The word legal simply means something law related or accepted by the law.

To a larger extent it involves the government of a specific nation who look into the legislature of a country. While one of the most unacceptable forms of disability discrimination occurs in the search for work, there are also a variety of other forms of discrimination that the disabled face, including; housing eligibility, access to public accommodations, and access to public transportation. Even though there are laws to protect the human rights of the disabled there is need to enforce them in order to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimization and other conduct prohibited by the law. The offenders are not punished and society is not educated about these rights. There is need to advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. Employers should be required to make reasonable adjustment to jobs and workplaces for disabled workers. This is to ensure disabled people have equal opportunities in applying for and staying in work. Workplace adjustments may also be made on a temporary basis. Adjustments to the workplace to improve access or layout; giving some of the disabled persons duties to another person, eg employing a temp; transferring the disabled person to fill a vacancy; changing the working hours, eg flexi-time, job-share; time off, eg for treatment, assessment, rehabilitation; training for disabled workers and their colleagues; getting new or adapting existing equipment, eg chairs, desks, computers; modifying instructions or procedures; improving communication, eg providing a reader or interpreter. Providing alternative work (this should usually be a last resort). Disabled people have a right to confidentiality and an employer must not disclose confidential details about them without their explicit consent. On the other hand the employees must also co-operate with their employers on health and safety if they expect adjustment from the employer. The law does not expect employers to eliminate all risk, but they are required to protect people as far as reasonably practicable. This is a legal concept which means balancing the level of risk against the measures needed to control the risk in terms of money, time or trouble. Psychologically, it has long been recognized that people who become severely disabled go through stage denial and mourning before adjusting to their disability. Negative aspects of these stages, such as dependence and hostility, are viewed as logical outcomes within a society that perpetuates an ideology of normality. The prerequisites of self-acceptance are examined together with their implications for rehabilitation and re-entrance into the community. As if being inflicted with a physical disability isnt enough to deal with, those who suffer from a disability often also have vast psychological issues that are as a result of their condition. If the disability is one that occurs later in life, then the person will travel an emotionally long road, from which they may never emerge. Having a disability that afflicts your body and prevents it from functioning the way it used to be debilitating both physically and emotionally. The individuals entire sense of self-worth could be shattered and he/she may begin to feel inadequate, loss of respect, worry, useless and a

burden. These feelings are often accompanied by severe bouts of depression, as the person refuses to accept the limitations of his/her disability. Anger and denial are a part of the natural grief process that any newly disabled person will endure, but once the person has grudgingly come to accept their condition, he/she may still retain deep emotional scarring that could manifest in reluctance to go out into public or to socialize, or to even regain many former activities or employment. Loneliness, depression and feeling like a pariah are typical conditions that a disabled person has to deal with. Some may even turn to drugs to cope with these emotional problems, and need resources to overcome developing addiction. Its important to keep in mind that family, friends and doctors are the best resources to help deal with the emotional side of their disability; drugs are not the answer. If the symptoms of withdrawal and depression are severe enough, then therapy is advised so that the person with the disability can come to learn and understand that having a disability doesnt mean that they can no longer be active and a contributing member of society. Culture is shared beliefs, values, customs, practices and social behavior of a particular nation or people. Cultural aspect of the implication of disability can be attributed to lack of exposure, ignorance, illiteracy and environment. People with disabilities prefer to be treated by traditional healers than seeking medical attention from hospitals. One of the contributing factors is the fact that the nearest hospital is very far away. These people seek medical attention when the condition has worsened and nothing can be done to cure them. The individuals affected the most by disability are females because culture regards them as the care givers in families. In cases where a child is suffering from disabling diseases such as cerebral palsy, families are affected throughout their lives. These children do not go to school because they are no or few schools that provide special education. Healthy siblings may get less than their expected share of parental time as parents attend to the increased physical needs of the affected child. Following a stroke in a husband, culture expects the wife to take care of the husband fully. The pressures on the wife may be proportionately greater and the difficulties in encouraging the stroke victim to his optimal level of independency may be surmountable. The disabled man faces psychological problems as his ability to control his home environment disintegrates. Cultural beliefs such as the man should provide for the family do not make it easier for men to cope. Furthermore, some cultures view some disabilities or sickness as punishment from God and ancestors; this makes it difficult for people to come out openly about their conditions. In conclusion, it is important for communities to be educated about disabilities, for government to invest in the disabled people of Zambia by installing ramps, improving building structures, setting up special education classes and vocational schools. An amount of money should be given to the disabled to encourage entrepreneurship.
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