Talk:Minority rights

message: Currently, Cultural autonomy redirects to Minority rights. But should it? Aren't they very different things? BobFromBrockley 11:37, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cultural autonomy 

message: The article as it stands makes no mention of those with mental or physical disabilities.
That civil rights for people with disabilities is an important issue in society cannot be denied; in the USA the Americans With Disabilities Act, among other national and local legislation, attempts to redress many long standing abrogrations of those rights.
Even today, for example, blind people still cannot use dog guides or other service animals in many public and private places. I know of cases where hostile business owners and police who should have better training team up to kick blind people out of stores or restaurants when they assert their rights.
The rights of a disabled person to vote, to receive an education, and to be granted equal access to employment have not yet been granted in many countries. The USA, for example, is one of the few countries where the denomination of paper currency cannot be determined by touch; this denies young blind people equal access to entry-level jobs requiring the handling of paper money.
CAPTCHA is increasingly used by unthinking or uncaring webmasters, with the unfortunate side effect of making it difficult or impossible for dyslexic, blind, and visually impaired visitors to make use of Web-based resources.
Because disabled people (with the exception of deaf people and people with wheels) have been taught to accept their status as second-class citizens, they have not often been considered when enumerating "minority groups" for legal protection. "Caretaker" institutions, those who make money from disabled people, frequently don't show real respect for their clients.
Women and African Americans are considered special groups because their rights have so often been ignored or violated by institutions dominated by men and Caucasians. However, an equally strong case can be made for the denial of rights to those with many kinds of disabilities.
For example, blind and visually impaired people, even today, are routinely denied the right to vote independently when voting places require the sense of sight. Blind and visually impaired students are denied the right of equal access to education when their learning materials are not available for them in braille or other accessible format, or when tests require recognition of two-dimensional line drawings representing three-dimensional objects (such a recognition is automatic in someone with sight, but is not taught to those who are blind). Students and adults who require wheelchairs or other assistance in mobility are frequently denied equal access to sports and exercise facilities, transportation, and entrance to public and private spaces. Society continues to view those with permanent leg problems, for example, as dysfunctional even though wheelchair athletes routinely compete in marathon races, basketball, and many other sports that require great coordination and strength.
The Wikipedia article on Minority rights should include minorities with many different kinds of disabilities who are routinely denied use of the assistive technology they need to function independently and in parity with the majority. David spector (talk) 19:02, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disabled Minorities 

message: The intro states: "The term may also apply simply to individual rights of anyone who is not part of a majority decision" without citation or  supporting language in the body.
This is conceptual overreach and should be removed. This concept is more properly addressed in various "filibuster minority"-related WP articles including Nuclear option and Political football. Dorkenergy (talk) 20:06, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Do the rights of a "political" minority belong under the heading "minority rights"? 

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