Even though it seems that being a disabled person is already a curse that cannot become more dreadful, recent researches show that obese disabled people suffer even worse than slimmer challenged people. Hence, it cannot be denied that even the objects that people are surrounded with are the manifestation of the discrimination towards the disabled overweight people.
One of the first and the foremost problems is the lack of comfort that obese disabled people experience in various kinds of transport, for instance, in airplanes, when accommodating themselves in the seats. Since a single seat is not enough and the person sitting next to an overweight might feel uncomfortable, an additional ticket is to be purchased.
Another essential part of the complexities that obese challenged people often encounter when entering public places is the problem concerning the bathroom stalls.
Designed for slim people, these tube-like stalls are not suitable for the accommodation of an overweight person. Therefore, it is obvious that the stalls construction is to be modified to suit the needs and the specific state of obese disabled people.
Moreover, it is necessary to mark that the rows in the lecture halls are very tight, which presupposes certain difficulties for an overweight person to overcome. There is no doubt that the current construction of lecture halls is an explicit case of discrimination towards the obese disabled people.
Considering a specific scenario, one must suggest that it will be most uncomfortable for an overweight disabled person to move between the rows to his/her seat; moreover, the situation will obviously draw the attention of the public, which will be even more confusing for the given person.
Speaking of the rows and seats in halls, the Concert Hall has to be mentioned as the place that is not designed to suit the overweight. Since the seats are extremely tight, the latter simply fail to accommodate themselves there.
Hence, a number of problem for obese disabled people arise. For instance, it would be impossible for an overweight disabled person to accommodate him-/herself in the Concert Hall; as a result, the given person will have to sit on the stairs, which will be most inconvenient.
It is also reasonable to mention the revolving doors which might presuppose a confusing situation for an overweight disabled person. Because of the lack of space between the sections of the doors, it is practically impossible for the obese disabled people to enter the building.
In addition, the cases when an overweight challenged person got stuck in a revolving door are actually quite numerous. Hence, it cannot be argued that pivoting doors pose another obstacle on the way of the obese disabled people to a regular, comfortable life, both figuratively and literally.
Another problem that overweight disabled people often face and that can be considered as a manifestation of explicit discrimination towards the obese disabled is the case of accommodating the latter in cars and fastening the seatbelts. In addition, whenever an obese and challenged person tries to fasten the seatbelt, (s)he faces certain problems, since the length of the belt might be not sufficient for safe driving.
Moreover, Almond claims that obese workers, namely, obese shoppers often face discrimination. For example, the clients of various shops, especially the food shop chains, also feel discriminated by the public: “Any subsequent trips to the store have been made by my wife — I have been like an outcast” (Boniello).
It would be also reasonable to mention the complexities that the obese disabled face when shopping for clothes. Since it is extremely hard to find the proper size of the clothes and to put it on using the fitting room, it is evident that obese disabled people suffer great complexities.
As it turns out, overweight disabled people face considerable complexities with getting adjusted to the modern world. Therefore, it is necessary to come up with the suggestions on how to change the world so that the obese challenged people could feel that they belong where they live.
Works Cited
Almond, B. J. “Obese Shoppers More Likely to Experience Discrimination.” Rice, n.d. Web.
Boniello, Kathianne. “White Castle Hates Fatty’s Gut.” New York Post, 11 Sep. 2011, Web.