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Listen up IBM SPSS: How Disability Social Justice and Social Change Matters to This Legally Blind Clinical Psychology Student

Listen up IBM SPSS: How Disability Social Justice and Social Change Matters to This Legally Blind Clinical Psychology Student I am interested in disability rights as a person that is disabled, but also in the larger context of helping people with disabilities gain access to the equal rights they deserve.  This not only extends to healthcare services but also in the social and work spheres.  Currently, for example, most people who are legally blind and of working age do not have a job (AFB, n.d.).  Disability rights can also be an issue for someone who is temporarily disabled due to having a surgery that requires a period of recovery that includes recovering and needing more bathroom breaks in the workplace.  While this may seem minor, job loss due to taking unplanned or unauthorized breaks is grounds for termination in the United States, and job loss negatively affects a person’s life.  While there are protections for bathroom breaks by the federal government, t...