The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADC) was an act passed by Congress in 1990 in order to protect the civil rights of those with disabilities.
Example: Graduation and employment rates for students with disabilities rose through the two decades that followed the passage of EHCA and IDEA and other disability legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act.
es: ley de estadounidenses con discapacidades
Civil Rights
noun
The right that citizens have political and social freedoms along with equality.
Example: The idea of civil rights came into its own during the abolitionist campaign against slavery.
es: derechos civiles
Class
noun
A system that is used to order society of people and divide them based on preconceived notions.
Example: At the same time, he was equipped with a political antenna that was finely attuned to social discontent and class conflict.
es: clase
Colorblindness
noun
The ideology which states the best way to end racism is to ignore the race/sex of a person or a group to treat them as equals.
Example: We should do something concrete about this instead of pretending that faux colorblindness will make it all go away.
es: daltonismo
Cultural
adjective
Ideas, customs, and social behaviors of a society
Example: All of the grounds have suffered depletion, and cultural methods to maintain the supply have been instituted.
es: cultural
Culture
noun
The customs, achievements, etc of a particular nation or people.
Example: Why hasn't the music ingrained itself in African-American culture as jazz or funk has?
es: cultura
Diversity
noun
The concept of being diverse or with variety
Example: We are trying to create diversity in the workplace.
es: diversidad
Equality
noun
The concept of being on the same level, especially in terms of status; rights; and opportunities.
Example: In 1828 the free people of color in the colonies were placed on a footing of legal equality with their fellow citizens.
es: igualdad
Equity
The concept of being fair and impartial no matter the person or situation
Example: Able to compete berry an equity good games for a new fairgrounds.
es: equidad
Ethnicity
noun
The state of belonging to a group of people with a common natural and/or cultural condition.
Example: The report identifies wide variations in survival associated with race and ethnicity.
es: etnia
Gender Identity
noun
A person's sense of having a certain gender.
Example: Its nondiscrimination policy includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
es: identidad de género
Inclusion
noun
The act of including others within a group or structure.
Example: Mirabeau was defeated on another point of the highest consequence, the inclusion of ministers in the National Assembly.
es: inclusión
LGBTQ
verb
LGBTQ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and Queer and is used to identify individuals within the gay community.
Example: After coming out, LGBT organizations can continue to help you by providing you a place to share any successes or issues that come up in the future.
es: LGBTQ
Meritocracy
noun
An organization, society, or system which puts people into positions of power based upon their demonstrated abilities/merit
Example: Meritocracy in education is the creed of the elite history
es: Meritocracia
Microagression
noun
An action or statement that is regarded as indirect/subtle against those in a minority group based upon their nationality.
Example: This unintentional racism, typically exposed through questions treating a person as different from the norm, is microaggression.
es: microagresión
Privilege
noun
A special right or advantage that is given to a specific group or people
Example: It is his privilege to present all candidates for ordination to the bishop of the diocese.
es: privilegio
Race
noun
A group of people which most of the time are divided based on physical traits.
Example: The human race is on a course of discovering a new and unknown power hidden within.
es: raza
Racism
noun
Discrimination that is targeted at a person or people based on multiple factors such as skin color and membership of an ethnic group, in most common speak one that is a minority.
Example: Racism thrives because the silence of the majority and their reluctance to stand up and be counted quietly condones it!
es: Racismo
Religion
noun
The belief and worship of a higher being such as a singular or multiple gods.
Example: Its basic idea is that the state had no right to interfere with the religion of its citizens.
es: religión
Sex
noun
The identification of the gender of an individual
Example: Jeniffer does not wish to conform to the normal sex categories of our society.
es: sexo
Social Justice
noun
Justice which is delivered through the distribution of wealth and opportunities within society.
Example: They would have social peace at the expense of race and social justice.
es: Justicia social
Social Reproduction Theory
verb
The concept describing the reproduction of social structures is mainly based on particular preconditions and the inheritance of material property.
Example: Social reproduction, when co-opted with cultural reproduction, allows for the sociology of education to assume its role.
es: Teoría de la reproducción social
Steryotype
noun
A fixed idea or simplified thought of a group of people or an individule.
Example: Acknowledging these stereotypes can be a way of fighting them by owning their content.
es: estereotipos
System of Oppression
noun
Discriminatory systems or norms which are implemented/embedded into the fabric of society.
Example: Those who are a part of a minority group are subject to a harsh system of pression put inadvertently or advertently by those in power.
es: Sistema de opresión
Transgender
adjective
A sexual orientation in which individuals do not feel comfortable in their own body/feel as though they are born as the wrong gender
Example: She was, as a woman, presumptively a target of gender violence, with or without any transgender identity she may have had.
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