12/03/2022
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Did you know?
• Of the one billion population of persons with disabilities, 80% live in developing countries.
• An estimated 46% of older people aged 60 years and over are people with disabilities.
• One in every five women is likely to experience disability in her life, while one in every ten children is a child with a disability.
• Persons with disabilities in the world are among the hardest hit by COVID-19.
Source: https://www.un.org/.../day-of-persons-with-disabilities