The disability syndrome

Greetings! I'm Scott Savoy, managing editor at http://www.sterlingcreations.ca.
Christian and I are back from our Easter Break and happy to be so. May is here and spring is well on the way. Soon summer will be dropping in for its annual visit.
Today, I am pleased to be presenting you with our weekly editorial; by Donna J. Jodhan our president and this week Donna tackles the challenging topic of the disability syndrome.
I wish you a great May weekend.

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The disability syndrome
By Donna J. Jodhan

Others may choose to use a different terminology but for better or for worse; this is my term for describing how disabled persons are treated by our society and by governments.

In 99.99% of the time whenever financial times are hard, governments forsake the welfare of the disabled when it comes to protecting their rights. Whenever economic times are hard or there is a need for cuts in spending, it is almost always the disabled that are affected first.

Whenever budget cuts are made by either government or companies, it is almost always done to the programs and products and services that are used by the disabled. There is a common theory that says that most of society still views the disabled as a group that are non contributors.

I think that the more sobering question that we should be asking ourselves is this one; how can we turn attitudes around so that governments and society start to change their views of the disabled? That they start to look upon disabled persons as untapped resources rather than as non contributors and as persons who are unable to take care of themselves and take their rightful places in society?

There may be several responses to these questions. The disabled persons community can Start to educate society in a more aggressive manner. They can start standing up for their rights. They can start to lobby governments through the media. It is not going to be easy but they need to start somewhere and why not? Let start by looking at ourselves as contributors and untapped resources. As persons who need to be treated equally under the law and as persons whose voices are just as important as the rest of society.


I'm Donna J. Jodhan wishing you a terrific day and weekend.
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Donna Jodhan! Advocating accessibility for all
http://www.donnajodhan.blogspot.com
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http://www.sterlingcreations.com/businessdesk.htm
Weekly articles and editorials on issues about accessibility
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A monthly editorial on issues on diversity
http://www.diversityintheworkplace.ca