Morgan Freeman ones said “attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of”. Do you know of any disability? What does disability mean to you? What type of disabilities are you familiar with? The purpose of this research paper is to raise awareness about the negative stereotype connected with people with disability and what can be done to break the barrier encountering people with disabilities. This paper will also look at the social and cultural environmental factors that contribute to disability.
The American with Disabilities Act defines disability as an individual or person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limit one or more major life activities. These activities comprise such things …show more content…
Persons with developmental disabilities are marginalized, oppressed and stigmatized because of their diagnosis. There is a whole lot of prejudice and discrimination with people of disability because of their look and they are treated differently. A person with mental illness is labelled as crazy because of his or her disability but the same cannot be said to a person who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness like cancer. Society treat them as the problem and not a person with a problem. The UN estimates that almost one million people die due to suicide every year, and it is the third leading cause of death among young people worldwide. Mental health conditions, including alcohol abuse, are among the ten leading causes of disability in both developed and developing …show more content…
If we can’t talk about something, we remain ignorant, then we open ourselves to misinformation, prejudices, and fear. Remaining silence about disability is not helpful and is detrimental. With the aging population in the U.S, the population of people with disability is going to grow. Society needs to debunk the myth about disability by looking at their capabilities instead of their disabilities. It’s time society in general look at the social and economic benefit as a society by engaging the pool of talents with people with disabilities.
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The American with Disabilities Act defines disability as an individual or person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limit one or more major life activities. These activities comprise such things …show more content…
Persons with developmental disabilities are marginalized, oppressed and stigmatized because of their diagnosis. There is a whole lot of prejudice and discrimination with people of disability because of their look and they are treated differently. A person with mental illness is labelled as crazy because of his or her disability but the same cannot be said to a person who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness like cancer. Society treat them as the problem and not a person with a problem. The UN estimates that almost one million people die due to suicide every year, and it is the third leading cause of death among young people worldwide. Mental health conditions, including alcohol abuse, are among the ten leading causes of disability in both developed and developing …show more content…
If we can’t talk about something, we remain ignorant, then we open ourselves to misinformation, prejudices, and fear. Remaining silence about disability is not helpful and is detrimental. With the aging population in the U.S, the population of people with disability is going to grow. Society needs to debunk the myth about disability by looking at their capabilities instead of their disabilities. It’s time society in general look at the social and economic benefit as a society by engaging the pool of talents with people with disabilities.
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