Discussion Question for Week two

I chose the journal articleEvaluating the Accessibility of Special Education Cooperative

Websites for Individuals with Disabilities.This study looks at education materials and the school

system itself on how accessible it is for individuals with disabilities (Baule, 2019). The study

research is not limited to just in person education. It is also online resources. The study I chose

for this post used a mixed method approach to their study. The study also used a previous study

that was performed by Pendergast and followed his method (Pendergast, 2017).

If I personally were to be doing research for this topic, there are a few kinds of research

approaches I would use. My first research approach would be positivism. This research style of

first-hand knowledge research is based on the researcher's own direct knowledge. This would be

perspectives. Also, having a disability, I have come to learn that people may need to be educated

about how to be accommodating. That is a perspective I have seen be looked over many times.

This is where the empathy this method can use comes into play (Heinonen & Strandvik, 2022).

The project I am going to be doing is about accessibility in all walks of life for people

with disabilities. This is not limited to just an education setting. It is will also not limited to just

one kind of disability. As a person with a disability, there is a lot of improvement that needs to

be made. There are some areas that are excelling at accessibility for those with disabilities, while

others are failing miserably. One real world example is Walt Disney World. They go above and

beyond to make their parks as accessible to people with disabilities. The research question I am

focused on is why there is such an obstacle to making the world more accessible to those with

disabilities. As with the article I chose for this post, I would use the positivism approach first

because of how much first hand knowledge in many different scenarios that can apply to the

project. I have had to advocate for myself in education, medical, social, legal and other kinds of

settings. The other approach would be the pragmatism approach. This is because of having a

human services background; I know often it needs to be brought to the attention of the educator,

physician, leadership and others that adjustments end up being made. These scenarios need to be

approached from all perspectives to be successful in the end.

living with a disability. We should be allowed to live as normal of a life as we can without

obstacles that can be removed or modified. I am very good at advocating for others and myself.

Many people with and even without a disability are not skilled in advocating. There are many

times that they should not have to. The steps to making things accessible should be in place

already. Ultimately, this kind of research can only help. It may show cracks in the system and

embarrass people that are not providing appropriate accessibility where the Americans with

Disabilities Act law says it needs to be.

Article Link

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2271528972?

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origsite=summon&accountid=12085

References

Baule, S. M. (2019). Evaluating the accessibility of Special Education Cooperative websites for

individuals with disabilities.TechTrends,64(1), 50–56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-

Heinonen, K., & Strandvik, T. (2022). Viewpoint: Applying pragmatism to stimulate service

research and practice – A European perspective.Journal of Services Marketing,36(4),

467–475. https://doi.org/10.1108/jsm-06-2021-0211

Response 1

Nichardo Smith

One of the most important is the communication that happens. When you are a trusted leader,

your employees will feel comfortable in having open communication with you (Freysteinson et

al., 2021). Taking a bible approach, we are asking our employees to trust us much as God asks us

to trust him. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take" (Proverbs 3:5-6, New

Living Translation). We want our employees to follow our lead when they do not fully

understand why just like God does in this verse. To be trusted leaders, we need to lean on God at

all times.

References

Cantu, P. A., Sheehan, C. M., Sasson, I., & Hayward, M. D. (2019). Increasing education-based

disparities in healthy life expectancy among U.S. Non-Hispanic Whites, 2000–2010.The

Destiny McGhee TRUST

Destiny, I enjoyed reading your post and think the topic is very relevant to the world we are

living in now. Trust is hard to come by nowadays, and in the workplace, depending on the

environment, it can even be harder to come by. In the current work environment, people are

being asked to perform harder for less. I think for us to be trusted leaders, we need to know what

that means. Trust is something that is uncompromised by doubt (Breuer & Salzmann, 2020). We

want to make sure that, as leaders, we are fostering trust. Building and maintaining trust will

bring loyalty from our employees. Employees cannot do their best work if they doubt others'

intentions or capacities. When there are loyal employees, it can cut down on employee turnover.

Also, when the people we are leading trust us, they will feel more satisfied at work. Staff then

becomes more productive and feel like they are part of a team. Leadership trust creates a stable

foundation for employees and their organizations to be flexible to make changes when needed.

One of the most important is the communication that happens. When you are a trusted leader,

your employees will feel comfortable in having open communication with you (Freysteinson et

al., 2021). Taking a bible approach, we are asking our employees to trust us much as God asks us

to trust him. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take" (Proverbs 3:5-6, New

Living Translation). We want our employees to follow our lead when they do not fully

understand why just like God does in this verse. To be trusted leaders, we need to lean on God at

leadership in a crisis: A hermeneutic phenomenological study.Journal of Nursing

Management,29(6), 1535–1543. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13310

Holy Bible new living translation. (2021). DaySpring; Candace Cameron Bure

Ronald Lamb Personal finance education

Ronald, I enjoyed reading your post. Personal finance education should start early at both

home and school. I think teaching personal financial literacy is very important and needs to be

taught in middle school/junior high and again in high school. I especially think in senior year, as

students are heading off to college and possibly going to sign their life away when it comes to

student loans. Also, as students are starting college, they could teach a phase of it as the students

are taking out loans. Personal finance concepts could even begin being taught in elementary

(Matheson et al., 2020). Personal finance easily goes hand in hand with math education. When it

is taught in schools, it gives the student the education and the know how to manage their

resources and are able to make a stable financial plan for a lifetime. Financial planning is often

personal finance would not have a need to be greedy because they have a sound plan.

References

Holy Bible new living translation. (2021). DaySpring; Candace Cameron Bure

Solomon, G. E., Trust, N., & Sithole, B. M. (2018). The Case for the Need for Personal Financial

Literacy Education in Botswana Secondary Schools.Sage

Open,8(1)https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017753867

IGNORE BELOW

Holy Bible new living translation. (2021). DaySpring; Candace Cameron Bure

(Acts 17:30, New Living Translation)