How would society fight against a supposedly hidden abuse? Many people would prefer to claim ignorance to a negativity before admitting that they are possibly part of the problem. The discrimination against those with disabilities is a good example of society’s willingness to let injustice continue as long as it does not bother them personally. If the hoi polloi chose to become educated about those with disabilities, instead of purposefully remaining in blissful ignorance, they would see how many with disabilities are being stigmatized and abused by other members of society and maybe even themselves.
A mindset that has lasted thousands of years is difficult to erase, but that does not mean it cannot be changed. Stigma was, ironically, a …show more content…
So with this mindset, what is the problem with harming or letting others harm those who don’t really count as a ‘person?’ Due to stigma associated with those with handicaps, the disabled community has a greater chance of receiving abuse than those without disabilities (Powers). There is a high number of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, and financial abuse in the disabled community (Powers). Some abuse is actually unique to those with disabilities such as denying support, manipulating medications, and tampering with equipment (Powers). With society already having an ‘I don’t want to get involved’ attitude towards abuse, it should not be such a surprise to not have heard of the amount of the sheer amount of mistreatment towards the disabled community. To see the number of those who are disabled who are abused, one only needs to read various surveys that show the information. For example, in a survey from Canada, forty percent of two hundred forty five disabled women reported abuse (Powers). Other surveys show shockingly similar numbers in reports documenting the number of people with disabilities who were abused. Another report documented that out of two hundred women, sixty seven percent reported physical abuse and fifty three percent reported sexual abuse (Powers). It us up to the rest of use; however, to identify the remaining abuse that happens behind closed doors and take
A mindset that has lasted thousands of years is difficult to erase, but that does not mean it cannot be changed. Stigma was, ironically, a …show more content…
So with this mindset, what is the problem with harming or letting others harm those who don’t really count as a ‘person?’ Due to stigma associated with those with handicaps, the disabled community has a greater chance of receiving abuse than those without disabilities (Powers). There is a high number of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, and financial abuse in the disabled community (Powers). Some abuse is actually unique to those with disabilities such as denying support, manipulating medications, and tampering with equipment (Powers). With society already having an ‘I don’t want to get involved’ attitude towards abuse, it should not be such a surprise to not have heard of the amount of the sheer amount of mistreatment towards the disabled community. To see the number of those who are disabled who are abused, one only needs to read various surveys that show the information. For example, in a survey from Canada, forty percent of two hundred forty five disabled women reported abuse (Powers). Other surveys show shockingly similar numbers in reports documenting the number of people with disabilities who were abused. Another report documented that out of two hundred women, sixty seven percent reported physical abuse and fifty three percent reported sexual abuse (Powers). It us up to the rest of use; however, to identify the remaining abuse that happens behind closed doors and take