Persons with disabilities are one of the most marginalised sectors of our society. The societal view has led to disability being seen as a stigma, which makes parents feel ashamed of their children, who in turn don’t want to take their disabled children out of their homes. This not only makes lives of persons with disabilities miserable, but they continue to be depressed throughout their lives.
Let's have a look at some of the problems faced by people with disability:
A. Inaccessibility- Most of the government buildings or private offices and other infrastructure are inaccessible for disabling population.
B. Low Representation- The Disabled person has a very low representative in fields like government jobs, politics, economy etc.
C. Barriers to Health Care- The lack of appropriate services for people with disabilities is a significant barrier to health care. Affordability of health service and transportation are two main reasons why people with disabilities do not receive needed health care.
D. The Education System is Still not Inclusive- School buildings are not accessible. Teachers are not well trained to help such students. Even the curriculum does not take care of the disabled person.
E. Attitudinal Barriers- Attitudinal barriers which help in stigmatisation and discrimination, deny people with disabilities their dignity and potential and are one of the greatest obstacles to achieving equality of opportunity and social integration.
F. Inaccessible communication systems prevent access to information and knowledge and opportunities to participate. Lack of services or problems with service delivery also restricts the participation of people with disabilities.
G. Institutional Barriers- Institutional barriers include many laws, policies, strategies or practices that discriminate against people with disabilities. Discrimination may not be intended but systems can indirectly exclude people with disabilities by not taking their needs into account.
H. Inadequate Data & Statistics- The lack of rigorous and comparable Data and statics, combined with a lack of evidence on a programme that works, lack of planning, often delay in understanding and actions on disability inclusion.
