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why are those with a disability discriminated against?
hi for my oral for school i chose to do the topic of discrimination against those with a disability as i find it so wrong. so im jus wondering in all opinions why are those with a disability discriminated against?
i would much appreciate a lot of answers as i would like a wide range of views
thanks heaps
hi for my oral for school i chose to do the topic of discrimination against those with a disability as i find it so wrong. so im jus wondering in all opinions why are those with a disability discriminated against?
i would much appreciate a lot of answers as i would like a wide range of views
thanks heaps
People tend to be afraid of anyone who is "different."
And often while it is discrimination, it is sometimes a employer looking out for his own interest.
If you owned a company and you could employ someone that you did not have to do anything for to allow them to work, but you instead chose someone that you have to make changes to the workplace, perhaps cause others to pick up some of the duties that are not the main job they are being hired for.
Lets say you are a smaller business and furnish health insurance, so a person with a disability will be automaticly covered by group insurance, but if thier disability is ongoing they will have additional bills and usage over that of other employees at times, so next year the cost to the company group insurance goes up.
There is a fear that customers may have a problem with someone that is in a wheel chair or with leg braces or that are "little people" and you are afraid such a choice will hurt your income
I am not defending but merely saying why it happens in some business
JudyKayT's right. Humans have an innate xenophobia. It's both one of the reasons for our evolution and our conflicts and wars. On top of that, there's the dread that they could end up that way at any time (ie, in wheelchair, missing limbs).
Disabilities are hard for other people to deal with. The people who have hard times are the people where everything must be "perfect" for them in their perfect world. They are not realistic in their expectations of how other people can be whether it be a speech defect, a disability involving walking, missing an arm or a leg, missing an eye, etc. These type of closed minded people will have to learn their lesson here on earth and that lesson is to be tolerant of every human being no matter what sort of disability they may have.
In many circumstances its not that people with disabilities are deliberately discriminated against but that the issues of dealing with some disabilities can't be made to work.
For example, would you hire someone with tourette's syndrome for a customer service or sales job? On the other hand, they might be able to handle a software coder's job without a problem.
Company's and people are often made to bend over backwards to accommodate disabilities at a cost much greater then the return. Making a building wheelchair accessible can be expensive, yet a business may not be attractive to a lot of wheelchair users, but a company could be forced to go thru the expense when it will clearly not generate income to pay for it.
I could go on with several other examples. Nor do I have a solution to the problem. I don't think its fair that someone with a disability cannot live their lives as full as possible. But I also don't think it fair that someone has to lose money to accommodate a disability.
People are often afraid of what they know nothing about. Many people are not well versed in the area of disabilities- learning, emotional, physical. Its easier not to learn and be closed minded then to expand ones horizons.
Many of today's students with disabiltiies are educated as to their limitations and recieve job coaching which allows them to correctly assess what occupations would work best for them.
In many circumstances its not that people with disabilities are deliberately discriminated against but that the issues of dealing with some disabilities can't be made to work.
For example, would you hire someone with tourette's syndrome for a customer service or sales job? On the other hand, they might be able to handle a software coder's job without a problem.
Company's and people are often made to bend over backwards to accommodate disabilities at a cost much greater then the return. Making a building wheelchair accessible can be expensive, yet a business may not be attractive to a lot of wheelchair users, but a company could be forced to go thru the expense when it will clearly not generate income to pay for it.
I could go on with several other examples. Nor do I have a solution to the problem. I don't think its fair that someone with a disability cannot live their lives as full as possible. But I also don't think it fair that someone has to lose money to accommodate a disability.
well gem you are selfish, australians need to help the less fortunate ie the disabled. Disabled need funding for access ramps etc just as much as third world countrys need help and our support.
Excuse me? Where do you get that I'm selfish? You asked why people with disabilities are discriminated against to help you prepare your oral. I gave you an alternative viewpoint that should help you prepare.
I wholeheartedly agree that the disabled need to be helped and supported. But I feel that the rights of others need to be also considered.
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