Justice, equality, disability:

Abstract

In this paper we sought to investigate the problem of citizenship in relation to people with disabilities. To achieve this objective, a theoretical analysis was based on political theory and specifically of Rawls (1979), of the capabilities approach of Sen (1999) and Nussbaum (2007) using as floor and only from the analysis the concept of “Equal Opportunities”. This concept alone is not sufficient to grant citizenship to people with disabilities. This is why it was necessary to unite the approach of equal opportunities by Rawls (1979) with capabilities approach by Sen (1999), based on the performance of individuals and in the stimulation of talent each of them. Through a qualitative and inductive methodology it was concluded that cooperation is necessary for the capability approach is appli- cable in social terms; and that people are inherently unequal, however, society is unfair that these inequalities imply inequalities talent. The difference principle can progress in rectifying these inequalities establishing that redistribution is not only a physical matter, but may also be expressed in quotas, opportunities, access and positions.