Wring for the internet

Senquetta Brittingham

Writing workshop

Prof. George                                    Make a difference 

February 10, 2014

Today, 54 million people in the United States are living in the community with a disability. That’s one in every five people. According to the most recent census data, around 52 million of them reside in the community. According to (http://www.hhs.gov/od/about/fact_sheets/whatisdisability.html) . These disabilities may include sensory, physical, mental, self-care, difficulty going out, and employment disability. These things can be very expensive.

Supplies is something that is very crucial for people disabilities. They may need adaptive equipment such as wheel chairs hoya lifts, cairns. As well many other things. These things can become very expensive for families.

Visionary voices is a organization founded by Temple University. This website advocates equal rights and education for people with disabilities. It ensures safety for people with disabilities. This organization plans to bring awareness to audiences about people who suffer from disabilities. This site is also very useful for the public because personally I didn’t know much about people with disabilities. I knew that they may have difficult navigating around or learning depending on the disability that one may have. Personally I didn’t know how expensive these things may be. After research I discovered how costly things can get. Which then increased my curiosity on ways that can be helpful financial. That’s why I feel a benefits tab can be the most effective. This website should include a benefits tab because it could pose for a resource for people with disabilities to financially pay for medication or equipment that they may need. A benefits tab will allow viewers to contribute toward a way where they could truly help.

            When people are drawn to cause the usually want to help. With having a benefits tab any contribution will be appreciated. I also feel like the families will feel supported in this cause to see that every need is met. Making this tab on the visionary voices website will bring more awareness to the cause; which could ultimately earn more money for people.

            After all I learned using the internet I realized how big a message can spread through a website. Everyone has access to the internet so it’s easier to obtain more awareness from the public. With all of my knowledge from personally experience with the internet. I learned that people tend to retain information better when it isn’t forced upon them.

In researching technology, I learned that it makes things easier and more convenient to access information. The use of technology is especially good for individuals with disabilities because they may not be able to get to a library. With modern day technology people have constant contact with the internet. When I first went on the visionary voices website nothing initially grabbed my attention. I felt the website should include more videos or interviews of some of the children with disabilities. I also felt that there needed to be more resources. I know with financial adversities people with disabilities aren’t always supplied with the things that they need. The benefits tab could be a place where viewers could help by giving money to the program. Possibly getting some government assistance would help bring in more revenue. This could be life changing for a person with disabilities. Often times people tend to not always have support. People may come from families where they simply don’t have the resources that one would need in order to handle all of the extensive expenses. This benefits tab could change a life. I think that this is a bigger way to ensure that their financial troubles regarding their needs for supplies will be ensured. I strongly feel that could be a much larger impactful thing visionary voices should include on their website.

A benefits tab will be most useful for the visionary voices website. This tab will be the mostly be useful for the website. Because once people realize the financial struggles have they will want to help. As I reflect back to my prior knowledge about people with disabilities. I know my interpretations were invalid. With technology today it’s much easier to research a topic through the internet. So, people with disabilities have a lot of easier access to technology so I believe many will be educated about the benefits tab.

In conclusion Visionary voices should include a benefits tab to help people with disabilities to pay for their supplies

http://www.hhs.gov/od/about/fact_sheets/whatisdisability.html