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A '''disability''' is a physical or mental condition that impairs or limits a person's ability to participate in typical activities and interactions.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Merriam-Webster|title=Disability Definition & Meaning|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disability|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104112346/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disability|archive-date=2023-01-04|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> The [[United Nations|UN]] adopted the [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] in 2006, which requires the state to provide access people with any kind of disability. 177 countries have ratified the CRPD, but the [[United States of America|United States]] has not.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Disability justice is a right − and a demand!|date=2022-11-08|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/11/67561/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129014919/https://www.workers.org/2022/11/67561/|archive-date=2022-11-29|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> Human rights violations against disabled people in the USA have significantly worsened since the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Renée Imperato|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=On the right to accessibility during COVID|date=2021-12-|url=https://www.workers.org/2021/12/60564/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201201316/https://www.workers.org/2021/12/60564/|archive-date=2022-12-01|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> | A '''disability''' is a physical or mental condition that impairs or limits a person's ability to participate in typical activities and interactions.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Merriam-Webster|title=Disability Definition & Meaning|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disability|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104112346/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disability|archive-date=2023-01-04|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> The [[United Nations|UN]] adopted the [[Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities]] in 2006, which requires the state to provide access people with any kind of disability. 177 countries have ratified the CRPD, but the [[United States of America|United States]] has not.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Disability justice is a right − and a demand!|date=2022-11-08|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/11/67561/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129014919/https://www.workers.org/2022/11/67561/|archive-date=2022-11-29|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> | ||
== By country == | |||
=== Libya === | |||
On 30 April 2011, [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] bombed a [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2011)|Libyan]] school for children with Down syndrome. No children were on campus at the time, but the bombing destroyed the main wing of the school and also damaged an orphanage.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nicholas A|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=NATO bombs Libyan school for disabled children|date=2011-05-10|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/nato-bombs-libyan-school-for-html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714125645/https://www.liberationnews.org/nato-bombs-libyan-school-for-html/|archive-date=2019-07-14|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> | |||
=== United States === | |||
[[Police]] in the USA are 16 times more likely to kill people with untreated mental illnesses, and up to half of people murdered by police have some type of disability.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Edward Yudelovich|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Revoke police license to kill disabled people!|date=2021-02-01|url=https://www.workers.org/2021/02/54190/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208093426/https://www.workers.org/2021/02/54190/|archive-date=2022-12-08|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> Many disabled workers are only paid half of the already low minimum wage.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Walter Smolarek|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Disabled workers paid starvation wages|date=2011-02-04|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/disabled-workers-discrimination-html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714124340/https://www.liberationnews.org/disabled-workers-discrimination-html/|archive-date=2019-07-14|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> Human rights violations against disabled people in the USA have significantly worsened since the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Renée Imperato|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=On the right to accessibility during COVID|date=2021-12-|url=https://www.workers.org/2021/12/60564/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201201316/https://www.workers.org/2021/12/60564/|archive-date=2022-12-01|retrieved=2023-01-23}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 00:39, 24 January 2023
A disability is a physical or mental condition that impairs or limits a person's ability to participate in typical activities and interactions.[1] The UN adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2006, which requires the state to provide access people with any kind of disability. 177 countries have ratified the CRPD, but the United States has not.[2]
By country
Libya
On 30 April 2011, NATO bombed a Libyan school for children with Down syndrome. No children were on campus at the time, but the bombing destroyed the main wing of the school and also damaged an orphanage.[3]
United States
Police in the USA are 16 times more likely to kill people with untreated mental illnesses, and up to half of people murdered by police have some type of disability.[4] Many disabled workers are only paid half of the already low minimum wage.[5] Human rights violations against disabled people in the USA have significantly worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Disability Definition & Meaning". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ "Disability justice is a right − and a demand!" (2022-11-08). Workers World. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ Nicholas A (2011-05-10). "NATO bombs Libyan school for disabled children" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ Edward Yudelovich (2021-02-01). "Revoke police license to kill disabled people!" Workers World. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ Walter Smolarek (2011-02-04). "Disabled workers paid starvation wages" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
- ↑ Renée Imperato (2021-12-). "On the right to accessibility during COVID" Workers World. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-01-23.