{"id":4380,"date":"2023-12-20T18:41:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/?p=4380"},"modified":"2023-12-29T20:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T20:19:10","slug":"5-ways-people-with-disabilities-overcome-social-barriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/nonprofit-blog\/5-ways-people-with-disabilities-overcome-social-barriers\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways People with Disabilities Overcome Social Barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>5 Ways People with Disabilities Overcome Social Barriers<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><em>Are you living with a disability?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Are you someone who advocates for equal opportunity and full disability inclusion in our schools, public services, workplaces, and communities?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you answered &#8216;yes&#8217; to either of these\u00a0questions, you&#8217;ve probably seen how difficult it can be to overcome the many negative attitudes and barriers that people with disabilities face on a regular basis. In this blog, the team at ALSO describes social barriers that make it difficult for people with disabilities to experience full community inclusion in everyday life. More importantly, we&#8217;re here to share 5 great\u00a0solutions that improve social attitudes and make our communities more vibrant, diverse, and simply a better place to live for everyone.<\/p>\n<h2>What Social Barriers Do People with Disabilities Face?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-3940 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7202-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7202-1-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7202-1-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7202-1-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7202-1-1024x683-1-500x333.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In a broad sense, social barriers concern the conditions in which individuals are born, grow, learn, work, and age. These are essentially the social determinants of health and well-being. Often, people with disabilities experience\u00a0a lack of equal access to these life-long benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Social barriers often include and <em>go beyond<\/em> the physical barriers that interfere with mobility throughout the community.<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0It&#8217;s likely that we have seen accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities, such as grab bars and wheelchair ramps.\u00a0It&#8217;s good news that we are seeing more of these types of accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>Still, we need to remember that many disabilities don&#8217;t affect\u00a0physical ability and are not visible to the naked eye,\u00a0such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning disabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual disabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Certain developmental disabilities, such as autism\/ADHD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s expand our perspective with some examples of social barriers that interfere with an individual&#8217;s ability to achieve full community inclusion:<\/p>\n<h3>Attitudinal Barriers<\/h3>\n<p>Attitudinal barriers are rooted in long-outdated misconceptions about persons with disabilities. They are stereotyped as unable to maintain employment, learn new skills, or perform the most basic tasks.\u00a0This creates a stigma that persons with disabilities are inferior and unable to make positive contributions to their community.<\/p>\n<p>For example, it might be assumed that someone with physical impairments is less intelligent than their peers without impairments. Another misconception is that individuals with cognitive impairments are unable to learn new tasks.<\/p>\n<h3>Educational Barriers<\/h3>\n<p>Students with disabilities may have difficulty achieving academic proficiency in a standard classroom due to a lack of accommodations. This significantly impacts high school graduation rates, which are much lower than their peers without disabilities.<\/p>\n<h3>Employment and Income Barriers<\/h3>\n<p>Educational barriers lead <em>directly<\/em> to challenges in obtaining competitive employment opportunities.<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>Often, these barriers consign\u00a0community members with disabilities to a lifetime of low-wage, subsistence-level employment.<\/p>\n<h3>Communication Barriers<\/h3>\n<p>Without assistive technology such as sound traffic signals, closed-captioning, video subtitles, and screen readers, those with hearing and visual impairments are much less independent.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Ways People with Disabilities Overcome Social Barriers<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3938 alignnone lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Holly-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"An intellectually disabled person employed at a store.\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Holly-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Holly-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Holly-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Holly-1024x683-1-500x333.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, there are several ways to break down the many barriers that interfere with the rights of people with disabilities in enjoying full social inclusion within their community.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/nonprofit-blog\/8-ways-to-be-an-advocate-for-people-with-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Become an Advocate or Self-Advocate<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Speak up! Write to your lawmakers and inform them of policy barriers that interfere with equal access to education, employment, living conditions, and social activities.<\/p>\n<p>Advocacy doesn&#8217;t have to mean getting politically involved. If you or your loved one is having trouble completing a work task, or a homework assignment, it&#8217;s totally within your rights to <a href=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/nonprofit-blog\/5-tips-for-reasonable-accommodation-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ask for a reasonable accommodation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"counter-set: lt 1;\" start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Embrace Social Inclusion<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Society is slowly coming to understand that disability is not a personal deficit, but an opportunity to learn and create a more diverse society in which everyone thrives.<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0This includes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/nonprofit-blog\/benefits-of-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workplace<\/a>, school, and in the social environment.<\/p>\n<p>LEARN MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/nonprofit-blog\/5-ways-you-can-make-your-holiday-get-togethers-more-accessible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How social events can be more accommodating for people with disabilities.<\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Get Help<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We&#8217;re all the same in that we sometimes need help from a service delivery provider, friend, or family member, to get our needs met. Examples are one-on-one training to improve study skills, or access to assistive devices that help to overcome transportation barriers.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Focus on Abilities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It&#8217;s all-too-easy to be dragged down by limitations rather than abilities and strengths. At ALSO, we have extensive experience of helping those we support in recognizing the contributions that they can make to their community. The act of celebrating\u00a0strengths and successes encourages us to make improvements where we need to.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Be Confident!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Finally, nurturing self-confidence creates a sense of self-assurance and control over our lives. We learn to accept the consequences of our mistakes and move forward with the knowledge\u00a0that those past mistakes don&#8217;t need to define our future.<\/p>\n<h2>How ALSO Supports People With Disabilities<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-3936 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/also-oregon-support-services-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"501\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/also-oregon-support-services-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/also-oregon-support-services-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/also-oregon-support-services-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/also-oregon-support-services-1024x683-1-500x333.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/501;\" \/><\/div>\n<p>At ALSO, we support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in reaching their highest potential in the least restrictive environment. <a href=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our network of services <\/a>builds strong, diverse, and inclusive communities throughout Oregon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alsoweb.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about us<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nJZ7_DMHEUyxkG_bTRZaz710ZYiEtwhNgYvdWkyHt_BUN1BXRE5ENjRNV1MwNzZBRUcxQzJKWVMzSS4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">register for a free tour today!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"counter-reset: lt 0;\">\n<li>(Author). (n.d.) 5 common barriers for people with a disability. <em>OnSide<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onside.com.au\/blog-barriers-for-people-with-a-disability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.onside.com.au\/blog-barriers-for-people-with-a-disability\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Aitken, Z., Bishop, G., Sully, A. Removing barriers to participation for people with disability. (n.d.). <em>The University of Melbourne. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pursuit.unimelb.edu.au\/articles\/removing-barriers-to-participation-for-people-with-disability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pursuit.unimelb.edu.au\/articles\/removing-barriers-to-participation-for-people-with-disability<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(Author) (n.d. 2022, May 10). Overcoming social barriers for persons with disabilities. <em>United Disabilities Services. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/udservices.org\/barriers-for-persons-with-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/udservices.org\/barriers-for-persons-with-disabilities\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ibid.<\/li>\n<li>(Author). (n.d.) 4 common barriers for persons with disabilities. <em>Enable Me. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enableme.ke\/en\/topics\/4-common-barriers-for-persons-with-disabilities-6757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.enableme.ke\/en\/topics\/4-common-barriers-for-persons-with-disabilities-6757<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(Author) (n.d. 2022, May 10). Overcoming social barriers for persons with disabilities. <em>United Disabilities Services. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/udservices.org\/barriers-for-persons-with-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/udservices.org\/barriers-for-persons-with-disabilities\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ibid.<\/li>\n<li>Houtenville, A. and Boege, S. (2019). Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America: 2018. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilitycompendium.org\/sites\/default\/files\/user-uploads\/Annual_Report_2018_Accessible_AdobeReaderFriendly.pdfpdf%20icon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/disabilitycompendium.org\/sites\/default\/files\/user-uploads\/Annual_Report_2018_Accessible_AdobeReaderFriendly.pdfpdf icon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(Author). (n.d.) 5 common barriers for people with a disability. <em>OnSide<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onside.com.au\/blog-barriers-for-people-with-a-disability\/\">https:\/\/www.onside.com.au\/blog-barriers-for-people-with-a-disability\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>(Author) (n.d. 2022, May 10). Overcoming social barriers for persons with disabilities. <em>United Disabilities Services. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/udservices.org\/barriers-for-persons-with-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/udservices.org\/barriers-for-persons-with-disabilities\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Ways People with Disabilities Overcome Social Barriers Are you living with a disability?\u00a0 Are you someone who advocates for equal opportunity and full disability inclusion in our schools, public services, workplaces, and communities? 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