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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.[1] The UN adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which requires the state to provide access for people with any kind of disability, in 2006. 177 countries have ratified the CRPD, but the United States has not.[2]
By country[edit | edit source]
Cuba[edit | edit source]
In 2022, Cuba approved a new family code that recognizes the right of care for disabled people.[3]
Libya[edit | edit source]
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.[4]
Soviet Union[edit | edit source]
Disabled people in the Soviet Union were entitled to pensions and care, and disabled people who could still work were guaranteed jobs.[5]
United States[edit | edit source]
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.[6] Many disabled workers are only paid half of the already low minimum wage.[7] Human rights violations against disabled people in the USA have significantly worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "The Cuban people approve revolutionary Families Code" (2022-09-27). Fight Back! News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1977). Constitution of the Soviet Union (1977, Unamended): 'Basic Rights, Freedoms, and Duties of Citizens of the USSR; Article 43'.
- ↑ 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.