Struggles Of Disabled People
As we all consider ourselves to be a responsible citizen of our country, the first step to this would be treating disabled people as equals. There is no superior disability than the inability to help people in pain. Their lack of understanding can also be applied to how people with disabilities can be treated while searching for employment, education, or services. This issue has been recognized by many countries and potential improvements have been made, to protect people with disabilities from discrimination and ensure at least some degree of access to public facilities, employment, services, education, and amenities. Here are some changes for disabled people that have been made:
- Physical access- This involves authorized access to public spaces and any other place that an individual can need to go for work, play, education, company, services, etc. This also includes things like accessible routes, curb ramps, parking and passenger loading zones, elevators, signage, entrances, and restroom accommodations.
- Access to communication and information- Signs, public address systems, the Internet, telephones, and other communication media are designed for people who can hear. But making these media available to disabled people can take some imagination and creativity to create such technology.
- Program accessibility- People with disabilities have also been refused access to different forms of facilities, such as child care or mental health therapy, to assist with entertainment in retail stores. This was mostly due to a lack of physical access or frustration with regards to their disabilities.
- Employment- Rejecting someone based on their disabilities is not accepted anymore. In many countries, this is illegal and regarded as unfair.
- Education- All citizens have the right to study and follow their dreams. Now, many countries in the case of IDEA, have guaranteed education for students with disabilities.
- Community access- Everyone should be entitled to engage fully in community life, including attending worship services, eating in public restaurants, shopping, enjoying community park facilities, and so on. People with disabilities still often receive unequal treatment even when there are no physical barriers.
Ensuring disabled people’s mobility means more than constructing ramps and accessible toilets. It calls for a shift in fundamental perceptions, a shift that has been at least partially achieved in many nations but has not yet begun in some others.