International Day of People with Disabilities: Include Us
Globally, one billion people have a disability, and 80 per cent live in developing countries. In developing countries, women comprise three quarters of people with disabilities.
Author: Elle Spring
Elle Spring is an Advocacy and Communications Officer at CBM Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of International Relations. Her passion is storytelling for change and she has recently returned from collecting stories of the lived experiences of people with disability in Timor-Leste.
International Day of People with Disability: towards a barrier free reality
This International Day of People with Disability, we’re looking towards a future where people with disabilities no longer face barriers to inclusion and the Global Goals are one way we can make that possible.