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Hi, I totally agree with you Matthias. I will read this report and will discuss it later. By the way, I am a fan of numbers and census...this is the only way to estimate the real prevalence of disability and to have a good portrait of the their participation in society, identify the major barriers with the intention to reduce them and follow their evolution through time. 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Matthias Leicht-Miranda -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: The Disability-Research Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Larry Arnold Gesendet: Freitag, 10. Juni 2011 11:02 An: [log in to unmask] Betreff: Re: Word Copy: MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE (15%) FACE SOME FORM OF DISABILITY, LANDMARK UN REPORT FINDS Yet still the failure to recognise that this number is entirely contingent upon what one means by "disability" as this still bears scant relation to any reality concerning the different impact of any impairment according to different social conditions, norms, and economics. You would think the UN would recognise that wouldn't you?. But Oh NO! They are not a research organisation, they are not even a rational organisation, no they are a bunch of power brokers driven predominantly by a westernised elite, if ever there were a land where the pigs walk on two legs, the UN Eutrophia is it. Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List [mailto:DISABILITY- > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frank Hall-Bentick > Sent: 10 June 2011 00:04 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Word Copy: MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE (15%) FACE SOME FORM > OF DISABILITY, LANDMARK UN REPORT FINDS > > > fyi. > http://db.tt/RcIeyCn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "UNNews" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 2:05 AM > Subject: MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE FACE SOME FORM OF > DISABILITY,LANDMARK UN REPORT FINDS > > > MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE FACE SOME FORM OF DISABILITY, LANDMARK UN > REPORT FINDS New York, Jun 9 2011 12:05PM > > More than one billion people worldwide experience some form of > disability, the United Nations and the World Bank said today in a > report that calls for > the elimination of barriers that often force the people with > disabilities to > "the margins of society." > > The http://www.who.int/disabilities/world_report/2011/en/index.html > World Report on Disability, developed by the World Health Organization > (WHO) and the World Bank, with contributions from over 380 experts, > urges governments > to "to step up efforts to enable access to mainstream services and to invest > in specialized programmes to unlock the vast potential of people with > disabilities." Word copy http://db.tt/RcIeyCn > > "Disability is part of the human condition," said WHO Director-General > Margaret Chan at a ceremony in UN headquarters to launch the report. "Almost > every one of us will be permanently or temporarily disabled at some > point in > life." > > "We must do more to break the barriers which segregate people with > disabilities, in many cases forcing them to the margins of society," Dr. > Chan said. > > The famed British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who suffers > from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), told the launch via > http://video.who.int/streaming/DAR/WHO_DAR_MAY2011_Hawking_eng_subs.wm > v > video: "We have a moral duty to remove the barriers to participation > for people with disabilities, and to invest sufficient funding and > expertise to > unlock their vast potential. It is my hope this century will mark a turning > point for inclusion of people with disabilities in the lives of their > societies." > > The barriers mentioned in the report include: stigma and > discrimination; a lack of adequate health care and rehabilitation > services; and inaccessible transport, buildings and information and communication technologies. > > "As a result, people with disabilities experience poorer health, lower > educational achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher > rates of poverty than people without disabilities," WHO said. > > The report recommended that governments and their development partners > provide people with disabilities access to all mainstream services, > invest in specific programmes and services for those people with > disabilities who are in need, and adopt a national disability strategy and plan of action. > > In addition, governments "should work to increase public awareness and > understanding of disability, and support further research and training > in the area. Importantly, people with disabilities should be consulted > and involved in the design and implementation of these efforts." > > Nearly 150 countries and regional organizations have signed the > Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and 100 > have ratified it, > committing them to removing barriers so that people with disabilities > may participate fully in their societies, WHO said. > > > ________________ > For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news > > ________________End of message________________ > > This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies > at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). > > Enquiries about list administration should be sent to > disability-research- [log in to unmask] > > Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html > > You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). 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