The Sense Of Individuals With Disabilities

There are so many different thoughts that run though a person’s head when they hear the word disability or see a person with a disability. During the Roman and Greek eras a person with a disability was treated very badly, they were killed or abandoned in the woods in Greece, drowned and burned during the Spanish Inquisition, shackled to their beds in the U.S institution because there was an insufficient number or staff members to care for residents and not allowed to attend neighborhood schools and much more. People with disabilities were treated like they weren’t human. During the Greek and Roman era people with disabilities were considered punishments of the Gods a bad or evil sin. Being chained left on hills to die, locked away and forced

In the world we live in today, many of us criticize or judge others while not noticing it. For instance, when one sees a person with a disability they seem to aid them in any actions they’re taking. Many believe they are committing a good deed, although we are actually thinking of them as an incapable and/or weakened human being therefore we assume its our duty to assist them. In addition, the people’s lack of awareness about the history of people with disabilities are the reason why many of us slack the credentials to realize how we characterize them. Last but not least, the extra effort we make when we see a person with a disability has to be viewed from all perspectives not just one.

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.)

There are numerous individuals that believe disability makes a person helpless and incapable of obtaining a life full of accomplishments. Catherine Kudlick proved that this is not the case; anyone with a disability has the opportunity to achieve their life goals. It is clear in her interviews and writings that people without disabilities need to be educated on how disability can be an advantage. She learned how to change her perspective and in doing so, she dedicated her career to change other’s perspective on disability and the way it is viewed by society, in general. Catherine Kudlick has learned over time and through her experiences that disability is not to be ashamed of and with her acceptance she has made her career on educating individuals about disability.

Prior to the 19th century, disabilities and differences were viewed with fear and superstition. Considered "curses from the gods," many children and adults were abused and ignored based on their disabilities. Without concerned parents, understanding from society, and the civil rights movement, it is unknown how education and individuals with disabilities would intermingle.

The population of people living with disabilities are underrepresented within the American society. Importantly, legislation and the workforce have misguided the appropriate treatment of disabled people throughout history. The poor treatment that has been represented could be in part of the lack of understanding of what the definition of disability truly is. Over time, this comprehension of disability has changed as citizenship was challenged countless times on the basis of disability (Baynton 33).

Individuals typically have a misinterpreted image of what an incapacity entails. Frequently, what comes to mind is an image of a person in a wheelchair. The truth is that disabilities may come in other forms that are psychological, mental, or physical. They can either be physically protuberant: for example amputation; to undistinguishable incapacities such as dyslexia. Various historical movements outline the operational definition of what it means to have a disability. These past actions include Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1793. Individuals with physical disabilities remain stigmatized and thus might not achieve complete social acceptance. For instance, people with incapacities are more likely to be undervalued and shunned by able-bodied folks (Nario‐Redmond, 2010). The people without a 3

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.

People with disabilities have been treated in many harsh ways throughout the years like. Some examples would be families keeping their children with disabilities in their attics because they were ashamed or checking them in into asylums because the family though they were crazy. There is also the discrimination people with disability have to endure on daily basis. People fell fear, disgust and even repulsion at the sight of people with disabilities with out even getting to know the

In my experiences and observations with disabilities, they are different in many ways, but are still the same as us. Sure, maybe they can do everything that we can do, but they still eat ice cream, play video games with friends, and tell jokes. I think this should inspire us to see strength before differences in everyone. Many people we look up to have disabilities like Stephen Hawking. He had motor neurone disease ( Lou Gehrig’s disease) and that did stop him from being theoretical physicist. Or Helen Keller, she was became blind and deaf from an illness and she was the first blind-deaf person to earn a bachelor of arts degree .

Since the 1770s, researchers have struggled to understand what makes individuals with disabilities act and think the way they do as well as the underlying cause of various disabilities. While much about the many different disabilities remains a mystery, a great deal has been uncovered over the last two and a half centuries. Because of advances in both medical technologies as well as the human understanding of the mind and body, there is a great deal more that can be done for individuals with disabilities both in today’s society and the education system.

Disability is a social concept based on what is the ideal “social norm”. It’s the idea that every person believes others to be similar to one self, and that there is a mold at which all people must fit into. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime is a novel written by Mark Haddon. The novel brings us into the life of Christopher Boone, who is a young boy whose symptoms and quirky behavior suggest he has a mild form of autism or even asperser’s syndrome. Disability is still a large issue within society despite the fact that it’s a human right. Many people still believe that they shouldn’t be included in mainstream school,

Despite the numerous efforts to make those with disabilities feel accustomed into the real world, the majority of society still views them as nothing bunch of outcasts and minorities.

This mistreatment can be explained by the simple realization that society says people with disabilities are different. This difference means they cannot fit in, it makes them inept, and are too flawed to adapt to society effectively. However, the reality of this issue is not in the individual but in society itself. Those who study society and more specifically disabled within society typically believe the social model of disability as opposed to the more common

It is widely commented on in literature that previously and even in society today, those living with disabilities are subject to inequalities in daily life. Like other categories of identity disability is multidimensional, society has shifted from seeing disability as ‘evil and abnormal’ in medieval history to a more ‘inclusive social model of disability’ (Baker, 2009). However, there are still massive inequalities endured by those with disabilities, we can still see that disabled people are excluded from many aspects of economic, social, political and cultural life. Many of these people feel they are being forced into the ‘margins of society’ (Morris, 1991). There is a misrepresentation of disabled people in the media