Which of the following can be understood as exclusionary for disabled persons?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Lack of ramps and elevators
Option (1) Lack of ramps and elevators — Correct. The disabled are rendered disabled not because they are biologically disabled but because society renders them so. A person in a wheelchair is disabled by buildings that are not designed to admit him or her: without ramps and lifts, schools, offices and public places stay shut to them, and this leads to further disablement in education, employment and social life.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.4 The Struggles of the Disabled … The differently abled are not ‘disabled’ only because they are physically or mentally ‘impaired’ but also because society is built in a manner that does not cater to their needs.…” “…The disabled are rendered disabled not because they are biologically disabled but because society renders them so.…” “…We are disabled by buildings that are not designed to admit us, and this in turn leads to a range of further disablements regarding our education, our chances of gaining employment, our social lives and so on. The disablement lies in the construction of society, not in the physical condition of the individual (Brisenden 1986 :176).” |