(a) to be treated with dignity and respect and to be addressed and referred to in a manner that is not demeaning;
(b) to access educational institutions and facilities for persons with disabilities that are integrated into society to the extent compatible with the interests of the person;
(c) to reasonable access to all places, public transport and information;
(d) to use Sign language, Braille or other appropriate means of communication; and
(e) to access materials and devices to overcome constraints arising from the person’s disability.
(2) The State shall ensure the progressive implementation of the principle that at least five percent of the members of the public in elective and appointive bodies are persons with disabilities.
the society is still propagating some attitudinal barriers to people with disabilities. They still see the disability in the person and use it negatively to deny them chance to participate in activities which their non-disabled people do.
Disability rights is Human rights and its clearly stipulated in the constitution. Every person should be treated with respect and inherent dignity
the society is still propagating some attitudinal barriers to people with disabilities. They still see the disability in the person and use it negatively to deny them chance to participate in activities which their non-disabled people do.<\/p>
Disability rights is Human rights and its clearly stipulated in the constitution. Every person should be treated with respect and inherent dignity<\/p>","bodyRaw":"[{\"insert\":\"1 (a) . is still a challenge. \\nthe society is still propagating some attitudinal barriers to people with disabilities. They still see the disability in the person and use it negatively to deny them chance to participate in activities which their non-disabled people do.\\nDisability rights is Human rights and its clearly stipulated in the constitution. Every person should be treated with respect and inherent dignity\\n\"}]","format":"rich","dateInserted":"2022-10-04T11:16:11+00:00","insertUser":{"userID":71399,"name":"Kingndeda","url":"https:\/\/enableme.vanillacommunities.com\/profile\/Kingndeda","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6032412\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nFR6E42XD1AF0.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-06-28T15:50:43+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"âœâœâœ","labelHtml":"âœâœâœ"},"displayOptions":{"showUserLabel":false,"showCompactUserInfo":true,"showDiscussionLink":false,"showPostLink":false,"showCategoryLink":false,"renderFullContent":false,"expandByDefault":false},"url":"https:\/\/community.enableme.org\/en\/discussion\/comment\/278433#Comment_278433","embedType":"quote"}">
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I agree with you. I wonder how long it will take for this to change.
I think that the narrative will change through such mediums like communities where people are getting to be informed of experiences from people living with disability. When one gets to see the value and need with time the respect will come and people will seamlessly integrate with us.
Information is power. The challenge with information relating to disability is its viewed with inspirational mindsets and so even when its something of a right, its seen as a favour from a society with negative attitudes towards disability. The good thing is that with platforms and communities such as EnableMe, there's consistency in advocating for these rights the perfect platform to educate each other on disability rights.