Disable Women in Bangladesh
Disability is something that we take negatively, most commonly in Bangladesh we like to address them “Protibondhi”, a vague and unrealistic terminology. Let’s see what disability is from the World Health Organization’s definition:
Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.
Nowadays we do not call these even disabilities, we term them as impaired. A person may also qualify as impaired if he/she has had impairment in the past or is seen as disabled based on a personal or group standard or norm.
Such impairments may include physical, sensory, and cognitive or developmental disabilities. Mental disorders (also known as psychiatric or psychosocial disability) and various types of chronic disease may also qualify as disabilities.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 7.5 million women with disabilities in Bangladesh, which is certainly a matter of consideration to the government. Human rights which has been a “talk of the world” is the most important thing that government needs to ensure for them
Human rights is something that is “inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being."
Researches have been done and significant as well as worrying issues have been identified on the human rights condition and survival pattern of girls with disabilities.
Types and degrees of disability:
The breakup or distribution of disability among the adolescent girls and women with disabilities broadly appeared the
Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus disability is a complex phenomenon, reflecting an interaction between features of a person’s body and features of the society in which he or she lives.
Nowadays we do not call these even disabilities, we term them as impaired. A person may also qualify as impaired if he/she has had impairment in the past or is seen as disabled based on a personal or group standard or norm.
Such impairments may include physical, sensory, and cognitive or developmental disabilities. Mental disorders (also known as psychiatric or psychosocial disability) and various types of chronic disease may also qualify as disabilities.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 7.5 million women with disabilities in Bangladesh, which is certainly a matter of consideration to the government. Human rights which has been a “talk of the world” is the most important thing that government needs to ensure for them
Human rights is something that is “inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being."
Researches have been done and significant as well as worrying issues have been identified on the human rights condition and survival pattern of girls with disabilities.
Types and degrees of disability:
The breakup or distribution of disability among the adolescent girls and women with disabilities broadly appeared the
References: 1.Retrieved on 14th March 2012, from www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/06/12/69441.html 2.Prejudice & Dignity, United Nations Development Program, 1992 p. 33 3. Retrieved on 14th March 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org 4. The Feminine Dimension of Disability (Published on 2002, by Centre for Services and Information on Disability) -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2009/06/12/69441.html