Throughout the course, you have been reading “No Pity” by Joseph Shapiro.

Throughout the course, you have been reading “No Pity” by Joseph Shapiro. This book provides a comprehensive and unique view of issues and struggles faced by individuals with disabilities. While this book has many great qualities, one difficulty with using this book in present day is that some of the information is not current. The book was published in 1993 and reflects information current at that time. For the No Pity chapter update, you will write one chapter update. Choose 1 chapter and identify the major issues affecting the individual in the chapter. Research any changes that have occurred over the last 20+ years regarding these issues. Items you may update include (but are not limited to) legislation, policy, housing patterns, demographics, and schooling patterns. With this information, provide a summary of the update and interpret how these updates likely impacted the lives of the individuals discussed in that chapter. Approximate length: 3 pages   Follow APA style and double space the paper.

Description Points/Comments Brief summary of the chapter and issue identification

• A brief summary of the chapter

• Identification and discussion of major issues addressed in this chapter

• Issue identification is clear and grounded and accurate

• No more than ½ page

________ /15

Issue Update • Updated issues are identified, summarized, and interpreted appropriately (e.g., legislation, policy, housing, school patterns)

• Summary shows a clear understanding of updated topics

_________/ 15

References and professional writing

• Professional writing used (e.g., person-first language, spelling, grammar)

• At least 2 high quality references are included (Wikipedia is not a high-quality source)

___________ /5

Total ___________ / 35