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  • Essay / Arthritis and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

    Arthritis is a joint disorder in which a joint is an area of ​​the body where two different bones meet (National). Over the years, many machines have been created to help people with disabilities help them in life. The developers of the Envision Discover Design Invent Execute project, also known as EDDIE, developed a bass drum pedal for arthritis patients, because to do this the laws of physics were necessary. People with arthritis are protected by the American with a Disability Act (ADA). One of the few issues with this project is whether people will perceive those who use this invention differently and whether they will feel comfortable wearing it. The EDDIE project aims to design and create something that can help people with disabilities and also to show society that there are always new ideas to help others, all they have to do is be able to create them. EDDIE is also a way to help students understand and know what kind of struggles people face every day as a person with a disability and that they should not be treated any differently than other people in this world. People with arthritis go through daily struggles. walking, carrying, writing, tying their shoes is even difficult for them or anything that affects the joints while they are involved in movement. “Approximately 350 million people worldwide have arthritis, including nearly 40 million in the United States, including more than a quarter of a million children! " (National). Arthritis is the most common disability, as many people have just one disability. It is our duty as a society to help create something that would make life easier for people with arthritis. People with arthritis are not born with arthritis; arthritis...... middle of paper ......bey Medical High School. Dozier-Libbey Medical High School, Antioch. November 4, 2013. Lecture.Bucu, Kristofer. “Newton’s Third Law and Pulleys.” Physical. Dozier-Libbey Medical High School. Dozier-Libbey Medical High School, Antioch. November 11, 2013. Lecture. Davis, Warwick. “Disability Quotes.” BrainyQuote. Xplore and Web. December 15, 2013. Jordan, Michael. “Michael Jordan Quotes.” BrainyQuote. Xplore and Web. December 15, 2013.Na “National Arthritis Month – Arthritis and arthritic conditions, medications, symptoms and treatments on MedicineNet.com.” MedicineNet. MedicineNet, Inc, and Web. December 12, 2013. Reporter, Steven. “46 million Americans have arthritis.” ABC News. ABC News Network, June 4, 2013. Web. December 12, 2013. Shapiro, Joseph P.. No Mercy: People with Disabilities Forge a New Civil Rights Movement. New York: Times Books, 1993. Print.