Persons with disabilities

It is very unfortunate that in our country disabled persons face jeers, sneers and often face discrimination. The government needs to acknowledge these persons’ contribution to society and provide them with equal rights, which they deserve

The fact that disability is a crosscutting issue has by and large been well-established. The new argument put forward by disability rights advocates is that it is not just a human rights issue but also a development issue. Therefore, it needs to be looked from that point of view as well. Going to the grassroots: to reach that last person with disability in the remotest corner of our villages, it is essential that we focus on the grassroots. We need to adopt a sense of caution at the sudden, seemingly top down disability agenda and related advocacy. Leaving disability out of the development agenda is a mistake the world cannot afford a second time. It is time that all stakeholders are nudged into action to avoid doing so.
In Bangladesh, various events are organised to mark different days dedicated to persons with mental and physical disabilities but practically a lot more needs to be done for disabled population in this country. We must find ways and means on how to interact with disabled persons, who face a number of challenges for their survival in the world due to a specific malfunction in their body. One of the key points, which is agreed upon by all, is that disabled persons need empathy not sympathy. It would be more appropriate that you should park sympathy at the door before meeting a disabled person. Another core principal that needs to be promoted by all those who interact with differently able persons is that they should mingle with them without pointing to their disability. Persons with some sort of disability need to be made a part of society so that they can contribute positively through their talents with which they are bestowed by nature after they are deprived of certain abilities. It includes assisting the patient to compensate for deficits that cannot be reversed medically. Many persons' disabilities are aggravated by society's attitude towards them. The lives of a large number of people are spoiled and their potential for coming good is lost because of people's habit of looking down on those with slight impairment and treating such impairment as the mark of their identification and the dominant feature of their personality. It is very unfortunate that in our country disabled persons face jeers, sneers and often face discrimination. The government needs to acknowledge these persons’ contribution to society and provide them with equal rights, which they deserve. Unfortunately, there are neither adequate number of qualified physicians nor centres for their rehabilitation to make them active members of society, who could lead their lives on their own.

 

Persons with disabilities

It is very unfortunate that in our country disabled persons face jeers, sneers and often face discrimination. The government needs to acknowledge these persons contribution to society and provide them with equal rights, which they deserve

The fact that disability is a crosscutting issue has by and large been well-established. The new argument put forward by disability rights advocates is that it is not just a human rights issue but also a development issue. Therefore, it needs to be looked from that point of view as well. Going to the grassroots: to reach that last person with disability in the remotest corner of our villages, it is essential that we focus on the grassroots. We need to adopt a sense of caution at the sudden, seemingly top down disability agenda and related advocacy. Leaving disability out of the development agenda is a mistake the world cannot afford a second time. It is time that all stakeholders are nudged into action to avoid doing so. In Bangladesh, various events are organised to mark different days dedicated to persons with mental and physical disabilities but practically a lot more needs to be done for disabled population in this country. We must find ways and means on how to interact with disabled persons, who face a number of challenges for their survival in the world due to a specific malfunction in their body. One of the key points, which is agreed upon by all, is that disabled persons need empathy not sympathy. It would be more appropriate that you should park sympathy at the door before meeting a disabled person. Another core principal that needs to be promoted by all those who interact with differently able persons is that they should mingle with them without pointing to their disability. Persons with some sort of disability need to be made a part of society so that they can contribute positively through their talents with which they are bestowed by nature after they are deprived of certain abilities. It includes assisting the patient to compensate for deficits that cannot be reversed medically. Many persons disabilities are aggravated by societys attitude towards them. The lives of a large number of people are spoiled and their potential for coming good is lost because of peoples habit of looking down on those with slight impairment and treating such impairment as the mark of their identification and the dominant feature of their personality. It is very unfortunate that in our country disabled persons face jeers, sneers and often face discrimination. The government needs to acknowledge these persons contribution to society and provide them with equal rights, which they deserve. Unfortunately, there are neither adequate number of qualified physicians nor centres for their rehabilitation to make them active members of society, who could lead their lives on their own.