Invisible Disability Discrimination

Who do you think of when you hear the word “disabled” or “disability”? Those in a wheelchair or the blind? While they are both accurate, some people have an invisible disability. Whether someone has a mental, physical, or invisible disability, a common trait is shared among them: discrimination. Work places. schools, or even on the streets, the disables are not treated equally. It is important to learn and understand why the discrimination of the disabled is still occurring in the twenty-first century. To understand that, the past, present, and future of the discrimination of the disabled in the United Kingdom. In the past, the discrimination was much more predominant than it is today. Colin Barnes wrote, in 1985, “Discriminatory action against the physically or cognitively less able in some form or other has been an integral part of almost every society throughout history.” Discrimination towards the disabled will always be there, and always has. However, people fail to see what that effect has on those with disabilities. When humans first started civilizations, and had a sustainable food source by becoming an agricultural society, those with
Schools can also help prevent bully of disabled children by stopping any negative interactions happening and taking all the precautions they would take with a nondisabled child. In the workplace, employers can work towards equal treatment of disabled employees and make sure no discrimination is occurring (Citizens Advice). According the the director of the Special Olympics Chicago, we can all help work towards a better future for the disabled, in order to help ourselves and our peers become more open minded and accepting of others regardless their disabilities. With these actions, alongside government legislations, the discrimination towards the disabled can be greatly