World Bank, WHO release disability report

Social and economic barriers to inclusion means that disabled children attend fewer years of school, have less access to health care and have a harder time finding jobs. Though disability transcends economic and country borders, nearly 80 percent of people living with disabilities are in developing countries.

Until now, disability has been largely excluded from development discussions, but this report advocates for its inclusion.

Read more about the report at The Guardian.

Read what InterAction is saying about disability and development at our blog.

Read the full WHO/World Bank report.