1. World problems
  2. Denial of rights to disabled

Denial of rights to disabled

Nature

Although entitled to the same rights as all other human beings and to equal opportunities, disabled persons' lives are often handicapped by physical and social barriers, thus hampering their full participation in society. They are victims of stereotyped attitudes that have labelled disabled people as being incapable of any kind of worth, value or benefit to the family or the community; attitudes that maintain that they are only burden. These attitudes have led to and maintained inequities, discrimination, and the continued dependency of disabled people. As a result, disabled children and adults in all parts of the world often face a life that is segregated and debased. It is largely the environment which determines the effect of disability on a person's daily life: disabled persons are still denied the factors generally available in the community that are necessary for the fundamental elements of living, including family life, education, employment, housing, financial and personal security, participation in social and political groups, religious activity, intimate and sexual relationships, access to public facilities, freedom of movement and the general style of daily living. People with permanent disabilities who are in need of community support services, aids and equipment to enable them to live as normally as possible both at home and in the community do not always have access to adequate services due to a lack of knowledge and sensitivity to their problems. Disabled people are often forced into economic dependency, because employers feel they would be sufficiently productive. If they find jobs, they are usually low-paid and with no upward mobility.

Claim

It is not a person's disability that handicaps them but society does by not providing access to building, education, transportation and all the other necessities granted to the non-disabled.

Counter-claim

Dismissing the notion that the denial of rights to disabled individuals is a significant issue undermines the very fabric of our society. To claim it is unimportant is to ignore the daily struggles faced by millions who are marginalized and discriminated against. Their rights are fundamental to human dignity and equality. We must confront this issue head-on, as neglecting it perpetuates injustice and inequality, ultimately affecting us all. Every voice matters; every right counts.This information has been generated by artificial intelligence.

Broader

Human disability
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Narrower

Aggravates

Human dependence
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Strategy

Value

Self-denial
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Rights
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Disability
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Denial
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #1: No PovertySustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Health care » Handicapped
  • Societal problems » Deprivation
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    C3461
    DOCID
    11334610
    D7NID
    141600
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020