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STORY: WHO / WORLD DISABILITY
TRT: 2.32
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: EMBARGOED UNTIL 9 JUNE 2011 AT 18:00 GMT
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: RECENT / FILE
FILE - JULY 2010, INDIA
1. Various shots, disabled girl in classroom
2. Med shot, disabled girl at play with classmates
RECENT – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Dr. Etienne Krug, Director, Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, World Health Organization:
"For 40 years, we had thought that 10 percent of the world population were handicapped. Thanks to this new report/ratio, the first world report on the handicap, we know now that approximately 15 percent of the world population, 1 billion people throughout the world, are handicapped.”
FILE - JULY 2010, SIDDARAMPURAM, INDIA
4. Wide shot, disabled woman climbing out of her wheelchair into a kiosk where she works as a seller
5. Various shots, woman working at the kiosk
RECENT – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Tom Shakespeare, Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, World Health Organization:
"The people most vulnerable to disability are the poorest people in the world, because of things like infectious diseases, the rise of chronic disease, injury, war and violence. We also find that women are much more likely to be disabled than men. Overall, older people are also much more likely to be disabled. Over 60, nearly 50 percent of the population are disabled.”
FILE - OCTOBER 2010, MOSHI, TANZANIA
7. Various shots, boy in a wheel chair playing with friends
RECENT – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Tom Shakespeare, Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, World Health Organization:
"The people most vulnerable to disability are the poorest people in the world, because of things like infectious diseases, the rise of chronic disease, injury, war and violence. We also find that women are much more likely to be disabled than men. Overall, older people are also much more likely to be disabled. Over 60, nearly 50 percent of the population are disabled.”
FILE - OCTOBER 2010, MOSHI, TANZANIA
9. Various shots, boy in a wheel chair playing with friends
RECENT – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Tom Shakespeare, Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, World Health Organization:
"The World Report on Disabilities shows that we can overcome barriers. It recommends first of all, mainstreaming in every section and service, which means that people with disabilities should be able to access mainstream health, mainstream education, mainstream employment services. Secondly, we need targeted investment in specific services like rehabilitation, vocational training and support to enable disabled people to participate."
FILE - 2010, LEBANON
11. Various shots, men in wheelchairs playing basketball
12. Various shots, disabled woman following a painting lesson
FILE – MAY 2010, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
13. Various shots, blind adolescent crossing the street
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank today (9 June) revealed new global estimates that more than one billion people experience some form of disability. They urged governments to step up efforts to enable access to mainstream services and to invest in specialized programmes to unlock the vast potential of people with disabilities
The first-ever World Report on Disability provides the first global estimates of persons with disabilities in 40 years and an overview of the status of disability in the world. New research shows that almost one-fifth of the estimated global total of persons living with disabilities, or between 110-190 million, encounter significant difficulties.
SOUNDBITE (French) Dr. Etienne Krug, Director, Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, World Health Organization:
"For 40 years, we had thought that 10 percent of the world population were handicapped. Thanks to this new report/ratio, the first world report on the handicap, we know now that approximately 15 percent of the world population, 1 billion people throughout the world, are handicapped.”
The report stresses that few countries have adequate mechanisms in place to respond to the needs of people with disabilities. Barriers include stigma and discrimination, lack of adequate health care and rehabilitation services; and inaccessible transport, buildings and information and communication technologies. As a result, people with disabilities experience poorer health, lower educational achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Tom Shakespeare, Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, World Health Organization:
"The people most vulnerable to disability are the poorest people in the world, because of things like infectious diseases, the rise of chronic disease, injury, war and violence. We also find that women are much more likely to be disabled than men. Overall, older people are also much more likely to be disabled. Over 60, nearly 50 percent of the population are disabled.”
The report shows that people with disabilities are more than twice as likely to find healthcare provider skills inadequate to meet their needs, and nearly three times more likely to report being denied needed health care. In low-income countries people with disabilities are 50 percent more likely to experience catastrophic health expenditure than non-disabled people. Children with disabilities are less likely to start school than non-disabled children and have lower rates of staying in school.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Tom Shakespeare, Injuries and Violence Prevention Department, World Health Organization:
"The World Report on Disabilities shows that we can overcome barriers. It recommends first of all, mainstreaming in every section and service, which means that people with disabilities should be able to access mainstream health, mainstream education, mainstream employment services. Secondly, we need targeted investment in specific services like rehabilitation, vocational training and support to enable disabled people to participate."
The report recommends that governments and their development partners provide people with disabilities access to all mainstream services, invest in specific programmes and services for those people with disabilities who are in need, and adopt a national disability strategy and plan of action. In addition, governments should work to increase public awareness and understanding of disability, and support further research and training in the area. Importantly, people with disabilities should be consulted and involved in the design and implementation of these efforts.
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