Zambia: Embracing Disability Should Start With Laws
By Gethsemane Mwizabi, 12 December 2013PERSONS with disabilities in Zambia have always been perceived with some prejudice of some sort.
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The negative and skeptical profiling of persons with disabilities is at the call of the Zambian psychic. In a prejudiced society disability is in no way a desirable characteristic.
A physically healthy, angry, unco-operative person is considered normal, and a friendly person in a wheelchair who gets along well with other people is considered disabled, incapable of contributing to development.
That is just the way it is, but is that the way it should be?
Well, subtle decimation and violations exist and take different forms even at family level.
For example, when a disabled child is born, he or she would be quarantined at home.
Other members of the family would be free to mingle and get the education they need, but for a disabled child it would be left not to develop socially as a normal human being.
By so doing a child is denied the right to education, association and so forth, which are fundamental human rights for every human being.
Thus, that child would grow up being uneducated and under-powered adult whose livelihood would be at the mercy of others.
There is no doubt that the birth of a disabled child is in general always a great catastrophe and shock to many parents; they have been expecting and hoping for a healthy off-spring. Only in their worst nightmares have they envisioned a disabled child. One thing is sure: no disabled child is a happy surprise to her parents, or the centre of love and admiration.
There may not be any other disabled people nearby. Friends and relatives are often timid about approaching the family after the birth for several mythical reasons.
According to the book Disabled Woman by Marja Pelkonen, Mella Villberg, Rita Jarvinen and Pirjo Markkio-Palenius of Finaland people do not really have the courage or the knowledge to talk about disability. The anxiety and pain are great, and it's hard to find anybody to turn to.
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By Gethsemane Mwizabi, 12 December 2013PERSONS with disabilities in Zambia have always been perceived with some prejudice of some sort. http://allafrica.com/stories/201312130302.html The negative and skeptical profiling of persons with disabilities is at the call of the Zambian psychic. In a prejudiced society disability is in no way a desirable characteristic. A physically healthy, angry, unco-operative person is considered normal, and a friendly person in a wheelchair who gets along well with other people is considered disabled, incapable of contributing to development. That is just the way it is, but is that the way it should be? Well, subtle decimation and violations exist and take different forms even at family level. For example, when a disabled child is born, he or she would be quarantined at home. Other members of the family would be free to mingle and get the education they need, but for a disabled child it would be left not to develop socially as a normal human being. By so doing a child is denied the right to education, association and so forth, which are fundamental human rights for every human being. Thus, that child would grow up being uneducated and under-powered adult whose livelihood would be at the mercy of others. There is no doubt that the birth of a disabled child is in general always a great catastrophe and shock to many parents; they have been expecting and hoping for a healthy off-spring. Only in their worst nightmares have they envisioned a disabled child. One thing is sure: no disabled child is a happy surprise to her parents, or the centre of love and admiration. There may not be any other disabled people nearby. Friends and relatives are often timid about approaching the family after the birth for several mythical reasons. According to the book Disabled Woman by Marja Pelkonen, Mella Villberg, Rita Jarvinen and Pirjo Markkio-Palenius of Finaland people do not really have the courage or the knowledge to talk about disability. The anxiety and pain are great, and it's hard to find anybody to turn
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