Title: Disability, Employment and Poverty: A Study of the Physically Handicapped People in Dhaka City
Abstract: The combination of disability and poverty has a tremendous capacity to destroy the lives of people with disabilities and impose burdens on their families that are too crushing to bear. People with dis- abilities are the most vulnerable and disadvantageous section of our society and often they are subjected to discrimination and negative attitudes. It is a matter of great regret that they are deprived of their basic needs and human rights. Among them the most important one is employment pportunity as well as better income, suitable environment of the workplace, and extra facilities for inability. These issues tend people with disabilities to be poor. The process of social exclusion regenerates poverty and people with disabilities remain members of the lower class and are not able to cross the poverty line. Although some people with disabilities are getting jobs nowadays, their income is very low compared to their needs and often they don't get equal salary to the non-disabled person. They have to face hu- miliation and negative attitudes at their workplace. Overall the working environment is not friendly to the disabled person. In our country, this negligence is compounded by the lack of availability of quality services for people with disabilities and to ensure that they can participate in the mainstream development activities. Considering the above discussion, the present study aims to explore the rela- tionship between disability and poverty. The negative influence of disability and social exclusion lead them to poverty.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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