All around the world there are some groups of people who are repressed by some form of government, and people fight for their rights with spirits and belief held high.

Women.

People of different religious backgrounds.

People of a different color than the Social Normality.

People with a variety of Sexual Orientations.

However, many people, in their cries for humanity and equality forget about the one group of people who seem to be universally oppressed.

Those who cannot walk.

Those who cannot talk or hear.

Those who cannot see or feel.

Those who think in a different way than most.

Those who cannot function in normal intense societal settings.

Those who are born with disabilities, both visible and not.

In America alone, one in every 33 babies born every year are born with a birth defect. Ten percent of the world’s population have some sort of disability, something that they either received in the womb or through accident. These people are unable to control what has happened to them, yet they seem to be swept under the rug when it comes to representation.

In 1900 the ADA was formed to help make life equal for both those with and without a disability. The organization made many improvements, but there are also areas that have not been improved. Job sites are one of them. Most times, an employee with a physical or mental difference will be overlooked, ignored, or treated to conditions below that of an “able bodied” worker. It is not just in the work force though, it is in most social situations.

Why?

Why do we stand up for our neighbors, but not the people in our own homes as well?