Ethical Issues In Disability Analysis

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Analysis of Historical, Legal, and Ethical Issue Federal Laws have properly defined a person with a disability as “any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits on or major life activities” (Disability Rights in Housing, n.d.). In earlier decades, there were many issues in relations to a person who wad born with an exceptionality (disability) and whether these issues would even be consider as ethical in today’s society. A person born with a disability, especially children, was shunned and hidden out of society due to not being what society considered as “normal”. This brought feelings of shame and guilt for bringing a child with a disability into the world. In earlier decades it got to a point where …show more content…
There are even differences that can be seen made since the movie was made 10 years ago and today. For instance, the terminology that was used in the movie can be considered as mean and unethical. The label of being mentally retarded is not an appropriate name in today’s society and is now referred to the intellectually disabled. In today’s society, there are many supports and services developed to help those who has a disability thrive. There have been laws and acts developed since the 1950’s and 60’s that ensure the rights of people who have a disability and the way that they are treated as well. In relation to the video, “Is Love Enough” and whether or not people with disabilities should raise children, the present days laws are establishing rights and can also influence the decisions on people with disabilities being able to raise their own …show more content…
In the APA principles under 1.05 Reporting Ethical Violations it states that if a mental health professional clearly sees an ethical violation causing harm or potential harm to any person and that it is not easily solved, they must report the violation (Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, 2017). In the APA under 2.06 Personal Problems and Conflicts (b) it clearly states that “if psychologist become aware of personal issues/problems in relation to their work they should take appropriate action in either limiting, suspending, or terminate their work” (Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, 2017). Lastly, under 3.01 Unfair Discrimination psychologist should not discriminate against anyone no matter age, gender, disability, race, and so forth (Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct,