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Disabled people are people who have mental or physical limitation so they depend on

someone to support them in doing their daily life needs and jobs. Although disabled people
are a minority and they are normally ignored, they are still a part of the society. The statistics
show that the proportion of disabled people in the world rose from 10 percent in the seventies
of the last century to 15 percent so far. The number of handicapped exceeds a billion people
all over the world, occupied about 15 percent of the world's population, as a result of an aging
population and the increase in chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, blood and
psychological diseases that are related with disabilities and impairments. Every five seconds
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And a disabled person’s ambition is like all other human beings, the looks of pity and
compassion negatively affect that ambition. People should embrace the disabled person and
give them a helping hand, and they should have laws, which defend their rights, which
should be respected. However, most societies do not have laws that ensure an equal life for
the disabled population. It is a shame that the rights of the disabled people has turned many
times to mere slogans. As the statistics shown above say, disabled people are considered an
embarrassment to be around and considered unproductive people, and therefore are
excluded from their society. This group of people is socially excluded in many ways.

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