How can we develop disable people in the society?
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10 ways to make society more inclusive for people with disabilities:
1. View the Disability Community as a Valuable Consumer
It's still progressive to see the disability community as a targeted
audience and consumer. We're the biggest minority population in the
world, yet the most under represented when it comes to marketing
products, as we're the last to be thought of. While part of this stems
from the fact that there is a great deal of diversity within the
disability community, those consumer segments (and their families) still
have significant purchasing power.
2. Employ People with Disabilities- They are Ambitious and Want to Work
According to NPR, "fewer than 1 in 5 disabled adults are employed." CNN Money
also stated that, "disabled workers earn about $9,000 less a year than
non-disabled workers, according to Census data on median earnings. That
gap was under $6,000 in the early 1990s."
3. Increase Disability Representation in Political Setting
Can you think of many politicians or government officials- local,
state, to national level- who live with a disability? If you look hard
enough you will begin to see the variety of disabilities many people
live with who work inside a political office.
4. Integrate Disability History in School Curriculums
How can a person with a disability acknowledge and identify with
his/her history if it's not widely taught? How can the community be
embraced if their civic background is never taught? Throughout general
education, the Americans with Disabilities Act has not been widely
taught to students within their curriculum.
5. Promote Social Inclusion in Schools
Our overall cultural consciousness on how we treat and interact with
disability needs to change, beginning in elementary schools. We need to
celebrate our peers for their differences. If this is taught at a young
age, less discrimination and more social inclusion will occur.
6. Employ More Actors with Disabilities in Mainstream Media
We need to see more actors with disabilities playing actual character roles of people who have disabilities. .
7. Provide College Scholarships to Athletes with Disabilities
Athletes with disabilities should be scouted and receive scholarships
based on their athletic abilities by their chosen school. When I was a
senior in high school, regardless that I was selected to represent Team
USA in international meets, I was never scouted nor received a college
scholarship offer for my athletic abilities because my times never
compared to my able-bodied counterparts.
8. Make Air Travel Universally Accessible
Many people with disabilities are active business people with vibrant
careers who are respected in their various fields. That is, until they
get to the airport and become dependent on the Special Services Request
or cannot use the washroom once in the air.
9. Acknowledge that Police Brutality Occurs on People with Disabilities
Did you know that there is still no substantial data pertaining to
police brutality and people with disabilities? Isn't it shocking that
it's never been recorded? According to the Hill, "there are no reliable
figures on just how many people with disabilities were involved in
altercations with police."
10. Realize that People with Disabilities are Humans too
It's interesting how we can see a person in one dimension and forget
that he/she is a human being, intricate with multiple angles. When we
see a person outside of their element, we tend to forget that a he/she's
life is a culmination of different sides and not just how we see them
in an isolated environment.
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