Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. According to the United Nations, there are more than one billion disabled persons, making them the largest minority group in the world.
When there is a lack of information and data on disability in any country – and the disabled are not present in decision-making at the national level – it becomes a major obstacle in development planning and implementation that is inclusive of disabled citizens, says the UN.
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