2017年12月英语四级美文：People with Disabilities

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　　2017年12月英语四级美文100篇汇总

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　　People with Disabilities

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　　People with disabilities comprise a large part of the population.

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　　It is estimated that over 35 million Americans

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　　have physical, mental, or other disabilities.

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　　About half of these disabilities are “developmental”,

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　　i.e., they occur prior to the individual’s twenty-second birthday,

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　　often from genetic conditions,

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　　and are severe enough to affect three or more areas of development,

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　　such as mobility, communication, employment, etc.

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　　Most other disabilities are considered “adventitious”,

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　　i.e., accidental or caused by outside forces.

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　　Prior to the 20th century,

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　　only a small percentage of people with disabilities

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　　survived for long.

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　　Medical treatment for these disabilities was unavailable.

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　　Advancements in medicine and social services have created a climate

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　　in which people with disabilities

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　　can expect to have such basic needs as food,

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　　shelter, and medical treatment.

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　　Unfortunately, these basics are often not available.

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　　Civil liberties such as the right to vote,

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　　marry, get an education,

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　　nd gain employment have historically been denied

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　　on the basis of disability.

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　　In recent decades, the disability rights movement

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　　has been organized to fight against these infringements of civil rights.

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　　Congress responded by passing major legislation

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　　recognizing people with disabilities

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　　as a protected class under civil rights statutes.

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　　Still today, people with disabilities

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　　must fight to live their lives independently.

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　　It is estimated that more than half of qualified

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　　Americans with disabilities are unemployed,

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　　and a majority of those who do work are underemployed.

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　　About two-thirds live at or below the official poverty level.

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　　Significant barriers,

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　　especially in transportation and public awareness,

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　　prevent disabled people from taking part in society.

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　　For example, while no longer prohibited by law from marrying,

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　　a person with no access to transportation

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　　is effectively excluded from community and social activities

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　　which might lead to the development of long-term relationships.

　　2017年12月英语四级美文100篇汇总

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