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WORLD REPORT ON DISABILITY
The first ever World report on
disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank, suggests that more
than a billion people in the world today experience disability.
Direct Link to Full 349-Page Report:
- MULTIPLE GENDER DIMENSIONS
People with
disabilities have generally poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer
economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without
disabilities. This is largely due to the lack of services available to them and
the many obstacles they face in their everyday lives. The report provides the
best available evidence about what works to overcome barriers to health care,
rehabilitation, education, employment, and support services, and to create the
environments which will enable people with disabilities to flourish. The report
ends with a concrete set of recommended actions for governments and their
partners.
This
pioneering World report on disability will make a significant
contribution to implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities. At the intersection of public health, human rights and
development, the report is set to become a "must have" resource for
policy-makers, service providers, professionals, and advocates for people with
disabilities and their families.