Today is the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, a date that has been commemorated since 1992 by the United Nations. This year’s theme is to celebrate the recent ratification of an international treaty designed to promote the rights of disabled persons around the world.
According to the World Bank, at least one in ten people in Latin America and the Caribbean are disabled. Most of them live in poverty while facing economic and social barriers that impede development. Some countries lack the proper infrastructure to encourage mobility for the physically disabled as I’ve learned firsthand during my visits to Colombia.
The following video demonstrates the numerous barriers faced by persons with disabilities in Central America along with the campaigns that try to break the barriers affecting disabled individuals:
Sources- United Nations, Wikipedia, People’s Daily Online, YouTube, World Bank
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