US EditionPersons with Disabilities, Belonging on Paper and in Society?
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Persons with disabilities, belonging on paper and in society?
Millions of persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, particularly children, are legally invisible due to a lack of registration in civil systems. Tanja B. Sejersen and Manal Hassan from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific discuss the issues faced by unregistered individuals and how an inclusive Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system can enhance their lives Imagine being invisible – …
According to WHO, one in six people in the world lives with disabilities, but most of these people are not visible in the crowd, because about 70 to 80 percent of disabled people cannot be seen with the naked eye, which is why they are called "invisible disabilities." We have already explained what is hidden behind this concept and why such diagnoses are more common among women. This time we gave the floor to our readers from Russia, Belarus, La…
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