Convenience Of Anixter

In this essay, I will be talking about the injustices faced by disabled or impaired people. Martin Luther King always supported equal justice for all, and some people aren’t getting it. There are more than 1 billion people who are considered disabled, and many don’t get the treatment that they need or deserve. I think it is unjust that most movements to support disabled people’s rights didn’t begin until the 1950s and 60s, and the first laws regulating treatment of disabled people in the UK weren’t passed until 1995. There are many problems facing disabled people, such as inadequate facilities, lack of acceptance in their communities, and lack of access to general needs.

Ableism and Disability oppression is a concept that is often ignored and underrepresented in social justice issues. The concept of ableism is the idea that society is disadvantageous towards people with disabilities and mental illnesses. When analyzing institutional, societal, and cultural structures through the view of ableism and disability oppression, one can concur that exclusionary practices allow for the despotism of people with disabilities and mental issues. Furthermore, the underlying issues of the institutional ableism allow for the perpetuation of mental illness and disability stigmas. For instance, in the reading Ableism it states, “The medicalization of disability fostered the belief that people with disabilities needed to be monitored

Before the twentieth century, social outlooks reflected the views of many that people with disabilities which viewed disabled people as unhealthy, flawed and abnormal. For many years, society as a whole treated disabled people as objects out of fear and pity. The predominant approach was that disabled individuals were incompetent of partaking in and contributing to society and that they must depend on welfare or charitable organizations, (Burtner, 2016). Towards the end of the 1800’s, institutions were built by the state and local organizational agencies to house people with developmental impairments. The institutions were commonly built on the borders of the city. Social attitudes adopted this segregating style of managing. Segregating from society stigmatizes people. (Burtner, 2016).

Disabled people are not often represented in “normal” roles in society, especially in the workforce. Therefore, many people objectify them in the the sense that they are looked at as object of inspiration. (“I am Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much”. Stella Young.)

Throughout America’s history and even less than 100 years ago, people with disabilities (which can include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, developmental delays and various physical and mental impairments) have been excluded from society by their families and in institutions because they were seen as useless and very dependent. Since it may take time for those with disabilities to understand and adjust in daily life, it can cause frustration and hatred by those who feel superior because they are not living with disabilities.

All they want is to take part of society as a normal individual. The disability-movement has fought for the disabilities rights throughout the years and has achieved goals such as accommodation of architectural infrastructures to serve better people who are physical impairments. The public policies have been great accomplishments because it has helped people with disabilities to be part of society. The disability-movement points out the healthcare finance policies have taken freedom away from the disability community, “ Health-care financing policies force disabled people into Institutions and nursing homes rather than funding independent living. Income-maintenance and public health-insurance policies include “disincentives” that penalize disabled individuals for trying to work productively.”(p.4). The government has done a great job on protecting disabled individuals’ rights. However, the health-care system has isolated this group even more by restricting the level of productivity that they have within the system, as a result this medical model marginalizes this group of people and this program available for this community does not fully address their issues.

Americans with disabilities are a gathering group of around 50 million individuals that today led free, self-asserting lives and who characterize themselves as per their personhood – their thoughts, convictions, trusts and dreams – well beyond their incapacity. Since the mid-1900s, individuals with handicaps have pushed for the acknowledgment of inability as a part of the character that impacts the encounters of an individual, not as the sole-characterizing highlight of a person. In the 1800s, individuals with disabilities were viewed as small, sad, sad people unfit and not able to add to society, but to serve as disparaging objects of amusement in carnivals and displays.

The practice of othering within society has led to the exclusion of people with disabilities whom of which are portrayed within society as dependent, unattractive and abnormal individuals. There are two different geographical models in which disability has been modelled. The first defining disability as a medically orientated problem leaving one to seek assistance to conform to daily norms and the second model defining disability in terms of the types of impairments with the overall disabled society socially built around the public environment.

Disability is a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, and/or activities. Normal is conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected and abnormal is deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying. Throughout history, people with disabilities have been treated differently from those who conform to or fit societal norms. For many years’ people with disabilities have been treated different and/or unfair from the ‘norm’ or those considered to be ‘normal’. From the Greek and Roman times until recently, society look at people with a disability as less than human and should not have the rights of those who fit the norm. In the case of Ancient Greece, the disabled would be killed or abandoned in the woods. They would be kept as jesters for nobility in the Roman Empire court and they would experience acts of infanticide or the crime of killing a child within a year of birth during the time of the Renaissance.

Those with disabilities were treated very unalike than those without a disability in the 19th Century than those in today’s world. If you had a disability you were treated unfairly and differently than others without a disability. You were not allowed to work, and you received almost all your money from public funds, like Poor Law Relief. Children and adults with disabilities were mostly dependent on medical professionals for cures and treatments. In the late 19th century, scientists, writers, and politicians began to use Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and natural selection to help with their research. They thought that they would be able to “improve the quality of the human race” by selective breeding. They argued that people with disabilities would weaken the nation and reduce “competitiveness.” Even professionals were uncertain of how to help people with disabilities, and they did not know how they would respond to certain things, so they decided to lock them away in institutions. Individuals with disabilities were hidden in institutions for almost their entire lifetime. The children and adults with disabilities went to separate schools and day centers that were made for the sole purpose of keeping

During the Enlightenment the response of society to the increased visibility of people with disabilities was to build large institutions to house people with disabilities (Raymond, 2012). The Renaissance brought with it a shift in the way people looked at people with disabilities. The Renaissance was a time of economic and cultural changes and an emphasis on the dignity of man. This period brought with it a new interest in arts and sciences and a better understanding of both the cause and the effects of disabilities. Governments focused some of their efforts towards the care of the poor and started almshouses where people could live. People started to experiment with

There are numerous disabilities that exist in the world today that can affect people’s physical or mental ability which can be taken care of through rehabilitation or medication. Despite science and psychology’s progress at providing more help for people with disabilities, they are still at risk for discrimination and segregation in society. Even regardless of the societal barriers that exist against people with disabilities, environmental barriers such as stairs or lack of transportation can greatly limit a person with disabilities’ access to the world. These obstacles exist in Hong Kong and it can lead to isolation, depression and restricted opportunities. Although Hong Kong along with other countries has passed ordinances to help combat

Over the years, perceptions towards disability have been significantly changing as result of the long pathway the disable community has taken fighting for Civil Rights, inclusion and against discrimination. Unfortunately, this last one has not been totally accomplished yet. Barriers to social integration still exist in the society. Perhaps the greatest barrier is not the disability itself; is the attitude of people.

The World Health Organization ‘s (2011) report defined disability as being complex, dynamic and a multidimensional highly debated problem that is part of the human condition. With aging, a disability may become a part of elderly individual’s daily lives. The WHO (2011) report described impairments as an issue in body structure or function, limitation in activities as being restricted from getting involved in life situations due to the disability. About 15% of the world’s population will face disability at some point of their lives. The report highlighted barriers faced by individuals with disabilities when looking for health services, support and assistance, environmental accessibility, education and

Persons with disabilities are believed and seen to be vulnerable people, poor and face exclusion (DFID,2000). Mobility constraints or inaccessible transport can make it difficult especially for the persons with disabilities (PWDs) to find employment, to gain education and access to various services as well as limit their social interactions.