Disability Inequality: Examining the Equality Act and Social Model

This report delves into the multifaceted issue of disability inequality, examining its various dimensions and contributing factors. It begins by highlighting the disparities in employment, education, and healthcare experienced by individuals with disabilities. The report then explores the Equality Act, emphasizing its role in combating discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability, and ensuring equal access to opportunities. Furthermore, it discusses the social model of disability, which posits that societal structures, rather than individual impairments, are the primary cause of disability. The report also addresses direct discrimination, providing examples of how individuals with disabilities may be treated unfavorably. Finally, it concludes by emphasizing the importance of equality and the need to eliminate barriers that restrict the choices of people with disabilities. The report includes references to academic sources supporting the discussed concepts.

DISABILITY
INEQUALITY

CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
EQUALITY ACT
INEQUALITY ACT
DIRECT DISCRIMINATION
SOCIAL MODEL OF DISABILITY
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
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INTRODUCTION
Individuals with disabilities may experience lower
employment rates, lower education levels, fewer
household resources and along with this poorer health
than people without disabilities. The ratio of rich –
poor had been revealed socio-economic inequalities
which leads to the risk of disabilities, the term
inequalities this is a disadvantage of the poor in
disability.
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Equality act
The equality act , this is a bill in the united states ,
which amends civil rights in in order to prevent
discrimination which are based on the gender identity
in employment, sexual orientation, or sex, and in
addition public accommodation, housing, federally
and education funded programs as well as jury
services (Rohleder, Braathen, Carew, and et. al.,
2018).
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Inequality disability
According to the statement of world health
organization they have been reported that people
with disabilities might experience inequality for
example those peoples with disabilities they deny
the fact equal access to education, healthcare,
political participation and employment (Guo, and
et. al., 2019).
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Direct discrimination
Because of the disabilities one person(A)
treats (B) another person less friendly and
less favourably compared to (A) treats
and would treat others.(section 13(1)EA
2010.
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Social model of disability
This model of disability demonstrate that disability is
usually caused by , the way society have been
organized instead of a person difference or impairment
(Shaheen, Watulak, and et. al., 2019.). This commonly
looks like removing barriers which barely restrict the
choices of the disabled peoples
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CONCLUSION
As per discussed above that inequality disability is demonstrated as one individual
treat another individual less favourable because of their difference impairments.
This should not increase , equally is very essential for the peoples to live according
to their choices without restriction.
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REFERENCES
Shaheen, Watulak, and et. al., 2019. Bringing disability into the discussion:
Examining technology accessibility as an equity concern in the field of
instructional technology. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 51(2),
pp.187-201.
Guo, and et. al., 2019. Mental health service utilization and its associated social
factors among elderly people with a mental disability in China: A national
population-based survey. Scandinavian journal of public health, 47(2), pp.215-
220.
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