Equal Rights For People With Disabilities

The burden of fighting for the rights of the disabled should not be left entirely to the social justice movement. The legislatures need to involve the disabled in policymaking as disability is at the heart of policymaking. The public policy focuses on providing the disabled people with better housing and social care but does not provide them with an opportunity to participate and contribute to society. This is specifically due to the notion that people with disabilities cannot perform as well as people without disabilities (Reichard, 2011). This is a stereotype that must be done away with by allowing people with disabilities to showcase their skills. Employment opportunities should be availed to these people and with a deserved pay (Drainoni

People living with disabilities generally have low income and more expenses due to the costs of living with the disability. Such a financial status means limited opportunities, freedom, as well as inability to live a life of fulfillment. As a way of stepping in to assist, some governments provide allowances to the disabled. Most people, however, are unable to receive assistance due to lack of knowledge of the existence of such benefits. This is mainly because the application for such allowances is done online due to automation of public services. Most people with disabilities, due to their financial conditions, do to have access to the internet or live in places where they do not have access to the internet.
This, therefore, raises the need to invest in technological advancements in all parts of the country and improvements in information technology to ensure that such information reaches the desired audience and not just those who are financially stable. As a way of ensuring the information reaches all people with disabilities, the justice movements should register all people with disabilities as well as the government. This will ensure equal consideration when it comes to allocation of resources to these