Literature Based Paper
For your final paper, you have two options: a research
paper based on literature and archival resources The paper must be 7 pages excluding the bibliography and
abstract/cover page. The paper is worth 35% of the grade and the presentation
is worth 5%.
This assignment should include:
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a
review of literature and archival sources. (Please make sure to include and
integrate perspectives of disability advocacy groups and the disability community
through your selection of sources.)
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12
citations
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8-10
double-spaced pages long (excluding bibliography and cover page)
You may use the following types of sources
as your citations:
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Academic
research articles
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Policy
reports and media coverage
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Other
archival sources you may find
Assignment Outline:
Introduction
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Overview
of the issue
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Background
Scale and scope of the problem
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Historical
context
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Demographics
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Magnitude
of the issue
Barriers and challenges
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Stigma
and attitudinal barriers
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Accessibility
barriers
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Resource
scarcity
Current approaches and responses to the problem:
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Responses
by disability community, family members, and organizations working on
disability issues
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Government
responses (policies and programs)
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Nature
of response (medical model, social model, bio-psycho-social model)
Recommendations for:
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disability
community, family members, allies
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policy
makers
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social
workers and those people implementing programs
Rubric
Following assignment outline, creativity
and original thinking: 25
Critical analysis of the disability issue,
integrating intersectional and disability justice perspectives 25
Systematic review of literature and
well-developed argument based on multiple sources of knowledge (academic
articles, news media, policy reports and research including those developed by
disability advocacy groups): 25
Clear organization, language, grammar, sentence
structure and overall writing skills: 15
Following APA both in-text and bibliography: 10
Powerpoint presentation of 5 to 7 minutes
with research topic and key findings, 7-10 slides: 5 points