Every day in America, a woman loses her job to a man, a gay high school student is harassed, and someone with a physical or mental disability is looked down upon. People with disabilities constitute the largest and most disadvantaged minority in the world, with approximately 56.7 million people living with disabilities in the United States today (Barlow). In every region of the country, people with disabilities often live on the margins of society, deprived of some fundamental life experiences. They have little hope of being included in education, finding a job or having their own home (Cox). Everyone deserves a fair chance to succeed in life, but discrimination limits opportunities and treats people poorly because of their disabilities. Whether born out of ignorance, fear, misunderstanding or hatred, societal attitudes prevent people from experiencing and appreciating the full potential that a person with a disability can achieve. This treatment is unfair, unnecessary and against the law (Purdie). Discrimination against people with disabilities is one of the greatest social injustices in the country today. Essential changes in society's basic outlook are needed for people with disabilities to have equal opportunities to succeed in life. For starters, full inclusion of people with disabilities in the education system should be the first of many steps necessary to correct the social injustices that people with disabilities currently face. Students with disabilities are too often isolated and separated in the education system (Johnson). They are often provided a diluted and inferior education and denied meaningful learning opportunities. There are many education rights for children with disabilities to highlight in recent history (Barlow). People with disabilities often face social barriers, and disability evokes negative perceptions and discrimination in society. Due to the stigma associated with disability, people with disabilities are generally excluded from education, work and community life, which deprives them of opportunities essential for their social development, health and well-being (Stefan). It is precisely these barriers and discrimination that separate people from society, making them in many cases a burden on the community. The ideas and concepts of equality and full participation of people with disabilities have been developed very far on paper, but not in reality (Wallace). The government may enact numerous anti-discrimination laws, but this does not change the way people with disabilities are judged in society.