Disability Discrimination
Essay on social issues – Disability Discrimination
In 2012, Equal Opportunities Commission had handled amount 16,600 cases and 56% involved in disability discrimination. This result was really surprise to everyone in Hong Kong. Disability is a physical problem that makes someone unable to use a part of their body properly and discrimination means the practice of treating one particular group in society in an unfair way. So, disability discrimination is a discrimination action against people based on the physical ability of their body especially against people with disabilities in favor of people who are not disabled. “Everyone is born equally. Everyone must be equality.” Therefore, we should change our society. We should build a wonderful and peaceful Hong Kong.
About the causes on disability discrimination. First of all, majority of long-term disability is mostly causes by illnesses like cancer, heart attack or diabetes; back pain, injuries, and arthritis are also significant causes. Moreover, musculoskeletal disorders are the cause of disabilities, for examples the arthritis, back pain, spine or joint disorders… etc. People always discriminate to disabled people because the disabled people seems to be difference with normal people. Also, the disabled people maybe need some tools for helping them to live normal, such as wheels, crutches. So, people always tease at their actions.
For the effects on disability discrimination. It can divided into two sub parts: individual and society. In the part of individual, it can further divided into disabled people and normal people.
For the disabled people, because of the teasing from society and other people, they will feel frustrated and depressed. If this situation continuous, their self esteem and self image will decrease quickly. They will think that they are so useless and they are the burdens of this society. More seriously, they become traumatized, self destruction and finally choosing the road of death. Thus,
In 2012, Equal Opportunities Commission had handled amount 16,600 cases and 56% involved in disability discrimination. This result was really surprise to everyone in Hong Kong. Disability is a physical problem that makes someone unable to use a part of their body properly and discrimination means the practice of treating one particular group in society in an unfair way. So, disability discrimination is a discrimination action against people based on the physical ability of their body especially against people with disabilities in favor of people who are not disabled. “Everyone is born equally. Everyone must be equality.” Therefore, we should change our society. We should build a wonderful and peaceful Hong Kong.
About the causes on disability discrimination. First of all, majority of long-term disability is mostly causes by illnesses like cancer, heart attack or diabetes; back pain, injuries, and arthritis are also significant causes. Moreover, musculoskeletal disorders are the cause of disabilities, for examples the arthritis, back pain, spine or joint disorders… etc. People always discriminate to disabled people because the disabled people seems to be difference with normal people. Also, the disabled people maybe need some tools for helping them to live normal, such as wheels, crutches. So, people always tease at their actions.
For the effects on disability discrimination. It can divided into two sub parts: individual and society. In the part of individual, it can further divided into disabled people and normal people.
For the disabled people, because of the teasing from society and other people, they will feel frustrated and depressed. If this situation continuous, their self esteem and self image will decrease quickly. They will think that they are so useless and they are the burdens of this society. More seriously, they become traumatized, self destruction and finally choosing the road of death. Thus,