Disabled but able to do anything I please

Why is it that in the society that we live in, we feel the need to judge others because they are different? Why do we persistently judge others that do not conform to the idea of what the “norm” is? In reality, being different is what makes it easier to develop our community and all that it entails.Differences that often separate us as a community range between, races, ages, disabilities and social classes. All groups are unique and deserve recognition on how they are dealt with however it is very important that we focus our attention on the disabled community. How they survive in a world that discriminates against their ability to work and carry out day to day functions without depending on the government as their main source of income is inscrutable. According to the English Oxford liv-ing dictionary, the meaning of being disabled is having a physical ormental condition that limits their movement, senses, or activities. In the United States of America, there is a total of twelve point eight percent of the population that is formally considered as disabled. To be more specific, South Carolina contributes to percentages that range from 14.6 percent to 20.1 percent of the States’ populations. Compared to the other states, South Carolina is one of the top states with a large population of the special needs community. However, it is very alerting that the state lacks jobs that could possibly accommodate the community.

In my opinion, the state should not only recognize but also prioritize the urgency of job creations in regards to the community. Through extensive research, I learned that there have been multiple complaints about disability discrimination in the workfield. For example in our very own Columbia as well as Newberry, there have been some discrepancies in the Work Services Incorporation, as it relates to disabled workers and their individual rights in the company. It was reported that workers with disabilities were treated horribly. They were forced to face denial of wages, denial of working benefits, requirements to live in substandard living conditions, restriction of the freedom of their movement and deprivation of opportunities to communicate or socialize. They were basically treated as if they were not human beings and were not entitled to common rights. In any scenario where a problem is stated, there should be a solution. “How can a problem as complicated as this one be solved?” you may ask. Well as a community, we should join together, along with the other counties, and create jobs that can facilitate everyone instead of forcing others to conform to jobs that only facilitate a fraction of the population. In addition to the jobs, we should form an association within each of our communities that could serve as a meeting place where they could converse and discuss the problems faced along with possible solutions that they would like to see take place. By doing this we have a strong possibility of incorporating everyone in the community while building new relationships along the way. It would also serve as a safe haven where people could share their experiences and encourage others by helping them to realize that they are never alone. As Helen Keller states, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much,” “Disabled but able to do anything I please.”