Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, University of Heidelberg (Institut für Übersetzen und Dolmetschen), course: Living on the Edge-Multiculturalism in America, language: English, abstract: Physically handicapped have to suffer under many problems in daily life. Although there are various programs to integrate disabled people into society, they still don't face equal opportunities. This sub-culture analysis essay will deal with disability in general and compare the situation of handicapped people in America to those in Germany.