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MOHAMMED ALIYU PAIKO
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Eradicating Stigma in the physically challenged in society: Seclusion or inclusion?
July 15, 2007 - 02:16 AM
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Stigma has done more damage to the integration of the physically, mentally and other medically challenged in society. They are treated with lots of pity rather than understanding and therefore, other members of society often tend to seclude rather than include them in the normal day to day activities of society.
I have often wondered if it is helpfull to seclude them from public utilities(say build their own bathrooms, their own toilets etc) or if it is doing further damage to the already not-too-good situation that exists out there.
Agreed some of them need speacial seats, wheel chairs and what have you to move round and get to these facilities and therefore, the need to get their own built for them. Cant we legislate that all these facilities be made in such a way that we can all use them, challenged or normal? Wouldnt that reduce the stigma and integrate them more, rather than secluding them and have them use facilities designed specially for them? what are your thoughts on this..
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Re: Eradicating Stigma in the physically challenged in society: Seclusion or inclusion?
July 18, 2007 - 10:48 PM
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i'm afraid that that would cost so much that few people would be willing to try it. in a perfect world that's the way it would be, but for now the expense would prevent it from happening, except perhaps in the richest areas, though even there greed would stop people from wanting to spend more money than needed.
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Re: Eradicating Stigma in the physically challenged in society: Seclusion or inclusion?
July 30, 2007 - 07:09 AM
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Often, the cost of changing the environment bcomes a deterrent factor in the way of inlclusion. Most of us forget that when we make adjustments, it is benifitting not just people with disability but also many others. e.g. elderly, pregnent women, people with difficult medical conditions, people with asthma, etc.
We are not doing any favour on anyone by creating an inclusive society. Actually, everyone does have an automatic right to have access to the resources and infrastructure. But yes, in reality, this right is denied because of so many factors.
The recent UN convention on right of people with disability also emphasizes on inclusion and resonable accomodations. It might be interesting to know the models/examples of changes that have helped inclusion. Any examples to share?
This post was edited on: 2007-07-30 at 07:11 AM by: Shweta
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Azira Aziz
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Re: Eradicating Stigma in the physically challenged in society: Seclusion or inclusion?
August 30, 2007 - 09:54 PM
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I'm actually a person with special medical needs. I'm not disabled, but my condition required constant maintainence in terms of medication and insfrastructure. I have paid the price of exerting myself too much, and truly, it is inclusion that would help people who are like me, and those who are disabled.
What I have observed and reflected upon was that the physical condition isn't the worse of the things that you face daily. It is the emotional well-being that is most affected when your friends pity you when you don't really feel that you're missing anything much, or that people make fun of the tools and slings that you need to continue living a semi-normal life.
As we acknowledge toilet differences between male and female, we must also concede to the practicality of the need for such specialised facilities for the disabled, etc.
Therefore, I believe that you should include those who are disabled inside the system.
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