In society, are disabled people really at any disadvantage?

Question

you know, with praying and modern techlogony and all??

Answer 1

Praying has nothing to do with disability.

But there are thousands of ways to be disabled. Some can't see, some can't hear, some can't talk, some can't walk, some have mental problems, some have other physical problems and all have societal problems. I cannot walk the length of a supermarket or in fact the length of my own home without holding a wall so I don't fall down. I do walk with a cane. I also have Disabled Veterans License Plates. I either cannot get a parking place because a "normal" person is parked there or when I get out of the car someone looks at me and says "You don't look handicapped."

I am just enough handicapped to receive SSI and Veteran's Administration Benefits. Even though I can only walk so far I do not qualify for a motorized or non-motorized wheelchair. My home is not handicapped accessable. There are government grants to help with the cost of modernizing my home. Both the federal government and the VA have turned me down because I am not in a wheel chair. My wife does not work because she needs to take care of me. The VA has a program for spouces to be paid a whopping $600 a month to take care of the handicapped husband. I do not qual;ify for this money for my wife, because I am still mobile and not in a wheelchair.

When I go to the VA hospital they have free Valet parking for disabled vets. When I go to the store there is two disabled parking spots and one is filled with a large SUV that hangs over into the other spot and has no handicapped plates or tag. When I call the police about this they tell me it is on the very bottom of their priority list. So the sign that says no parking except for handicapped. $500 fine, is BS.

Are all disabled people really at any disadvantage? Try living my life for one day. Try living the life of any of the disabled people who have bothered to answer you question. Try a little understanding because one day you might be one of us.

Answer 2

Modern technology does not cure a disability and it cannot alleviate all suffering, it most certainly can make a difference to many, thank goodness, but not to all. My child is 14, she cannot speak, has difficulty walking at times, cannot feed herself, will never be potty trained, never live on her own, never say "I love you" except with her eyes. Not only is she at a disadvantage, a disability affects an entire family. I can only work around school hours, so it effects my ability to support my family, try changing a diaper on a 14 year old at the mall, her siblings are at a disadvantage because they have responsibilities above and beyond what most of their peers will ever realize and lose out on many things most children their age take for granted, like being able to go to a movie, their needs by default come second to hers, it is always a concern-how will their friends react to her, do they dare invite them to our home. They are not ashamed of their sister, but they need acceptance in society and they come with strings attached in away and there is no technology that can change it.

Answer 3

Yes, if you're not 'normal' in society's eye, you have many disabilities. There are some great examples here about how people with physical disabilities have a hard time, but not many about mental disabilities. I have High Functioning Autism, and although it is mild comparing to what other people with disabilities deal with, I still struggle every day. Especially when I'm overwhelmed (which is often), I don't understand small hints or hand gestures that other people automatically get. I look like I'm normal, but I have to work extremely hard every single day of my life to get what other people understand. I also have anxiety and depression (which I'm getting meds for), which doesn't help my Autistic traits at all. I hope these answers help you grow your knowledge in disabilities and disorders, because you really need more in order not to sound ignorant.

Answer 4

Are you kidding me? Spend a couple of days in a wheelchair. You can have the most modern, technologically advanced wheelchair there is and you'll still have trouble getting around. After you try that, try being blindfolded for a couple of days. See if that puts you at any disadvantage. Then you could cover your ears well and see how well you can communicate with people who turn their back to you while talking to you and get irritated when they must repeat something for you or make an extra effort to communicate with you.

Disabled people really are disadvantaged in society, both because of the limits their disability sets for them and because of all the stigma in society.

Answer 5

It completely depends on the disability, and the severity.
For Example I have 2 cousins that have a hereditary disability that affects both mental and physical ability, and they are at a severe disadvantage. They can NEVER live on their own, and they most likely Will never have a job that pays above minimum wage if anyone would higher them to begin with.
On the other hand there is the less severely disabled cousin of mine (I have a big family with a lot of issues) who is def, and he has just recently been part of a testing of a new kind of hearing aid, and he can kind of hear out of one ear now, so in this day and age he will probably not be a a big disadvantage, but he still has big medical bills if nothing else.
Then the one that runes most ramped though our family, Dyslexia (most of my family has it on some level) which has special classes to help, but the mocking is still there (people can be harsh to those who are different)

Answer 6

Disabled people are at a disadvantage because they usually can't get around or hold a regular, paying job to get through life a little easier. I don't believe in praying to anything, but modern technology and medicine has come a long way to help with some deficiencies.

Answer 7

How would praying lessen disadvantage, and what do you mean in society? Can one no longer pray when alone?

For sure, my eyesight would probably have me useless or dead in a society without eyeglasses, now I have no issue other then having to go to optometry visits once and a while. But there probably still is disadvantage for many disabilities, especially for the working class who may have little options on health care and jobs that don't require some sort of manual aspect. Plus, there is still discrimination that could hinder one's career and social life. Luckily, personal perseverance often makes these things more of a challenge, then a complete obstruction to personal goals.

Answer 8

With technology - they are not at any disadvantage at all. Afterall, they always have the bottomless pit of money to buy all the equipment they need.

These high tech equipment are so good , they help the person with the disbility to achieve with a high degree of competency as high as a three year-old - WOW! imagine that - as good as a THREE YEAR OLD could do without assistance. What a break through. That is why people are going out of their way to have their legs and arms and amputated or crush in a car accident so they can have these modern machines.

LOL - you don't know what it is like to have a severe disability, do you?

Answer 9

Generally the stigma of being disabled.
Examples of this are idiots who talk to folks in wheelchairs like the are 3 because they do not know the difference between a physical and mental disability.
As far as technology goes...yeah there is some great technology but funding is often hard to find and is a long daunting process.
I have written letters of medical necessity for power chairs only to get rejected because the person can propel them self 10 feet.

Answer 10

I read this question and thought you're kidding right? Are disabled people DISADVANATAGED? No one can be that ignorant of the barriers facing the disabled unless you never leave your home and live in a bubble or something.

Case in point it has snowed here, the stores and malls do not clear the snow out of their parking lots. Even fully able bodied people are struggling with shopping carts and complaining about having to "drag" them through the snow because the wheels dont turn.

People in wheelchairs and mobility devices may as well stay home and they do. People who have physical disabilities that limit their ability to do things can stay home too.

The list of obvious barrieres would take up most of this site and half of another page so I wont bother listing those