "The continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an equal basis."

Why do the authors include Part 4 in this section? How is Part 4 related to the claim?


(a) Findings. The Congress finds that

(1) some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities, and this number is increasing.

(2) historically, society has tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities, and, despite some improvements, such forms of discrimination against individuals with disabilities continue to be a serious and pervasive social problem.

(3) discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, institutionalization, health services, voting, and access to public services.

(4) Census data, national polls, and other studies have documented that people with disabilities, as a group, occupy an inferior status in our society, and are severely disadvantaged socially, vocationally, economically, and educationally.

(5) the continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an equal basis. (10 points)

Answer 1

Part 4 provides more evidence to support the claim. It says that based on studies, people with disabilities have been shown to be inferior to some other people. The claim states that this discrimination is "unfair and unnecessary". As said in the claim, people with disabilities are being put down for no reason and should have "the opportunity to compete on an equal basis." The fourth part shows they can't compete on an equal basis based on "census data, national polls, and other studies".

Step-by-step explanation:

Sorry I don't really have a good explanation for this, but each part usually is evidence to support the claim. Honestly, this would really be the answer if the question asked about any other part. Think about it like "main idea".

~ Also, I just took the quiz and that's what I submitted.

Answer 2

The authors included Part 4 to provide proof that people consider individuals with disabilities inferior to them and thus the majority of people thinks they shouldn't have the same rights as them. The Census proves that because it is a collection of surveys where people clearly stated their opinions about people with disabilities.

It is related to the claim because it provides evidence that people generally discriminate against those with disabilities and aren't even trying that hard to help them, when they should include them in the society and live together and equally.