Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Path To Sustainable Development

About 85 million persons with disabilities live in Latin America and the Caribbean today. They comprise a highly heterogeneous population, but share a common history of invisibility and exclusion. In the last decades, persons with disabilities have...

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Main Authors:	Garcia Mora, Maria Elena, Schwartz Orellana, Steven, Freire, German
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	DISABILITY INCLUSION DISABILITY DATA COLLECTION POVERTY LEARNING DISABILITY INCLUSIVE EDUCATION INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE ACCESS TO JUSTICE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099015112012126833/P17538305622600c00bf3f09659df1f2f79 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36628

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spelling	okr-10986-366282022-03-23T14:45:17Z Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Path To Sustainable Development Garcia Mora, Maria Elena Schwartz Orellana, Steven Freire, German DISABILITY INCLUSION DISABILITY DATA COLLECTION POVERTY LEARNING DISABILITY INCLUSIVE EDUCATION INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE ACCESS TO JUSTICE About 85 million persons with disabilities live in Latin America and the Caribbean today. They comprise a highly heterogeneous population, but share a common history of invisibility and exclusion. In the last decades, persons with disabilities have improved their situation in terms of statistical visibility, poverty reduction, access to schools, and increased recognition and participation in public and private spaces. Yet, they are more likely to live in households that are poor, are overrepresented amongst the vulnerable, continue to face unequal opportunities in the labor market, have lower accumulation of human capital, and have limited voice and agency to have their aspirations of development included in decision making. The report offers a snapshot of the drivers behind the persistent exclusion of persons with disabilities and proposes a framework to build an actionable agenda building on promising practices available in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the urgent need to build more inclusive and resilient societies. The region has shown its resilience in recovering from many crises in the past. Today, we are at a crucial flection point where it is clear that universal policies and economic growth alone are insufficient to eradicate the remaining pockets of exclusion. A disability-inclusive recovery should be at the core of the region’s rebuilding strategy. This matters in its own right but is also of utmost importance for the sustainability of the region. 2021-12-02T20:06:06Z 2021-12-02T20:06:06Z 2021-12-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099015112012126833/P17538305622600c00bf3f09659df1f2f79 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36628 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America
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description	About 85 million persons with disabilities live in Latin America and the Caribbean today. They comprise a highly heterogeneous population, but share a common history of invisibility and exclusion. In the last decades, persons with disabilities have improved their situation in terms of statistical visibility, poverty reduction, access to schools, and increased recognition and participation in public and private spaces. Yet, they are more likely to live in households that are poor, are overrepresented amongst the vulnerable, continue to face unequal opportunities in the labor market, have lower accumulation of human capital, and have limited voice and agency to have their aspirations of development included in decision making. The report offers a snapshot of the drivers behind the persistent exclusion of persons with disabilities and proposes a framework to build an actionable agenda building on promising practices available in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the urgent need to build more inclusive and resilient societies. The region has shown its resilience in recovering from many crises in the past. Today, we are at a crucial flection point where it is clear that universal policies and economic growth alone are insufficient to eradicate the remaining pockets of exclusion. A disability-inclusive recovery should be at the core of the region’s rebuilding strategy. This matters in its own right but is also of utmost importance for the sustainability of the region.
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author	Garcia Mora, Maria Elena Schwartz Orellana, Steven Freire, German
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title	Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Path To Sustainable Development
title_short	Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Path To Sustainable Development
title_full	Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Path To Sustainable Development
title_fullStr	Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Path To Sustainable Development
title_full_unstemmed	Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Path To Sustainable Development
title_sort	disability inclusion in latin america and the caribbean : a path to sustainable development
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Disability Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Path To Sustainable Development

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