Disability

Disability refers to the condition of being physically or mentally disabled or challenged. The physically disabled are those physically handicapped such as the crippled, the blind, the mute as well those having some form of physical deformities. Those mentally disabled suffer from mental retardation such as cerebral palsy and down syndrome among others.However, those who are successful are only a handful. Since many encounter discrimination, they tend to alienate themselves from society as they feel unwanted and rejected, Our mind set has to change to accept these people and integrate them into our society.There are thousands of disabled people in Asia and many face discrimination on a regular basis which takes many forms. Very few employers hire disabled people as the latter is considered more a liability than an asset in the organization The Welfare department too should provide financial assistance and medical access to disabled persons who come from poor backgrounds.The government should introduce steps to ensure all the disabled people have access to education and employment Thus, it is high time that we accept the disabled as an important component of our society. Despite their handicap, they play an important role in our lives and at the same time the need our respect, acceptance and understanding.There has to be a concerted effort to ensure the disabled have access to these places and not feel hampered in anyway.In addition, most of our public infrastructure, public transport and government buildings are not disabled-friendly.