Ensuring the rights of the disabled
Scientific studies
have proved that if there is a biological disability in a
person, it is almost always compensated by a heightened sense or functioning of another faculty
The protection of law to poor, illiterate and weak is important to ensure equal justice. The physically challenged persons in Bangladesh are demanding, and rightfully so, to ensure justice and human rights for them. Disability is an unfortunate part of human life which can effect not only the natural way of living but also despair component strength and power. Persons with disability are most disadvantaged section of society; they are also neglected in their family.
Poverty and disability, these two concepts are deeply interrelated. As disability causes poverty, it is also possible that poverty causes disability. Disability, physical or mental, restricts the choices available to a person due to multiple deprivations and social discriminations. The disabled citizens have the same rights as other citizens to a descent standard of living and economic security, right to work, education, employment and also right to access and communication.
Various disabilities stand in the way of millions of Bangladesh leading a productive and personally satisfying life. They legitimately expect the government and private sectors to create a more inclusive physical and social environment. Unfortunately while most people here sympathise with the disabled but do not do much to help them. Derogatory terms such as crippled, handicapped, disabled, mentally retarded, blind, deaf and dumb are still being used with impunity.
Several scientific studies have proved that if there is a biological disability in a person, it is almost always compensated by a heightened sense or functioning of another faculty. To assume therefore that they are less capable than the rest of us is nothing but an ill-informed opinion.
One does not need to conduct an in-depth research study to identify the inequalities and injustices that the disabled people face here. All one needs is to just take a pause and look around with compassion and understanding. One will find that here are roads with no special arrangement for them, traffic signals do not support visually impaired, nearly all buildings even in big cities including many academic institutions, technical and aid agencies do not have provision of ramp, most of the web sites by the public, private and nonprofit organizations are not disabled friendly.
It must be understood that the fulfillment of any development goal for a country in general lies in taking measures to create an inclusive society and enabling environment for the disabled, not in denial of their rights and requirements.
