Responses on citizenship and human rights
Hello Emanuel
You have presented and highlighted a critical area that advocacy efforts should be directed. In my review, I have realized that as far as ensuring attainment of full citizenship for people with disabilities, the movement focus has increased, followed by what the UN is working on in trying to transform attitudes as well as approaches directed towards those people with disabilities (Minkowitz, 2017). It’s evident that the advocacy efforts take to a new level the movement from regarding people with disabilities like charity, medical and social protection objects into subjects who have rights and people who have the capacity to be able to stand up and claim their rights. The new level also acknowledges that people living with disabilities can make their own decisions based on their free as well as informed consent, which is another way of making sure that they continue being active members of the society.
Reference
Minkowitz, T. (2017). CRPD and transformative equality. Int’l JL Context, 13, 77.
Hi Kristin,
What you have discussed in your post resonates with because violation of rights for people with disabilities has been an ongoing issue for a long time. As you have noted, it’s essential for advocacy efforts to be directed towards issues that draw all people’s attention in society, considering that the number of people in an advocacy group is limited. Many people in the community have accepted people with disabilities in the state that they live, but these are just biased assumptions, harmful stereotypes, and irrational fears (Vanhala, 2010). This way, advocacy efforts must try to show and involve all people in the society why stigmatization of disability has resulted in social and economic marginalization of generations, and one way out is to ensure that they receive full citizenship. That is changing the social mindset that just the advocacy movement must stand up for disability rights.
Reference
Vanhala, L. (2010). Making rights a reality?: Disability rights activists and legal mobilization. Cambridge University Press.