Discrimination against people with disabilities means unfair or unequal treatment based on their disability. It happens when individuals, institutions, or systems treat disabled people as less valuable, less capable, or invisible instead of recognizing their equal rights and dignity.
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Social Discrimination
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Being excluded from friendships, conversations, or community life.
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Treated with pity instead of respect, or seen as a burden.
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Institutional Discrimination
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Schools, workplaces, hospitals, or public spaces lacking accessibility (e.g., no ramps, no sign language interpreters).
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Being denied jobs or education based on disability.
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Attitudinal Discrimination
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Believing disabled people can’t contribute or are not “normal.”
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Speaking on their behalf without involving them in decisions.
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Seeing disability as a shameful or tragic condition.
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Economic Discrimination
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Employers refusing to hire or promote disabled people.
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Disabled entrepreneurs or workers not being supported or funded.
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Legal and Political Discrimination
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Lack of legal protection, representation, or policies that ensure inclusion.
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Ignoring voices of disabled people in policy or media.
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