ENGL001 English Composition for Social Model of Disability

Write an Essay about disability How writer reflect on the society about disability people. Write about the problems disability people face on their daily life. Make sure you have to use thesis statement in introduction. And you have to use my article that I linked. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_law

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/opinion/if-youre-in-a-wheelchair-segregation-lives.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/opinion/disability-blind-public-school.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/opinion/passing-my-disability-on-to-my-children.html

Answer

Introduction:

People with disabilities face a plethora of problems in daily life and this essay is a reflection of that fact. One should be as vigilant about disability inclusion as one is about racial inclusion. Disability comes with its own set of challenges and trials but the inability to move freely because of a lack of inclusive design is a gross violation of their basic right to freedom and is detrimental to the health of a disabled person. The freedom of movement of disabled people is stalled in other ways ("Opinion | A Girlfriend Of My Own."). Their personal space is often violated and they are often exposed to unwarranted touch especially people who are on a wheelchair which leads to a feeling of violation. Apart from these body-autonomy violations, the movement and autonomy of the disabled people are constantly challenged by society. Both physical and psychic pain is part of the lives of people with disabilities. The challenges that disabled people face range from physical to emotional, psychological, economic, education, health and culture.

Disabled people face several problems in their daily lives. This essay aims to identify the severe problems faced by the disabled people in their daily lives. More often than not, disabled people are stigmatized in society. It is the duty of the society to treat them as equals and not discriminate them and help them as much as possible.

Discussion: 

During the mid 1700 up until the 1970s, many countries had what was colloquially known as the ugly laws. According to this law, it was illegal for a person who was maimed, mutilated, deformed to appear in public. They were allowed to appear in public only if they were subjects of demonstration, to show the public the difference between the able and the disabled people and the need for reforming the disabled people. People with physical disabilities suffer from racial segregation.

Disabled people are one of the most excluded sections of the society and they face a plethora of economic challenges ("Opinion | If You’Re In A Wheelchair, Segregation Lives").  It arises mostly out of discrimination that they face in their daily lives. Every school or workplace is supposed to be handicapped accessible, but unfortunately it is not, which creates a lot of problems for people who are disabled. It is also difficult for them to maneuver at the workplace (Siebers). Disabled people also feel that they are always being ignored, and they feel like they are slowing people down. They are more often than not, teased and taunted in schools and in colleges, and later in life at the workplace (Opinion | Passing My Disability On To My Children").

The various challenges faced by disabled people include inaccessibility wherein most of the offices are inaccessible for disabled people. Low representation is another problem faced by disabled people (Opinion | Passing My Disability On To My Children"). Lack of proper health care is another problem that is faced by disadvantaged people. The lack of proper and adequate health care facilities for disabled people is a considerable barrier to health care. Affordability of transportation and health service are two of the primary reasons why people with disabilities do not receive the requisite health care. The education system is still not completely inclusive which creates many problems with people with disabilities. School buildings are inaccessible and not all teachers are trained to teach students who are disabled. Attitudinal barriers which results in discrimination and stigmatization deny people who are disabled their dignity and poses a major threat to a disabled person in achieving equality of opportunity and social integration. People with disabilities also face institutional barriers including a plethora of laws, strategies, policies or practices that discriminate against people who are disabled. Disabled people also bear the brunt of having inadequate data and statistics on them. The lack of data and statistics combined with a lack of planning often delay in understanding and actions on disability inclusion. Poor implementation of policies and plans can prevent the inclusion of people with disabilities.

People who are disabled have difficulties taking care of themselves and have to depend on others to take care of themselves. This leads to a loss of independence. Transportation is another problem. Disabled people face a plethora of problems while taking a public transport and conveyance is always a problem for them. Lack of education is another problem faced by people with disabilities since every school do not have the means to arrange for computer aids for people who are visually impaired. Disabled people also have a small social network. This is primarily due to discrimination and misunderstanding. For example, sign language used by visually impaired people is not known by the general public and hence people who are disabled miss out on a lot of social interaction. People with disabilities are also unfortunately stigmatized in society.

Conclusion: 

One should not discriminate against anybody based on caste, sex, religion or disability. No person should be treated as an untouchable. It should be an offence punishable by law. Every person, regardless of whether he is able or disable should have his freedom guaranteed. There should not be any trafficking of human beings, including those people who are disabled,  and any kind of forced labour should be punishable by law. Every disabled person should be entitled to move to the courts to enforce his fundamental rights.

References:

"Opinion | A Girlfriend Of My Own." Nytimes.com. N.p., 2018. Web. 13 Nov. 2018.

"Opinion | If You’Re In A Wheelchair, Segregation Lives." Nytimes.com. N.p., 2018. Web. 13 Nov. 2018.

"Opinion | Passing My Disability On To My Children." Nytimes.com. N.p., 2018. Web. 13 Nov. 2018.

Bibliography:

Davis, Lennard J. The disability studies reader. Routledge, 2016.

Kassebaum, N. J., et al. "Global, regional, and national prevalence, incidence, and disability-adjusted life years for oral conditions for 195 countries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors." Journal of dental research 96.4 (2017): 380-387.

Morris, Jenny. Pride against prejudice: Transforming attitudes to disability. The Women's Press, 2014.

Oliver, Mike. "Defining impairment and disability." Disability and Equality Law (2017): 3.

Siebers, Tobin. "Disability aesthetics." Disability, Space, Architecture: A Reader. Routledge, 2017. 81-90.