From the Voice of America:
Kicking off the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations has issued a statement saying that hundreds of millions of people with disabilities around the world continue to face overwhelming obstacles in their efforts to lead a meaningful life.
Kicking off the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations has issued a statement saying that hundreds of millions of people with disabilities around the world continue to face overwhelming obstacles in their efforts to lead a meaningful life.
An excerpt:
Globally, almost one in ten people is a person living with a disability and recent studies indicate that persons with disabilities constitute up to 20 per cent of the population living in poverty in developing countries.
Globally, almost one in ten people is a person living with a disability and recent studies indicate that persons with disabilities constitute up to 20 per cent of the population living in poverty in developing countries.
Many persons with disabilities continue to face barriers to their participation in their communities and are often forced to live on the margins of society. They often face stigma and discrimination and are routinely denied basic rights such as food, education, employment, access to health and reproductive health services.
Many persons with disabilities are also forced into institutions, a direct breach of the rights to freedom of movement and to live in their communities.
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