Introduction
Disability is an impairment that may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory or some combination of these. It substantially affects a person's life activities and may be present from birth or occur during a person's lifetime. It is a major social problem in Bangladesh. There are an estimated 16 million people with disabilities in Bangladesh, or 10% of the country's population. People in Bangladesh living with disabilities are entitled to government support, but programs have been limited in scope and restricted to urban areas, and the question of disability has not been integrated into general development programs. In response, NGOs such as the Employment and Rehabilitation Center for the Physically Handicapped (ERCPH) has moved to provide assistance to people with disabilities.
Statement of the problem
In Bangladesh, disability is a very common phenomena. The number of people with disabilities in Bangladesh is high enough to merit special attention. There are an estimated 16 million people with disabilities in Bangladesh, or 10% of the country's population. It is stated that, poverty creates disability and disability creates poverty. People with disability are often among the poorest of the poor. In 2010, the prevalence of disability was about 6% among those below the age of 18 and about 14% among those are adults.
Rationale of study
Study and practice of Social Work is to know the society and people of the society and their
The amount of people who live with disabilities is a controversial number. Depending on what law and diagnostic tools used, a person may have a visible disability, or one that may lie beneath the surface of his or her appearance. Some people believe that the term “disability” is merely a label use to hold back, or prescribe helplessness. Meanwhile, individuals who have been properly diagnosed with disabilities struggle to maintain respect and acceptance every day. In plain language, there is a lot of misunderstanding between people with disabilities and those without. It is firstly important to get everyone on the same page regarding the definition of disability.
Disability is a definition of a physical or mental condition which impacts on a person’s movements, activities and senses. People with disabilities were informed of bias and disadvantages compared to an ordinary person. There are many biases and prejudices contributed to the discrimination of individuals with a disability. Partly because of social connotations the disabled people are useless, cannot work. In fact, these extraordinary people always bring and do incredible things. They not only overcome their grim fate, but also bring good things to life, especially those who are perfectly considering better than an ordinary person, they are not aware of the capacity of individuals disabilities with them characteristics such as loyalty, dedication, and hard work.
Disabled people often deal with many challenges every day. Tasks that normal people do daily are very delicate and difficult for disabled people. People with disabilities are treated differently than those who do not have a disability. A disability is a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities. Learning about people living with a disability can help overcome misinformation and misunderstanding. There are about seven billion people in the world. Approximately fifteen percent of the world’s population lives with some form of disability. There are two types of disabilities - impairment and handicaps. While a disability is a life-changing challenges experience, most people find impressive and innovative ways to cope in their lives.
People with disabilities are part of the society; Are present in any area of human endeavor. The worst maltreatment suffered by individuals with disabilities is that they are not seen, with exceptions, like any other person. Disability is not a characteristic of the subject, but the result of their individuality in relation to the demands that the environment poses. The type and degree of disability that the person suffers from prevents them from using their resources autonomously, being forced to look for other alternatives to meet his essential needs. People with disabilities, in fact, in everyday life, are not like other people: they have limitations and problems that do not affect ordinary people in the same way. The aspect that matters is that these people, with their limitations, have the right as all to the maximum development of all their potentialities.
Disability is present in everywhere around the world, and its definition is quite complex and it differs across cultures. In general, it is considered as a Disabled Persons who had permanently loss or reduction of structure, or anatomical function, physiological, psychological or mental, generating inability to certain activities within the standard considered normal. The concept of disability includes impairments that prevent full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. For the final paper I chose to compare the disability employment between Brazil and Canada.
Before we get too involved in the midst of this paper however, it should first be made clear what is meant by the term “disability.” According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the World Health Organization (WHO) the medical and social
Social work is a profession that is centred around people - from babies through to older people. The BASW Code of Ethics defines social work using the international definition of social work.
Social work is a profession for those with a strong desire to help improve people's lives. Social workers help people function the best way they can in their environment, deal with their relationships, and solve personal and family problems. Social workers often see clients who face a life-threatening disease or a social problem.
Social work is an empowering profession. It is a profession that inspires hard working, talented, and dedicated human beings to help nurture others in difficult times of needs. It is a profession that that promotes social change and problem solving in human relationships. “Social work is the process of increasing personal or interpersonal power so that individuals, families, and communities
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This paper demonstrates that hitherto sociological analyses of disability have been theoretically and methodologically inadequate. It is written that sociology, in common with the other major contemporary disciplines, has accepted almost without question the legitimacy of the individualistic biomedical approach to disability. It is argued that this partial and essentially 'non-disabled' reading of the phenomenon has succeeded in
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#1 A: Social work can be defined as a broad profession, with the sole purpose of improving the lives and relieving the hardships of the members of a population. Social work addresses many problems for the well being of society, including: health care, criminal justice and domestic violence, economic and public policies, child and family welfare, as well as homelessness. Social workers are trained professionals with the education and tools necessary to address problems from several different perspectives, with the intention of helping the masses and not just individuals. Social workers have the ability to inform people in need of resources available to help them achieve a wide variety of goals, whether personal social mobility, or financial independence.
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