Situation of women with phycical disabilities: A study in Satkhira district

Abstract

The study was conducted among the women with physical disabilities based on broad objective of exploring the present situation of women with physical disabilities at Satkhira district in Bangladesh. For attaining the broad objective the study focuses some of important objectives (a) to gather information about the present situation of women with physical disabilities; (b) to identify the causes of disability, attitude of others towards them; and (c) to know some recommendations to overcome this problem. The study was conducted among the women with physical disabilities at satkhira district. The study has been employed qualitative research method and selected 08 women with physical disabilities through using purposive sampling method for the study. Findings of the study shows that of total population, 10% have a disability, more than half of whom are women, women with physical disabilities are more vulnerable. Prejudices, maltreatment, and poverty are the main responsible disability. It also reveals that disability makes them negligence among people, family, society, community, and relatives do not behave properly. It also shown that women with physical disabilities are very week than nondisabled person, at the time of moving they feel nervous and security less, valueless at work place and don’t get any kind of facilities. Sometimes they want to commit suicide. The promising findings of the study show that women with physical disabilities are the slower than in rehabilitation activities, the rehabilitation activities of government organization and NGOs are not well. But some initiatives have been taken for the betterment of disabilities like special education programs, in every district there have separate school for them, where they can take free education, they are getting different types of facilities from GOs and NGOs. It can be said that if Government and NGOs continue their train towards them one day they will be self-sufficient and contribute to our society like nondisabled person. Despite of hope it is observed that they are not aware about their rights related policy and provision but to improve their situation and for the betterment of their life, we have to reshuffle the laws and formulate new policies and laws.