"Many workplaces will not hire people with mental illness ' therefore leaving them out of a job and on the streets" (Drew, Natalie.) Society often perceives people with mental disabilities as untouchables, or useless. Viewing them as useless often results into stripping them of many of their rights and self-driven choices. Everyone has a special talent you could say, each person with a mental disorder can help in some way. "All humans have the same rights, including equality, freedom, and dignity" (Poreddi, Vijayalakshmi.) Regardless of the mental state, each living person deserves to have the same rights as everyone else does. No person deserves to have close to all their rights stripped just because of the way they are. They deserve to be treated the same way as everyone else as well. People with certain disabilities might not fully comprehend what events are occurring around them, however they still deserve to have their own opinion. Doctors often find themselves taking advantage of people with mental disabilities as well. “For example, people can be over medicated to keep them docile and easy to manage (Schlein, Lisa.) Someone who cannot control what they were born with should not be degraded for such, or drugged up because of that. Instead they should be taught differently, more attentively. People with mental disabilities should be able to do anything that the people …show more content…
"Yet people with these disorders are bringing more to the table then some of us "Normal folk" (Waterstone, Michael.) Often times Americans find themselves judging these people saying “oh it would suck to be them,” rather than doing anything to help. These people should get just as much, if not more respect as everyone else, they are simply people too. Society has such a harsh perspective on these people, the people of this world have classified people with mental disabilities as less desirable, helpless, combative, or even dangerous. (Schlein, Lisa.) When in all reality, these people are probably the most harmless in the population. Once someone really gets to know them they are the sweetest group of people. To see someone overcome such a rough lifestyle can be, and is such an amazing