disability can trap individuals and families in poverty, and donors and NGOs should ensure that their work involves the development and benefits for people with disabilities equal
It puzzles me why so many resources to the development of consumer research, campaign efforts and attention do not include people with disabilities.
Almost one in seven of the world population, or 1 billion people, are disabled. Few extended families do not have a child, parent or grandparent who is disabled, and a significant proportion will be chronically poor. A disability can catch the individuals and families in poverty - and living in poverty also means that it is much more likely to be born disabled or become disabled. In this group there are staggering levels of unemployment (80% -90%), the literacy rate of only 3%, and three ch ildren school are not disabled. That is, before you even start considering the large number of people whose lives are affected by disability -. As a child, she must leave school when his father became disabled by an accident at work
talk to anyone with disabilities about their experiences and soon you will be informed about the assumptions and discrimination they face in all areas of life. I recently spoke with Said in Tanzania, a young man with albinism not only leads to practical problems of visual impairment and skin diseases, but also fear and rejection of family and community. As a child his parents refused to buy a uniform to school, saying: "You're like a dead person for us."
These negative attitudes make it harder for people with disabilities to access their basic rights and have a voice in their families and communities, let alone the level of policy formulation. However, our long experience working with disability organizations has demonstrated time and again, the difference of powerful people with disabilities can do for the game and challenge the discrimination that prevents them.
This change is happening at all levels - base, where activists like Sa'id find other people with disabilities in the community and guide them in the fight against discrimination and access to opportunities The policy, where national disability movements campaign disability legislation and specific policies to ensure that legislation is made.
This is what disabled people are. But what about others? The Millennium Education Goals (MDGs with only the word "inclusive") has a target of 100% participation. However, many education programs (including large multi-Trust Fund) does not check whether disabled children are satisfied with their work.
So what prevents the vast majority of development professionals to think about this group? Is it possible that most still see disabled people as a "special interest group" that organizations may or may not have an interest in
My challenge to integrate is: recruit a representative number of people with disabilities. Make available all of its offices. Make sure your development work involves and benefits the disabled as well.
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