Why Do You Think That The Majority Of People With Disabilities

I'd first like to address Group 4's question which questions, “Why do you think that the majority of people who have a disability have always been poor, powerless, and degraded?” Disabled persons are part of the biggest minority in the world, and naturally the minorities get less benefits than the majority. United Nations Enable states that “Persons with disabilities are routinely denied these basic rights: Receiving an education, Living independently in the community, getting jobs, even when well qualified, exercising political rights, such as voting, making their own decisions.” I'll explain how each has a connection to either poverty, power, or being degraded. Education has been proven on many accounts to increase someones annual income
Not being able to live independently makes the majority look down upon them, they feel degraded, makes them seem powerless as well because they “can't be alone.” Not being able to exercise political rights is big when it comes to power because they have no power to promote or vote for electors who are going to benefit their views. With the majority assuming that disabled persons cannot “make their own decisions” is probably the biggest powerless and degrading factor. How do you expect anyone to listen or even consider the decisions of the disabled when there is a common ideology that they cannot make their own decisions? They most certainly don't try, which leaves the disabled powerless to make a difference, and consumed with feelings of being degraded by those with those ideologies. “Getting jobs, even when well qualified” this right that has been taken away from the disabled is the primary reason why most disabled live in poverty today. Employers think that disabled are less capable at doing certain jobs, even if they make special accommodations it ends up being so much money for these