Disability Rights Essay

As our world grows so does the need for greater awareness of disabilities affecting millions of people each year in the United States and around the world. A disability can be a speech impediment to loss of limb in an accident or being mentally handicapped. Being the father of a son who had an individual development plan his entire time in school due to his inability retain information and work through test. What we thought was just delayed speech grew from his inability to properly hear sounds thus affecting his ability to learn. My oldest son, at the age of 23, was recently diagnosed with Asperger’s which is in the Autism spectrum. Also having a brother who has served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, has been hampered with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or more commonly known as PTSD. Disability rights are an important tool in helping those who need help and ensuring their future are protected.
Recognizing people with disabilities has developed laws to protect individuals with disabilities. Many Americans and others will face discriminatory behavior, stereotyping individuals as nonfunctioning and unable to …show more content…
Btyan, 2014). Public labels by an act of negativity or someone who feels they are helping you, better known as liberators or civil rights protectors, further disfigure or create labels of disabled people (Watermeyer, 2014). The negative impact can put an individual at a loss of feeling normal and productive further driving them into isolation. The gap widens as you begin to add racial prejudices, physically noticeable impairments, and sex. Improving the quality of life of individuals with disabilities is an important function to ensure their potential to contribute and function normally within the severity of their disability. In doing so Congress has enacted legislation to protect individuals with