FINAL DISABILITY STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER

Description

Topic for this paper is Ableism and people with disabilities being the target stereotypes/stigmas

Selected articles (no more than five years old) listed below

https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/covid-19-shining-a-light-on-ableism

https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/josi.12354

https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/josi.12345

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4550774/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7561148/

Based on your research, address the following questions:

Describe the topic and it’s relationship to the disability community.

What are the major issues surrounding this topic (identify 3)?

What does the research say about the impact of this topic on individuals with disabilities and their social support systems (e.g., spouses, families, and friends)?

According to the literature, what questions still remain to be answered about this topic?

Your paper should be a minimum of 5 pages in length, not including title and reference pages. The paper should be double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides. Use APA format for all citations and references. For help with APA format, visit the UMGC library at the following link: https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/gethelp-citing.cfm.

Your work will be graded according to the following grading rubric:

Criteria

 

Excellent

 

Good

 

Fair

 

Poor

 

Missing or Not Acceptable

 

Description of the issue

 

4 points

Excellent description the issue

 

3 points

Good description of the issue with minor omissions

 

2 points

Fair description of the issue with major omissions

 

1 point

Poor description that does not demonstrate an understanding of the issue. May be poorly written or lacking many important details.

 

0 points

Missing or irrelevant

 

Discussion of the major economic issues surrounding the issue

 

4 points

Excellent description of major economic issues

 

3 points

Good description of major economic issues with minor omissions

 

2 points

Fair description of major economic issues with major omissions

 

1 point

Poor description of major economic issues that suggest a lack of understanding. May be poorly written or lacking many important details.

 

0 points

Missing or irrelevant

 

Review of the research

 

8 points

Comprehensive and concise review of the research with proper citations.

 

6 points

Good review of the research with proper citations but missing some minor details

 

4 points

Fair review of the research with proper citations but missing some major details

 

2 points

Poor review of the research. May be poorly written or lacking many important details.

 

0 points

Missing or irrelevant

 

Identification of the issues that remain to be answered

 

4 points

Excellent summary of the issues that remain to be answered

 

3 points

Good summary of the issues that remain to be answered, but missing some minor details

 

2 points

Fair summary of the issues that remain to be answered, but missing some major details

 

1 point

Poor summary of the issues that remain to be answered. May be poorly written or lacking many important details.

 

0 points

Missing or irrelevant

 

Quality of Writing

 

5 points

Clear, concise and well-written

No composition or mechanical errors

Correctly uses APA format for all citations and references

 

4 points

Mostly clear, concise and well-written

Few composition or mechanical errors

Correctly uses APA format for all citations and references with only slight errors

 

3 points

Somewhat clear, concise and well-written

Several composition or mechanical errors

Uses APA format for all citations and references with some major errors

 

2 point

Difficult to read due to composition or mechanical errors

Does not use APA format for all citations and references but some citation style is in evidence

 

0 points

Does not use any recognizable formatting style

Missing citations and/or references