Social inclusion of persons with disabilities

Disabilities can be a physical limitation, but nothing can limit a person’s skill

Including people with disabilities in everyday activities and encouraging them to have roles similar
to their peers who do not have a disability is disability inclusion. This involves more than simply
encouraging people; it requires making sure that adequate policies and practices are in effect in a community
or organization.
Social inclusion describes how a society morals all of its citizens, compliments their differences,
make sure that everyone’s basic needs are met, their rights are ensured and enables full participation in that
society. However, persons with disabilities face continual inequalities that increase the risk of ending up in
poverty. Thus, an inclusive growth and development approach is needed to counter this persistent inequality.
Such inclusive approaches lead to increase the capabilities, opportunities, and incomes of groups which are
consistently on the margins economically, socially and politically.
Social inclusion is a complex and often misunderstood concept. For people with disabilities, research
has shown the degree of loneliness, bullying and exclusion they often experience in their social lives.
Estimates of worldwide people with disability rates are very high and UNICEF estimates that approximately
93 million means 1 in 20 of people aged 14 or younger live with a moderate or severe disability. Inclusion
should lead to increased participation in socially expected life roles and activities—such as being a student,
worker, friend, community member, patient, spouse, partner, or parent.
Participation of people with disabilities in education, economic and politics is very low when
compared to non-disabled. Health outcome is lower and many are poor as compared to people without
disabilities. One major reason behind this is that people with disabilities experience hindrances in accessing
services that many of us have long taken for granted, including health, education, employment and transport.
These difficulties are on rise in less advantaged communities and increase the risk of social exclusion and
poverty
Disability may lead to poor living condition and poverty through adverse effect on education,
employment, health and income. On the other hand, poverty may increase the chance of being disabled
through numerous pathways, many of which are associated to deprived health conditions and its
determinants. Thus, disability increases vulnerability to poverty and poverty develops the situation that
increases risk of becoming disabled.
Stephen Hawking wrote in the first ever world disability report in 2011 that “Disability need not be
an obstacle to success”. As one of the most influential scientists of modern times, the wheelchair-bound
physicist is certainly proof of such people. So why then are public attitudes so far from the reality? Almost
40% of respondents in a survey in Britain said that disabled people aren’t as productive as others. In the
same survey, a quarter of disabled people said people expected less of them because of their disability.
It is these sorts of attitudes, rather than any mental or physical issues, that create barriers for people
with disabilities. As these disabled people are great leaders from the world of sports, culture and business
show, it’s about time we changed those outdated beliefs. Helen Keller, deaf-blind writer who wrote several
books and got international appreciation said, "The only thing being worse, than being blind is, having
sight, but no vision". She added, "Am I blind who could see feelings or those who have eyes but blind to
detect the emotions
Our concern is that disabled people will be considered able to work without any understanding of the
challenges they will face or the support they need to overcome those challenges. Then, when they fail to find
a job, then, it's my duty and your duty, in fact, it is duty of all of us to give them job. In addition, We are
asking the government to work with us to develop a serious understanding of disabled people and the
support they need to find employment.
People with disabilities were found to have higher needs for social protection, but were not more
likely to be enrolled in social protection programmes. Social inclusion is an important goal for people with
intellectual and developmental disabilities, families, service providers globally. Disabled are not those
people who suffer bodily ailments but those who think we are disabled. “Necessity is the mother of
invention, and disabled people’s physical limitations proved to society that people with physical disabilities
can participate fully and actively in life.”
I would conclude by saying we need to explore the social inclusion of the people with disability
living around the globe as limitations live only in our minds, not in our physical bodies.