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Experts say the largest obstacle people with disabilities face when attempting to return to disaster-struck regions is a lack of affordable homes built to accommodate disabilities.
It was one moment that highlights the challenges people with disabilities face in a fast-moving emergency that may limit their choices or even keep them from evacuating to safety. They might have ...
Georgina Mumba, a disability activist from Zambia, at the University of Arizona 2016. People with disability in Zambia face many unique challenges. The country has been passing laws and policies to help people with disabilities in Zambia, however, social stigma and other factors sometimes interfere in people being able to access services and assistance.
[12] [22] Children with disabilities have faced a host of challenges related to remote learning. They have faced disruptions to the services they require as laid out in their Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and have struggled with many of the technologies used to carry out remote learning.
People with disability in Liberia face many challenges. The cultural attitude towards disability in Liberia is largely negative. Often, it is seen as the result of witchcraft or as punishment for a person's behavior. However, the government and non-governmental organizations are working towards a more inclusive country for people with disabilities.
A 14-year-old Bassett was at her first track meet with a brand-new, never tested running prosthetic to compete against other athletes of all ages with disabilities, but the “little bit of shame ...
Disabled people are disproportionately represented in the poorest communities, and a large percent live below the poverty line. As such, disabled people are more likely to be affected by the same challenges faced by impoverished communities. People with disabilities experience poverty at more than twice the rate of non-disabled people. [7]
Prisoners with developmental disabilities face unique challenges. One facility is offering solutions. ... that with more than 36,000 people incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons, there are ...