‘Disabled or not, we all have equal rights’
Let's change the way we look at the disabled.
Human Rights Day, what does this mean? Human Rights Day in South Africa is linked with March 21, 1960, and the events of the Sharpeville massacre.
On March 21, 1960, 69 people died in the massacre and 180 people were wounded when the police opened fire on a peaceful crowd that had gathered to protest against the Pass laws.
Claudine Phillips said, “We’re having a fun day for the disabled just to let people know that disabled people also have rights.”
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Many times, the rights of the disabled are neglected. Here’s a simple question, should people with wheelchairs pay for the wheelchair, in a taxi? This is a basic example of how the disabled’s rights are neglected.
Abdine Kaldine, vice chairperson of the People living with Disabilities (PWD) said, “We decided to do something for the disabled people for Human Rights Day, to show everyone that disabled people also have rights.”
Kaldine also said that the rights of disabled people are infringed.
With the help of the community, it is possible to make a difference, it starts with you to make that difference in the way people treat those who are disabled.
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