Compare and contrast the perspectives expressed by Tia Nelis and Tom Nerney in their respective video presentations on self-determination.

Identify differentially Instruction: Respond two of the following questions Emanuel Lubart RE: 1. How does identify differentially impact the perspectives and roles of different disability rights advocates (individuals, parents, professionals, etc.)? The first thing that comes to mind when reading this question is that the recognition of a disability identity in social movements is an essential step for making social changes that would make the society recognize people with disabilities as first-class citizens (Rich, 2015). According to Dunn and Burcaw (2013), themes acknowledged to impact differentially upon the perspectives and roles of the disability advocacy groups are personal meaning, an affirmation of disability, self-worth, disability identity, communal attachment, pride, disability identity politics, and activism. These themes emerge from the lens of disability narratives that enter the disability consciousness around people with disabilities (Dunn and Burcaw, 2013 and Rich, 2015). In this post, I would like to focus my discussion on disability identity. Rich argues that for some advocates, parents, individuals, social workers, and health professionals, perspectives on the disability identity can become controversial, complicated, and political. Some advocates find it difficult to understand what it means to be Disabled and why some people with disabilities want seclusion from nondisabled society. For example, individuals with physical differences refuse treatments intended to cure them (Rich, 2015). In my instance, some Deaf members do not label themselves as a disability group, but rather a linguistic minority. Disabled is someone who sees as Disabled with a strong sense of the disability identity, rather than acknowledging to live as Nondisabled. The concepts of identity come together in an interpenetrating way. The advocates, who lack the disability consciousness, have a problematic agenda with people with disabilities for advocacy. Looking at disability issues, Rich explains that identity is not a static notion in nature. Dunn and Burcaw draw the attention that identities do not occur in singular sets, so an individual is not considered only as Disabled. Still, one experiences being Disabled with a set of other identities such as gender, ethnicity, race, and class. References: Dunn, D. S., & Burcaw, S. (2013). Disability identity: exploring narrative accounts of disability. Rehabilitation psychology, 58(2), 148–157. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031691 Rich, A. (2015). Identity in Social Movements. Standing Together and Finding a Voice Apart: Advocating for Intellectual Disability Rights. [Kindle version]. American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Retrieved from amazon.com. 2.Maria Craig RE: 2. Compare and contrast the perspectives expressed by Tia Nelis and Tom Nerney in their respective video presentations on self-determination.Tia Nelis (2015) expressed her opinion about self-advocacy. She declared it a “movement”, a way of life, and not a program, and stressed the goal of the self-advocacy movement is to empower others to advocate for themselves.Nelis clarified self-determination is the life people with a disability determine they want to have. Further, she explained how advocacy can educate and lead those with disabilities, who are unfamiliar with the concept of self-determination, through the steps of self-determination so they can realize the kind of life they want and take the steps to get there. She stated peer-to-peer support is the ideal way to advance the self-advocacy movement by spreading the knowledge and tools about self-determination.Chester Finn emphasized people with disabilities are capable of both advocating for themselves and advancing the self-advocacy movement themselves. Finn also expressed how language pertaining to disabilities changes and the system attempts to change people with disabilities and determine their needs to fit the working model. Further, Finn explained the people with disabilities have always been the same and that the language should revolve around them, instead of the other way around.Similarly, Tom Nerney (2015) stressed “individuals with disabilities cannot obtain full citizenship without adopting quality standards that are based on universal, human aspirations” (2015). I liked how he talked about disability, with a sense of urgency, about self-determination and the need for change- with the goal of granting people with disabilities more power over their own lives. He suggested “a restructuring of the human service system to change the language from services to supports for a meaningful life”. He also suggested supports for personal planning and budgeting which would include “the right [of the person with a disability] to hire and fire” anyone providing supports. Next, he emphasized the shift from congregate care to community living.Nerney explained new regulations regarding community living and